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7.A.

City Council Meeting - FINAL

Meeting Date:: 07/15/2014
From:: Stacy Saltzburg, Deputy City Clerk

Information

TITLE:

Consideration of Appointments: Transportation Commission.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Make three total appointments.
Make two Citizen appointments to terms expiring July 2017.
Make one Citizen appointment to term expiring July 2016.

Policy Decision or Reason for Action:

By making the above appointments, the Transportation Commission will be at full membership and will be able to continue meeting on a regular basis.

There are three applications on file, they are as follows:

Andrew Benally (new applicant)
Robert Mullen (current commissioner)
Derik Spice (current commissioner)

Financial Impact:

These are voluntary positions and there is no budgetary impact to the City of Flagstaff.

Connection to Council Goal:

Effective governance.

Has There Been Previous Council Decision on This:

None.

Options and Alternatives:

1) Appoint three Commissioners: by appointing members at this time, the Transportation Commission will be at full membership, allowing the group to meet and provide recommendations to the City Council.

2) Table the action to allow for further discussion or expand the list of candidates.

Background/History:

The Transportation Commission consists of seven voting members and two non-voting members. The voting members consist of the Superintendent of the Flagstaff Unified School District (FUSD), a member from the Northern Arizona Intergovernmental Transit Authority (NAIPTA) and five citizen members appointed by Council. The two non-voting members are a City of Flagstaff Police Officer and the Traffic Engineer. There are currently three citizen seats available.

Key Considerations:

It is important to fill the vacancies so as to allow the Commission to continue meeting on a regular basis at full membership.

Community Benefits and Considerations:

The City's boards, commissions, and committees were created to foster public participation and input and to encourage Flagstaff citizens to take an active role in city government.

Community Involvement:

Inform.

Board members and City staff have informed the community of this vacancy through word of mouth. The vacancies are also posted on the City's website.

Expanded Options and Alternatives:

COUNCIL INTERVIEW TEAM: Councilmember Barotz and Mayor Nabours

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