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City Council Staff Report
Agenda Item No. 13
January 14, 2014
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: City Clerk's Office
Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk
949 - 644 -3005, [brown @newportbeachca.gov
PREPARED BY: Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk
APPROVED: � A
TITLE: APPOINTMENT OF MEMBER TO THE CORONA DEL MAR
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD
ABSTRACT:
California Streets and Highways Code Sections 36500 et seq., grants the City Council
the authority to appoint an advisory board for Business Improvement Districts formed
under the Parking and Business Improvement Area Law of 1989. At its June 25, 2013
meeting, the City Council appointed six of seven members to the Corona del Mar
Business Improvement District's ( "BID ") advisory board. The City Council is now
presented with the opportunity to appoint the seventh member of the BID's advisory
board.
RECOMMENDATION:
Appoint Ms. Jessica Prause, representing The Port Theater, to the BID's advisory board
for Fiscal Year ( "FY ") 2013 -2014.
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS:
There is no fiscal impact related to this item.
DISCUSSION:
At the Regular Meeting of June 25, 2013, the City Council appointed six members to the
BID's advisory board for FY 2013 -2014. Although the City Council appointed six
members to the advisory board at this meeting, the BID's bylaws allow for up to seven
members. The June 25, 2013 staff report noted that it was staff's intent to return to the
City Council with an additional appointment.
APPOINTMENT OF A MEMBER TO THE
CDM BID ADVISORY BOARD
January 14, 2014
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Pursuant to the Maddy Act and City Council Policy A -2, the City Clerk prepared and
posted a Notice of Vacancy on Thursday, October 17, 2013 in the City Clerk's Office, at
the Central Library, and on the bulletin board in the City Council Chambers. The Notice
was also placed on the City's webpage on Thursday, October 17, 2013, and was
published in the Daily Pilot on Saturday, October 19, 2013. As per the Notice,
applications were accepted by the City Clerk's Office until 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday,
October 29, 2013.
The BID's advisory board met on December 5, 2013, and voted to recommend that the
City Council appoint Ms. Jessica Prause, representing The Port Theater, to the advisory
board. The Port Theater is a member in good standing with the BID.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
Staff recommends the City Council find this action is not subject to the California
Environmental Quality Act ( "CEQA ") pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will
not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378)
of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it
has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or
indirectly.
NOTICING:
The agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of
the meeting at which the City Council considers the item).
Submitted by:
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Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk