The purpose of this report is to request the City Council to consider appointing two members and two alternates to the Los Angeles Equestrian Center Advisory Board. One Board member will be appointed to a two-year term ending January 2005 and the other to a one-year term ending January 2004, allowing the Council to fill one term each January. The alternates would replace the appointed members in the event that they could not serve.

BACKGROUND:

At the Council meeting of January 7, 2003, the City Clerk�s office was directed to solicit applications for two positions and two alternates to serve on the newly-formed Los Angeles Equestrian Center Advisory Board. The Advisory Board will review and advise the Los Angeles Recreation and Parks Board of Commissioners on various issues regarding the Equestrian Center and will comprise of eight members; two each from the cities of Burbank, Glendale, and Los Angeles and two representatives from the Equestrian Center. On January 10, 2003, the City Clerk's Office began advertising and accepting applications. Efforts were made to advertise in the local newspapers, on the City website, announcements were made at City Council meetings, and notices of the filing period were run on Burbank's Channel 6 in order to obtain qualified candidates. As of the deadline of February 3, 2003, eighteen applications have been received from: Frank R. Barneburg; Esther M. Barr; Bea Ellen Cameron; John A. Canavan; Karol E. Carleton; Charles P. Curcuruto; Lisa Maria Dyson; Floran Frank; Jay J. Geisenheimer; Ralph J. Herman; Melissa L. Hyams; Bill Kelley; Cathy Landis; Geraldine H. Rondou; Vera Rubin; Jean M. Schanberger; Maureen Stratton and Diana Woolley.

RANDOM DRAWING OF APPLICANTS:

The City Clerk's Office conducted a random drawing to select the order that the eighteen applicants will appear on the voting sheets. The order is as follows:

1. Karol E. Carleton
2. Geraldine H. Rondou
3. Floran Frank
4. Melissa L. Hyams
5. Charles P. Curcuruto
6. Bill Kelley
7. Vera Rubin
8. Ralph J. Herman
9. Jay J. Geisenheimer
10. Lisa Maria Dyson
11. Cathy Landis
12. Jean M. Schanberger
13. Esther M. Barr
14. Diana Woolley
15. Frank R. Barneburg
16. Maureen Stratton
17. Bea Ellen Cameron
18. John A. Canavan

The Council votes on the number of vacancies on the Board, Commission or Committee. For example, if there is one vacancy on the Board, Commission or Committee, each Member is allowed one vote. The applicant receiving the majority of votes will be appointed.

This process is based on past practice. The Council could certainly make any desired changes to the process. If changes should be requested, staff would recommend that the process be clarified prior to any voting.

RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that the Council consider appointing two members and two alternates to the Los Angeles Equestrian Center Advisory Board. One Board member will be appointed to a two-year term ending January 2005 and the other to a one-year term ending January 2004, allowing the Council to fill one term each January. The alternates would replace the appointed members in the event that they could not serve.

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