REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Mayoral Announcement of Mayor-Appointed Ad Hoc District-Based Voting Citizen Advisory Committee Appointment Committee; Mayoral Announcement of Dissolution of CAP 2.0 Community Advisory Committee Appointment Committee, Council Subcommittee on City Manager Compensation, and Ad Hoc Committee on District-Based Voting Citizen Advisory Committee Selection Process (Information Only)
Report
BACKGROUND
Per Council Policy 7.4.13, ad hoc advisory committees are created and appointed by the Mayor with a fixed, limited assignment for a particular purpose. No more than three Councilmembers may serve on an ad hoc advisory committee. The policy requires that any action to create or modify a committee must be placed as an item on the Council agenda.
EXISTING POLICY
Council Policy 7.4.13 Council Subcommittees and Council or Mayor-Created Advisory Task Forces
DISCUSSION
The Community Engagement and Outreach Plan regarding City Council By-District Elections and the California Voting Rights Act approved by Council on December 11, 2018 calls for the formation of a Citizen Advisory Committee (“CAC”) of seven or nine members. The CAC will serve in an advisory role to staff and the Council and will help promote outreach for both phases of the project. The Council authorized the Mayor to appoint three City Councilmembers to serve on an ad hoc subcommittee to work with the City Manager’s office to develop an application and solicit applications from community members, which was completed in December 2018. The Council further authorized a subsequent ad hoc subcommittee to review applicants and make a recommendation to the City Council for CAC appointments at the February 5, 2019 meeting. The Mayor appoints Councilmembers Nancy Smith, Mason Fong, and Gustav Larsson.
The Mayor also announces the dissolution of the following Council Subcommittees: CAP 2.0 Community Advisory Committee Appointment Committee; City Manager Compensation; and Ad Hoc District Based Voting Citizen Advisory Committee Selection Process. The ad hoc committees have completed their assignments and are no longer needed.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Public contact was made by posting the Council agenda on the City's official-notice bulletin board outside City Hall, at the Sunnyvale Senior Center, Community Center and Department of Public Safety; and by making the agenda and report available at the Sunnyvale Public Library, the Office of the City Clerk, and on the City's website.
Staff
Prepared by: Jennifer Nuñez, Executive Assistant
Reviewed by: Jaqui Guzmán, Deputy City Manager
Reviewed by: Teri Silva, Assistant City Manager
Approved by: Kent Steffens, City Manager