7.E.
City Council Meeting - FINAL
- Meeting Date:
- 10/20/2015
- From:
- Stacy Saltzburg, Deputy City Clerk
Information
TITLE:
Consideration of Appointments: Beautification and Public Art Commission.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Make one appointment to a term expiring June 2018.
Executive Summary:
The Beautification and Public Art Commission consists of seven citizens, and recommends expenditures from the BBB beautification fund and public art portion of the BBB arts and science fund. It studies and recommends community beautification projects ranging from landscaping and irrigation, signs and billboards, buildings, facilities, streetscapes, gateways, the purchase and installation of public art projects within beautification projects, property acquisition for beautification and/or public art projects, and neighborhood-initiated projects, to mention a few.
There are currently three seats available; however, staff is only asking to fill one at this point. Two of the three vacancies involve specialty appointments and the Council will be meeting in the near future to further define those seats and provide direction to staff on how the appointments should be made. Soon after that staff will return to Council with the appointments to the specialty seats. The At-Large seat is what is being requested to fill; the term of Vicki Foster has expired and she is ready to move off the commission as she has served two full terms. She has agreed to remain seated until her replacement can be appointed.
It is important to fill vacancies on Boards and Commissions quickly so as to allow the Commission to continue meeting on a regular basis.
There are three applications currently on file, they are as follows:
There are currently three seats available; however, staff is only asking to fill one at this point. Two of the three vacancies involve specialty appointments and the Council will be meeting in the near future to further define those seats and provide direction to staff on how the appointments should be made. Soon after that staff will return to Council with the appointments to the specialty seats. The At-Large seat is what is being requested to fill; the term of Vicki Foster has expired and she is ready to move off the commission as she has served two full terms. She has agreed to remain seated until her replacement can be appointed.
It is important to fill vacancies on Boards and Commissions quickly so as to allow the Commission to continue meeting on a regular basis.
There are three applications currently on file, they are as follows:
Andres Adauto (new applicant)
Dan Clark (new applicant)
Erin Joyce (new applicant)
Dan Clark (new applicant)
Erin Joyce (new applicant)
Council Appointment Assignment: Councilmember Evans
Financial Impact:
These are voluntary positions and there is no budgetary impact to the City of Flagstaff.
Connection to Council Goal and/or Regional Plan:
There is no Council goal that specifically addresses appointments to Boards and Commissions; however, boards and commissions do provide input and recommendations based on City Council goals that may pertain to the board or commission work plan.
Has There Been Previous Council Decision on This:
None
Options and Alternatives:
1) Appoint one Commissioner: By appointing a Commissioner at this time, the Beautification and Public Art Commission will be at near 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.
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: The vacancies are posted on the City's website and individual recruitment and mention of the opening by Board members and City staff has occurred, informing others of these vacancies through word of mouth.