REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Appoint Councilmembers to Intergovernmental Assignments; Ratify Appointments of Councilmembers Made by Outside Agencies; and Take Action to Modify, Create, or Terminate Council Subcommittees
Report
BACKGROUND
The purpose of this report is for Council to review and ratify Councilmember appointments. Appointees represent the City's interests and influence policies and regulations of other agencies. With a few minor exceptions, all Council appointments are made annually in January; at this time, Council also considers ratifying appointments made by outside agencies.
In the months of August and September 2025, Councilmembers reviewed Council-appointed and Mayor-appointed assignments and provided input to staff about their interest in assignments.
EXISTING POLICY
Council Policy 7.4.12, Council Appointments to Intergovernmental Agencies
Council Policy 7.2.19, Boards and Commissions
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" with the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378 (b)(5) in that it is a governmental organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect changes in the environment.
DISCUSSION
When making IGR appointments, Council considers the City's overall intergovernmental priorities as well as the interests and backgrounds of individual Councilmembers. The 2026 IGR Appointments for Consideration (Attachment 1) lists the names of all interested parties and number of appointments available, based on input received from Council on their 2026 Council IGR Review Forms and 2026 Council IGR Interest Forms (Attachments 2 and 3, respectively). The 2026 IGR Appointments for Consideration (Attachment 1) includes the proposed rotation schedule for Board and Commission Liaisons for 2026. The rotation is based on Council Policy 7.2.19, Boards and Commissions, which outlines the annual method of rotatio...
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