REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Ratify Councilmember Russ Melton's Appointment to the League of California Cities Revenue and Taxation Policy Committee for 2021
Report
BACKGROUND & DISCUSSION
The League of California Cities ("CalCities") has seven policy committees, on which city officials serve to establish CalCities policy. The committees meet four times each year. The schedule for 2021 includes meetings in January, April, June and the Annual Conference scheduled for September (Attachment 2). City officials can receive appointments to serve on a League policy committee in different ways, one of which is by Division appointment. Each of CalCities' 16 Divisions has two appointments to each of the seven policy committees. Sunnyvale is part of the CalCities Peninsula Division.
The CalCities Peninsula Division has appointed Councilmember Russ Melton to the Taxation and Revenue Policy Committee for 2021.
EXISTING POLICY
Council Policy 7.4.12, Council Appointments to Intergovernmental Agencies
For appointments made by outside bodies (for example, the Cities Association or the League of California Cities), the City Council must ratify the appointment of a Councilmember as part of a noticed agenda item at a regular meeting. No further Council ratification is needed for subcommittee appointments if the appointing committee assignment has already been ratified by Council.
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.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this report.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Public contact was made by posting the Council agenda on the City's official-notice bulletin board outside City Hall, Sunnyvale Public Library and Department of Public Safet...
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