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FROM: Arnold Jonasaommunity Development Director
BY: Terry Sanville, Supervising Principal P1 nn r
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SUBJECT: Consideration of granting a leave of absence to Wendy
Waldron,a member of the Cultural Heritage Committee.
CAO RECOMMENDATION: Grant the request by Wendy Waldron for a three-month
leave of absence from the CHC.
The Situation
The Community Development Department is in receipt of a letter from Wendy Waldron
asking that she be granted a three-month leave of absence from her duties as a member
of the Cultural Heritage Committee (CHC). Ms. Waldron indicates that she will be out
of the country during the months of July and August, 1990 and will miss three consecutive
CHC meetings. Her letter (see attached) states that she wants to remain with the CHC and
resume her duties in September.
Pertinent City Policies
The Advisory Body Handbook (revised October, 1988) contains the following policies:
Attendance. If a member of an advisory body fails, for any reason, to attend three
consecutive regular meetings or a total of six regular meetings within a twelve-
month period, that member shall automatically be considered for replacement. The
chairperson of the advisory body shall inform the Council of such a situation,
explaining any special circumstances. (Page 8, Section 2a.)
Absences. There shall be no "excused" absences. Because of quorum requirements,
when an absence is anticipated, the individual advisory body member is responsible
for notifying the chairperson or the secretary in advance and the absence shall be
counted in that member's attendance record. (Page 8, Section 2b.)
Leaves of absence. Leaves of absence are not granted to advisory body members
except under very unusual circumstances and when authorized in advance by the
council. (Page 8, Section 2c.)
Comments
Meeting quorum requirements may be of concern during the summer months when people
are taking vacations. However, most of the work that the CHC is involved with are
projects which they have initiated (eg. on-going survey historic research, archaeological
research). A temporary slow down in this type of work is probably not critical because
other city actions are dependent on the CHC performance.
Every month there are one or two development projects that are reviewed by the CHC who
forward comments to the ARC or the Community Development Department.
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CHC review of these projects has been accomplished without slowing down the overall
review process. If the CHC has quorum problems, the ARC and the department could
occasionally be asked to act on a project without CHC advice. This situation is probably
not a frequently occurring since ARC review of significant projects can take several months.
During the past 18 months, Wendy Waldron has been absent from four CHC meetings.
Wendy Waldron is the only CHC member with professional expertise in archaeological
resource surveys and management.
Action Alternatives
The City Council should either approve or deny Ms. Waldron's request.
Attached
Letter from Wendy Waldron requesting a three-month leave of absence from the Cultural
Heritage Committee.
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WA Waldron
525 Mitchell Dr.
San Luis Obispo CA 93401
Terry Sanville, Planner
City of San Luis Obispo
Community Development Dept.
990 Palm Street
San Luis Obispo CA 93401
Dear Terry:
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Please take the appropriate steps for approval of a two- month
leave-of-absence from my duties with the Cultural Heritage
Commission. I will be out of the country during the months of
July and August, 1990 and will be unable to attend three CHC
meetings: June 25, July 23 and August 27. I am interested in
remaining with the CHC and resuming my duties in September.
�J Please let me know if you need anything further from me.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
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Wendy Waldron
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