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CITY OF SAN LUIS O B I S P O
FROM: Council Member Ka y Smith and Mayor Allen Settle ae4g.
Council Subcommittee to the Cultural Heritage Committee
Prepared by: Bonnie Gawf City Clerk erle
SUBJECT: Consideration of Granting a Requested Leave of Absence for a CHC Member
RECOMMENDATION
Deny the leave request and keep former member's application on file for consideration for fimue
advisory body openings.
DISCUSSION
Bruno Giberti was appointed to the Cultural Heritage Committee this past December. He has
requested a twelve month leave of absence beginning in July, while he will be teaching in
Washington D. C.
The Advisory Body Handbook states that if any member fails for any reason, to attend three
consecutive regular meetings or a total of six regular meetings within any twelve month period,
they shall automatically be considered for replacement. The Handbook further states that leaves
of absence are not granted except under very unusual circumstances and when authorized by the
Council.
During the past months,Mr. Giberti has been a valuable member to the Cultural Heritage
Committee. However, Council advisory bodies are designed to operate most efficiently and
effectively when they have a full complement of members. It is unfortunate that recent high
turnover among appointees on the CHC has been somewhat disruptive to the conduct of business
for that committee.
The Council Subcommittee and staff appreciate Mr. Giberti's hard work for the committee, but
regrettably must recommend that an exception to the leave policy not be granted. The
Subcommittee would further like to recommend that because of his dedication, Mr. Giberti's
application be held on file for consideration for future CHC openings.
The formal recruitment process will be used to fill the open seat for the remainder of the term.
ATTACHMENTS
• Letter from CHC Member requesting a leave of absence
• Memo outlining status of the CHC membership
05/30/97 FRI 15:07 FAX 805 756 1500 CPSU ARCH DEPT. 19001
Architecture Department
Cal Poly
San Luis Obispo CA 93407
May 30
Sherry Stendahl
Council Secretary
City of San Luis Obispo
990 Palm Street
San Luis Obispo CA 93405
Ms. Stendahl:
I am a member of the Cultural Heritage. Since I will be teaching in Washington DC next
year,I am writing to request a one-year leave of absence from the Committee,beginning in
July.
Sincerely,
Bruno Giberti, Ph.D.
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CITY CLERK MEMORANDUM
June 4, 1997
To: Council Member Smith and Mayor ettle, CHC Council Subcommittee
From: Kim Condon, Assistant City Clerk
Subject: STATUS OF CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
We received two letters this week from members of the Cultural Heritage Committee; one from
John Edmisten announcing his resignation as of June 10, 1997, and Bruno Giberti wrote
requesting a leave of absence during a one-year teaching sojourn in Washington, D.C.
As you remember, Dan Krieger resigned earlier this spring. At that time, Sherry advertised
twice in the Telegram-Tribune, but received only one application. Bonnie subsequently spoke
with CHC Chair Alice Loh which resulted in additional requests for applications to the CHC,
and one more completed application being received.
Regarding Mr. Giberti's requested leave of absence, the Advisory Body Handbook states that if
any member fails for any reason, to attend three consecutive regular meetings or a total of six
regular meetings within any twelve month period, they shall automatically be considered for
replacement. The Handbook further states that leaves of absence are not granted except
under.very unusual circumstances and when authorized by the Council.
Staff's position is that the CHC needs a full complement of members to continue to be an
effective body. Recent high turnover among appointees has been somewhat disruptive to the
conduct of business for the committee. Staff recommends that an exception to the leave
policy not be granted, and the current recruitment effort be used to fill all three vacancies.
Please advise us of the subcommittee's recommendation regarding whether to grant a leave
for Mr. Giberti. After your recommendation is received by the Clerk's office, we will prepare an
agenda item for consideration by the full Council regarding Mr. Giberti's request. Once this
matter has been resolved, we will get back in touch with you to set up interviews to fill these
vacancies. Hopefully, we will have received more completed applications at that time.
There has been a shift in job duties in the City Clerk Department and I will now be responsible
for handling Advisory Body duties, with the exception of the Mayor's Quarterly Advisory Body
Luncheon which Sherry will continue to oversee. Bonnie will also have a more direct
involvement as liaison with the members. I haven't performed this function in several years,
but should be up to speed in no time.
Please call me if you have any questions.
C• Vice Mayor Roalman
Council Member Romero
Council Member Williams
Bonnie Gawf
Sherry Stendahl
Jeff Hook
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