PURPOSE:

The purpose of this report is to request the Council make appointments to vacancies on the Board of Building and Fire Code Appeals, Heritage Commission and Civic Pride Committee.

BACKGROUND:

On May 22, 2007, the Council made appointments to several boards, commissions and committees.  Burbank Municipal Code Section 2-406 provides that no person shall serve on more than one board, commission or committee established by the Burbank Municipal Code at the same time, and as such, individuals who were currently serving on other boards had to resign their positions effective June 1, 2007.  The vacancies created were as follows: Board of Building and Fire Code Appeals, one unexpired term ending June 1, 2009; Heritage Commission, two unexpired terms ending June 1, 2008 (preference for experience in historic preservation) and June 1, 2010 (At Large member); and, Civic Pride Committee, one unexpired term ending June 1, 2008.  On May 29, 2007, the City Clerk's Office began advertising and accepting applications for these vacancies with notices sent to newspapers and placed on the City�s website and the Channel 6 Scroll in order to obtain qualified candidates.  The deadline to submit applications to the City Clerk�s Office was Friday, June 29, 2007 at 5:00 p.m.

RANDOM DRAWING:

The City Clerk's office conducted a random drawing to select the order that the boards, commissions and committees would be placed on the agenda for Council voting. In addition, a random drawing was conducted to select the order the applicants will appear on the voting sheets.  It should be noted that the application form allows each applicant to select three choices should they desire. Therefore, those applicants who applied for more than one board, commission or committee have the priority selection listed next to their name

VOTING PROCESS:

The Council votes based on the number of vacancies on each board, commission or committee and the applicants receiving a majority of the votes in the first round move into the second round. The process continues for as many rounds as are necessary to attain the correct number of applicants to fill the vacancies.  It is important to note that even though each Council Member is allowed a certain number of votes, there is no obligation to vote that specified number of times.  This process is based on past practice and should the Council desire to make any changes to the process, staff recommends that the process be clarified prior to any voting.  Applications were received from the following individuals:

Civic Pride Committee

One unexpired term ending June 1, 2008:

1. Robert L. Kinzel

2. Jesse L. Byers

3. Marisa K. DiDomenico � 1^st Choice

4. Armond Aghakhanian

5. Laurie A. Kierstein � 1^st Choice

Heritage Commission

Two unexpired terms ending June 1, 2008 and June 1, 2010:

1. Laurie A. Kierstein � 2^nd Choice

2. Marisa K. DiDomenico � 2^nd Choice

3. Barbara C. Sawyer-Pitkin

Board of Building and Fire Code Appeals

One unexpired term ending June 1, 2009:

1. Jef Vander Borght

RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends the Council consider the applications submitted and make appointments to the vacancies on the Board of Building and Fire Code Appeals, Heritage Commission and Civic Pride Committee.

Margarita Campos, CMC

City Clerk

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