Council Agenda - City of Burbank

Tuesday, August 23, 2005

Study Session

 

 
                                               CITY OF BURBANK
                                         CITY MANAGER�S OFFICE
 
 

 

DATE: August 23, 2005
TO: Mary J. Alvord, City Manager
FROM: Betsy Dolan, Administrative Analyst II
SUBJECT: Study Session - Charter Review Committee Applicant Interviews

Purpose

 

The City Council is holding a Study Session for the purpose of interviewing the applicants for the Charter Review Committee. 

 

Background

 

On March 22, 2005, the City Council directed staff to convene a Charter Review Committee charged with the task of working with staff and an outside consultant to review the Charter, identify necessary changes, and make recommendations regarding those changes to the City Council.  At that time, the City Council also gave direction regarding the make-up of the committee and the process to appoint its members. 

 

The Charter Review Committee will be made up of 11 members.  Each Council Member may select one member of the committee from among all qualified electors of the City of Burbank for a total of five.  The Council will select the remaining six members of the committee through a vote of the entire Council.  The Council also tentatively agreed to select the chair of the committee at the same time it selects the members of the committee. 

 

Analysis

 

As of the close of the application period, June 30, 2005, the City Clerk�s office received 38 applications for the Charter Review Committee.  Seven of those applicants have since withdrawn their name from consideration or moved out of the City of Burbank, making them ineligible to serve on the committee.  Additionally, staff has not been able to contact or locate one of the applicants.  Staff made every effort to contact this applicant to determine whether he was still interested in possibly serving on the committee, including several phone calls and voice mail messages and letters mailed directly to the address on the application (the applicant did not list an e-mail address on the application).  The remaining 30 applicants have been scheduled for an interview with the Council.  Applicant interviews will be held during study sessions before the regular Council meetings on August 16 and 23, 2005.  Attachment 1 shows the names of all the applicants and the date they are scheduled to interview.  Attachment 2 contains all the applications received. 

 

Staff will conduct a random drawing prior to the beginning of the study session to determine the order that the Council will hear the applicants.  Each applicant will have two minutes to make a statement to the Council regarding their background and interest in serving on the committee.  Sufficient time will be available for the Council to ask any questions they wish at any time during the process (before, after, or between applicant statements). 

 

The Council is scheduled to appoint the committee during its regular meeting on August 30, 2005.  Based on the availability of the consultant that staff has identified and his input as to the probable length of the review process, staff has developed the following timeline for the Charter Review Committee.

 

August 16 and 23, 2005

Applicant interviews.

 

August 30, 2005

Council appoints Charter Review Committee members at its regular meeting.

 

Fall 2005

The committee will hold two to three meetings to handle initial business items (establish processes, set work plan, etc).  These will probably be one Monday evening a month, September through November. 

 

January 2006

The committee will begin its review of the charter.  The meetings will be the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month in the evening at a local City facility in Burbank.  It is estimated that the entire process beginning in January will take nine to 12 months. 

 

Fiscal Impact

 

There is no direct fiscal impact associated with conducting interviews of the applicants for the Charter Review Committee.  As part of the Fiscal Year 2005-2006 budget, the Council approved $40,000 for expenses related to the Charter Review Committee, including the cost of the consultant and clerical support. 

 

Recommendation

 

Staff recommends that the City Council hold applicant interviews for the Charter Review Committee in preparation for the Council�s appointment of the committee on August 30, 2005.

 

Attachments

 

Attachment

 

  First Name Last Name Interview Date
1 Mr. David Ahern August 16
2 Mr. Howard Barr August 16
3 Mr. Michael Bergfeld August 16
4 Ms. Claudia Bonis August 16
5 Ms. Kathy Cantong August 16
6 Mr. Christopher Carson August 16
7 Mr. John Fagerholm August 16
8 Ms. Celeste Francis August 16
9 Ms. Carolyn Jackson August 16
10 Ms. Lynn Kronzek August 16
11 Ms. Adriana Moratinos August 16
12 Mr. Ross Necessary August 16
13 Mr. Rick Ramirez August 16
14 Ms. Shannon Stevenson-Landon August 16
       
15 Mr. Rich Baenen August 23
16 Mr. Gordon Bowers August 23
17 Ms. Janis Bunch August 23
18 Ms. Susan  Burns August 23
19 Mr. Robert Frutos August 23
20 Mr. Hagop Hergelian August 23
21 Mr. Carlo Loffredo August 23
22 Mr. Georgo Methe August 23
23 Mr. Alex Moreno August 23
24 Ms. Karen Nugent August 23
25 Mr. Rafael Patino August 23
26 Mr. Michael Porco August 23
27 Ms. Susan  Robles August 23
28 Mr. Howard Rothenbach August 23
29 Mr. Vincent Stefano August 23
30 Mr. Garen Yegparian August 23
       
31 Mr. Victor Nerone Unable to locate
       
32 Mr. James Anderson Moved out of Burbank
33 Mr. Karl Schulz Moved out of Burbank
       
34 Mr. Paul Krekorian Withdrew
35 Ms. Jamie Lark Withdrew
36 Mr. William Reedy Withdrew
37 Ms. Gloria Slate Withdrew
38 Ms. Jadwiga Williams Withdrew