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Home My WebLink AboutCC AG PKT 2011-02-28 #B AGENDA STAFF REPORT DATE: January 10, February 28, 2011 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council THRU: Patrick P. lmportuna, City Manager FROM: Linda Devine, City Clerk SUBJECT: BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS 2011 SUMMARY OF REQUEST: Review and make appointments to the expired terms or vacant positions on 2011 Boards, Commissions, and Committees for the City of Seal Beach. Review and discuss the staff recommendation. BACKGROUND: Each Council Member will make their appointments to expired terms or vacant positions of the various Boards, Commissions, and Committees. Current list of all Boards, Commissions, and Committees: Archaeological Advisory Committee, Board of Appeals, Citizens Participation Committee (H /CD Projects), City Tree Advisory Board, Department of Water and Power Advisory Committee, Environmental Quality Control Board, Planning Commission, Project Area Committee, Recreation and Parks Commission, Seal Beach Cable Communications Foundation, Ad Hoc General Plan /Local Coastal Plan Citizens Advisory Committee, and Ad Hoc Seal Beach Redistricting Committee. Staff is suggesting that three boards /committees be sunset as follows: • Board of Appeals • Citizens Participation Committee (H /CD Projects) • Project Area Committee The functions of these boards /committees have been delegated to another body, or the purpose for which the group was created is no longer necessary. Agenda Item B Page 2 FINANCIAL IMPACT: No impact at this time. ANALYSIS: Board of Appeals The Board of Appeals was originally created in 1967 to hear building construction appeals related to the Uniform Building Code. Under the 2010 Building Code, Ordinance No. 1600, the City Council serves as the Board of Appeals. Therefore a separate Board of Appeals is not necessary. Citizens Participation Committee (H /CD Projects) This Committee was established in 1982 to review and recommend projects to be funded through the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. Many small cities that originally had these committees disbanded them. They were disbanded because the CDBG budget allocation was so small and there were very few projects. CDBG projects must be approved by the City Council at a public hearing. As part of the hearing process the City Council gathers public input. Staff believes this committee is redundant and unnecessary. Project Area Committee (PAC) The PAC was originally created in 1975 and reorganized in 1983. According to California Redevelopment Law (Health & Safety Code Section 33385) a PAC is required only if: 1) the project area has a "substantial" number of low and moderate income persons and the Agency will acquire any residential property; or 2) a "substantial" number of residents will be displaced through a public project. The Seal Beach Redevelopment Agency has no condemnation authority and cannot acquire property. Further, the Agency has not displaced any residents as a result of a public project; therefore, a PAC is not required under State law. Staff recommends that the PAC be disbanded. City Tree Advisory Board (CTAB) This Board was formed in September 1996 (Resolution No. 4500). The City Council is committed to ensuring that our community continues to realize the benefits provided by urban forestation. The City Tree Advisory Board is advisory to the City Council and consists of up to five (5) voting members. Each City Council member can appoint one representative to the Tree Advisory Board. The board members are comprised of citizens with an interest in the City's Urban Forest, whom have an interest, knowledge or expertise in the physical and aesthetic environment of the City. The Director of Public Works shall provide staff support to the City Tree Advisory Board, shall appoint a Tree Manager, and shall call the meetings as deemed necessary. Page 3 RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council sunset the Board of Appeals, the Citizens Participation Committee (H /CD) Projects), and the Project Area Committee, extend the term of the AdHoc General Plan /Local Coastal Program Citizens Advisory Committee to December 2012, and approve the structure and purpose of the City Tree Advisory Board. Review the attached list and approve the appropriate appointments. SUBMITTED BY: SUBMITTED BY: (A — f _ Lin • a Devine, ity Clerk Mark Persico, Director Development Services SUBMITTED BY: NOTED AND APPROVED: " Sean Crumby PE, Dire f or Patrick P. I M ./ Public Works City Manager Attachments: A. List of 2011 Boards, Commissions, and Committees - Appointments B. Description of Boards, Commissions, and Committees City of Seal Beach Boards - Commissions - Committees 2011 Appointments ARCHAEOLOGICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE - 1 Year Term (Each Council District makes appointments; appointed representatives may be at- large) District One David Fuller District Two Virginia G. Bickford District Three Richard Coles District Four (Vacant) District Five Paul Burger BOARD OF APPEALS - No term expiration District One Jim Dunn District Four (Vacant) CITIZENS PARTICIPATION COMMITTEE (H /CD Projects) - 4 year terms District One Wendi Rothman (2012) District One George Layman District Three Don Smoot District Three (Vacant - Unexpired term 2012) J. McCloud resigned District Five Irene Courtney CITY TREE ADVISORY BOARD - No term expiration (Each Council District makes appointment; appointed representatives may be at- large) District One Jim Caviola District Two District Three Jan Stillwell & Mario Voce District Four Paul Christianson District Five DEPARTMENT OF WATER & POWER ADVISORY COMMITTEE - 4 Year Term District One Nancey Kredell District Three Rita Strickroth District Five (Vacant) ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY CONTROL BOARD (EQCB) - 4 Year Term District One Barbara Barton District Three Mario Voce District Five William Hurley PLANNING COMMISSION - 4 Year Terms District One David Everson District Three Erin Bello District Five Sandra Massa - Lavitt PROJECT AREA COMMITTEE - 2 Year Term District One - Resident Member (Vacant) District One - Resident Member (Vacant) District One - Business Dale Case District Three - Resident Member Carla Watson District Three - Business Joe Kalmick SB Historical Society James Caviola SB Friends of the Mary Wilson Library Terry Barton San Gabriel Parks Society Mitzi Morton RECREATION AND PARKS COMMISSION - 4 year term District One Mark Loopesko District Three Carla Watson District Five Graham McAllister SEAL BEACH CABLE COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION - 2 Year Terms District One Seretta Fielding District Two Jose Osuna District Three Peter Anninos District Four (Vacant) District Five Richard Davies AD HOC GENERAL PLAN / LOCAL COASTAL PLAN CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE (Resolution #5852 — changed composition of committee to 15) District One John Regnier and Barbara Barton (Alternate - Dave Evans) District Two (Alternate = John Larson) City Council (Vacant) Planning Commission- (appointment by Planning Commission) * *Extend the term of the AdHoc Committee to December 2012 ** AD HOC SEAL BEACH REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE (Established - December 13, 2010 Council Meeting) * *Appointments will be made after the City receives the 2010 census report** CITY OF SEAL BEACH BOARDS and COMMISSIONS ARCHAEOLOGICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE The Archaeological Advisory Committee was created pursuant to the requirement of the Archaeological and Historical Element of the General Plan that a standing committee be so designated. The Committee is advisory to the City Council with regard to the protection and preservation of the City's unique heritage, including archaeological and historical resources within its boundaries. The Committee consists of five (5) voting members appointed for a term of one (1) year with provision for reappointment. (Reference Resolutions numbered 4186, 4191, 4254, 4351, 4551, and 5231) BOARD OF APPEALS First formed in 1967 for the purpose of hearing appeals of property owners and to act upon matters pertaining to building construction in the City. (See Uniform Building Code Sec. 105) CITIZENS PARTICIPATION COMMITTEE This Committee was formed in June, 1982. The primary purpose of the committee is to review and recommend beneficial projects to be funded through the Housing /Community Development Block Grant Program. CITY TREE ADVISORY BOARD (CTAB) This Board was formed in September 1996 (Resolution No. 4500). The City Council is committed to ensuring that our community continues to realize the benefits provided by urban forestation. The City Tree Advisory Board is advisory to the City Council and consists of up to five (5) voting members. Each City Council member can appoint one representative to the Tree Advisory Board. The board members are comprised of citizens with an interest in the City's Urban Forest, whom have an interest, knowledge or expertise in the physical and aesthetic environment of the City. The Director of Public Works shall provide staff support to the City Tree Advisory Board, shall appoint a Tree Manager, and shall call the meetings as deemed necessary. DEPARTMENT OF WATER and POWER ADVISORY COMMITTEE As called for by the Department of Water and Power Specific Plan, the D.W.P. Advisory Committee was established in January, 1983, is comprised of five members appointed by the City Council, one member of the San Gabriel Parks Society, and one member representing the Seal Beach Chamber of Commerce. The term is unspecified. (Reference Resolution Number 3234) ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY CONTROL BOARD The Environmental Quality Control Board was established October, 1970 and consists of five (5) members serving terms of four (4) years. Created to meet and cope with environmental and pollution problems facing the City and its inhabitants. (See Municipal Code Chapter 3.10) January 2011 PLANNING COMMISSION The Seal Beach Planning Commission was established November, 1949. Term of appointments to the Commission is for a term of four (4) years. (See Municipal Code Chapter 3.10) PROJECT AREA COMMITTEE Committee formed in July, 1975 under California Redevelopment Law and consisted of twenty -one (21) members. The Committee reorganized in July 1981 and the January, 1983 approved Rules and Regulations provide for a nine (9) member committee composed of persons within the Project Area boundaries who are residential owner - occupants, residential tenants, business persons and /or members of existing organizations. RECREATION AND PARKS COMMISSION This Commission was established in May, 1955 and reactivated in 1970. The appointments to the Commission are for a term of four (4) years. The Commission acts in an advisory capacity to the City Council and Director of Recreation and cooperates with other governmental agencies and civic groups in the advancement of sound parks and recreation planning and programming. (See Municipal Code Chapter 3.10) SEAL BEACH CABLE COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDATION The Seal Beach Cable Communications Foundation, a California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation, was created in 1984, organized primarily for the purpose of fostering and promoting civic advancement through activities related to cable communications, community promotion, and other appropriate public services. The Foundation consists of a five (5) member Board of Directors appointed by the City Council for a term of two (2) years. (Reference Cable Franchise Agreement, Articles of Incorporation and By -Laws) AD HOC GENERAL PLAN /LOCAL COASTAL PLAN CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE Purpose is to serve as the core group to work with the consultant team in review and development of the draft General Plan and Coastal Land Use Plan documents. The role of the committee will be to review and comment on proposed updated drafts of individual elements. Adopted General Plan December 2003. TERM: December 2010; MEMBERSHIP: Consist of fifteen (15) members: one City Council member, one Planning Commission member, one Environmental Quality Control Board member, City Council shall appoint two (2) community members at large, each Councilperson shall have two (2) appointments to the Committee and shall have the discretion to appoint two (2) alternates, and those appointments need not reside within the appointing councilperson's district but must reside in the City of Seal Beach. The additional Council appointments shall not result in a quorum of the City Council, Planning Commission, or Environmental Quality Control Board sitting on the GP -LCP Committee. (Reference Resolution No. 5852 — March 23, 2009) January 2011