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NEWPORT BEACH
City Council Staff Report
COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
CITY OF
January 26, 2016
Agenda Item No. 15
ABSTRACT:
Due to a recent resignation on the Balboa Village Advisory Committee (BVAC), the City
Council may appoint a new member pursuant to City Council Policy A-2 (Board,
Commission and Committee Appointments) and the Maddy Act.
RECOMMENDATION:
Appoint ExplorOcean’s CEO Linda Mayer to BVAC to fill the unexpired balance of Tom
Pollack’s term, which expires on December 31, 2016.
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS:
There is no fiscal impact related to this item.
DISCUSSION:
Resolution No. 2012-85 provides ExplorOcean with a representative on BVAC. Tom
Pollack resigned from his seat on BVAC as the representative of ExplorOcean via email
on January 6, 2016. His unfilled term is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2016.
Pursuant to the Maddy Act and City Council Policy A-2, the City Clerk prepared and
posted a Notice of Unscheduled Vacancy on Thursday, January 7, 2016, 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, January 7,
2016, and was published in the Daily Pilot on Saturday, January 9, 2016. As per the
Notice of Unscheduled Vacancy, applications were accepted by the City Clerk’s Office
until noon on Friday, January 15, 2016. Consistent with the Maddy Act and City Council
Policy A-2, final appointment to fill Mr. Pollack’s unexpired term will not be made for at
least ten working days after the posting of Notice of Unscheduled Vacancy.
TO:HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM:Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk - 949-644-3005,
lbrown@newportbeachca.gov
PREPARED BY:Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk
TITLE:Appointment of a New Balboa Village Advisory Committee Member
to Represent ExplorOcean
Appointment to BVAC to Represent ExplorOcean
January 26, 2016
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Linda Mayer’s application was the only application received as of the close of the
application period. Ms. Mayer currently serves as the CEO of ExplorOcean and a copy
of her application is attached hereto as Attachment A.
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).
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A – Application
ATTACHMENT A
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