HomeMy WebLinkAbout14 - Appointment of Bill Sinclair to EDCCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item No. 14
June 10, 2003
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: City Manager's Office
Sharon Wood, Assistant City Manager
644 -3222, swood @city.newport- beach.ca.us
SUBJECT: Appointment of Bill Sinclair to Economic Development Committee
RECOMMENDATION:
Appoint Bill Sinclair as Corona del Mar Chamber of Commerce representative to the Economic
Development Committee.
DISCUSSION:
The Economic Development Committee (EDC) includes representatives from the many different
geographic and business areas in the City. B. J. Johnson recently resigned as the
representative from the Corona del Mar Chamber of Commerce, and the Chamber has asked
that Bill Sinclair be appointed to fill this vacancy. The EDC has recommended approval of the
appointment.
Mr. Sinclair is the current President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corona del Mar Chamber
of Commerce, and has served in that capacity for the past two years. He has lived in Corona
del Mar since 1998, and owns a home there.
Bill serves the community as a volunteer with the Newport Beach Police Department, and
belongs to the Corona del Mar Community Church.
Formerly, Mr. Sinclair was chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the Washington
Federal Savings Bank and the 1s' Washington Mortgage Company. He has been active on the
faculty of the Federal Reserve System, in the Mortgage Banker's Association, AT &T's Banking
School, and the Federal Financial Institution's Examination Council.
Submitted by:
Sharon Wood
Assistant City Manager