HomeMy WebLinkAbout24 - City Hall Site Review Committee & Facilities Finance Review CommitteeCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item No. 24
January 10, 2006
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Office of the City Manager
Homer L. Bludau, City Manager
949- 644 -3000, hbludau(acity.newport- beach.ca.us
SUBJECT: COUNCIL DECISION ON WHAT PROCESS TO UTILIZE TO APPOINT
MEMBERS TO THE CITY HALL SITE REVIEW COMMITTEE AND THE
FACILITIES FINANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE
ISSUE:
What process does the City Council want to utilize to appointment members of the City
Hall Site Review Committee and the Facilities Finance Review Committee?
RECOMMENDATION:
Have the Mayor appoint a 3 member Council Committee to review the applications and
recommend appointments to both committees to the full City Council at the January 241h
regular meeting.
BACKGROUND:
At its November 22nd regular meeting, the City Council decided to form a City Hall Site
Review Committee and a Facilities Finance Review Committee in order to involve the
community in the critical issues of identifying the best locations for a City Hall and the
best methods to finance the City Hall and other needed City public facilities. At its
December 13th regular meeting, the City Council decided the following:
1) Each committee will have no more than 11 members of the public for each, with
applications accepted until noon Friday, January 6t";
2) Each committee will have two Council members serving in ex- officio roles to
ensure good communication with the City Council and to provide direction when
requested;
3) The City Council will decide at its January 10`h meeting the committee selection
process,
4) Committee appointments will be made at the City Council's January 241h meeting;
Committee Appointment Process
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5) The committees are to finish their work and provide written and oral reports to the
City Council no later than May 1, 2006;
6) City staff will provide support to the committees on an as- needed basis; and
7) The City Council decided that Newport Center Park would not be one of the sites
available for the Site Review Committee's consideration.
DISCUSSION:
As of noon Wednesday, January 4th, the City Clerk has received 23 applications for the
committees. The application deadline is noon Friday, January 6 °i. Based on the
number of calls the City Clerk's and City Manager's offices have received inquiring
about these committees, the City Manager believes there will be between 28 -38
applicants for final consideration.
Since each committee can have up to 11 public members and since the Council will
appoint committee members at its January 24th meeting, it appears that an interview
process would be time consuming and unnecessary. The City Manager recommends
the Mayor appoint a 3 person City Council committee to review the applications and
recommend appointments to both committees. With appointments being made on
January 24 h, the committees should be able to begin work in early February.
Submitted by:
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Homer L. Bluda
City Manager