7.A.
City Council Meeting - FINAL
- Meeting Date:
- 11/05/2013
- From:
- Stacy Saltzburg, Deputy City Clerk
Information
TITLE:
Consideration of Appointments: Transportation Commission.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Make four total appointments.
Make two Citizen appointments to terms expiring July 2016.
Make one School Representative appointment to term expiring November 2016.
Make one NAIPTA Representative appointment to term expiring November 2016.
Make two Citizen appointments to terms expiring July 2016.
Make one School Representative appointment to term expiring November 2016.
Make one NAIPTA Representative appointment to term expiring November 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 four applications on file, they are as follows:
There are four applications on file, they are as follows:
Bob Kuhn (current commissioner)
Jeff Meilbeck (new applicant)
Kevin Parkes (current commissioner)
Jeffrey Stevenson (new applicant)
Jeff Meilbeck (new applicant)
Kevin Parkes (current commissioner)
Jeffrey Stevenson (new applicant)
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:
On September 17, 2013 Council approved Ordinance 2013-06 that amended the makeup of the commission to include voting members from Flagstaff Unified School District and the Northern Arizona Intergovernmental Public Transportation Agency (NAIPTA).
Options and Alternatives:
1) Appoint four 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.
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 two citizen seats available, one FUSD seat available and one NAIPTA seat 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.
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:
Vice Mayor Evans
Councilmember Brewster
Council Action:
11/05/13 - SLS - Council appointed Bob Kuhn as FUSD Representative and Jeff Meilback as NAIPTA Representative to terms expiring November 2016. Reappointed Kevin Parkes and appointed Jeffrey Stevenson to terms expiring July 2016.
Attachments
- Transportation Roster
- Transportation Authority
- Ordinance 2013-06
- Transportation Applicant Roster
- Transportation Applications
- Transportation Applicant Matrix