| Item No. 1. | |
| MEETING DATE: April 8, 2024 |
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| TO: | PLANNING COMMISSION |
| FROM: | SUSAN KIM, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT By: Sonya Lui, Planning Manager |
| SUBJECT: | ANNUAL REORGANIZATION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
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CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA):
This is an administrative action and not a project subject to CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5).
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation: It is recommended that the Planning Commission appoint a Chair and a Vice Chair to serve for the period of April 2024 through April 2025.
DISCUSSION:
Pursuant to Section 2.24.040(C) of the La Habra Municipal Code, the Planning Commission is required to select a Chair and Vice Chair at the first regular meeting in April. Traditionally, the positions of Chair and Vice Chair have been rotated equitably between the members of the Planning Commission. However, there is no Municipal Code or City policy that governs this process. The following table shows the appointment history for the past five years.
Recent Appointment History
Recent Appointment History
| Year | Chair | Vice Chair |
| 2019-2020 | Michelle Bernier | Ray Fernandez |
| 2020-2021 | Darren Nigsarian | Jason Manley |
| 2021-2022 | Jason Manley | Manuel Munoz |
| 2022-2023 | Manuel Munoz | Esther Rojas |
| 2023-2024 | Esther Rojas | Carrie Surich |
On March 18, 2024, the City Council appointed Commissioner Danitza Cardenas to replace Commissioner Michelle Bernier. Commissioner Cardenas will receive her oath of office and begin serving on the Planning Commission on April 22, 2024. The City Council also re-appointed Commissioner Maria Mahecha. Below are the terms of the current Commissioners.
| Original Appointment | Last Appointment | Term Expires | |
| Jason Manley | 04/15/19 | 03/20/23 | 03/31/27 |
| Esther Rojas | 07/12/21 | 04/04/22 | 03/31/27 |
| Carrie Surich | 04/04/22 | 03/20/23 | 03/31/27 |
| Maria Mahecha | 02/13/23 | 03/18/24 | 03/31/28 |
| Danitza Cardenas | 03/18/24 | 03/18/24 | 03/31/28 |
Staff recommends that the Chair direct the Planning Manager to facilitate the appointment process. The Planning Manager will follow the process outlined below, which generally follow Robert's Rules of Order:
- The Planning Manager will ask for nominations from the Commission for the Chair position.
- A Commissioner will make a nomination.
- The Planning Manager will call for other nominations.
- Once all nominations have been made, the Planning Manager will close the nominations.
- The Planning Manager will direct the Secretary to hold either a roll call or electronic vote, as needed, on the nominations, in the same order that the nominations were received.
- Once a Chair is selected, the process will be repeated for the Vice Chair.
FISCAL IMPACT/SOURCE OF FUNDING:
This is an administrative action with no fiscal impact.
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES):
This is an administrative action and not subject to NPDES requirements.
GENERAL PLAN RELEVANCE/CITY COUNCIL GOALS & OBJECTIVES:
This is an administrative action and not a project subject to a finding of relevance to any General Plan Goals or Policies.