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Agenda Item - 7.a.


City of Garden Grove


INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM

To:Scott C. Stiles

From:Teresa Pomeroy
Dept.:City Manager 

Dept.: City Clerk 
Subject:

Consideration of an appointment to fill a vacancy on the Neighborhood Improvement and Conservation Commission.  (Action Item)

Date:12/14/2021
OBJECTIVE

For the Mayor to appoint and for the City Council to approve an appointment to fill the vacancy on the Neighborhood Improvement and Conservation Commission (NICC).

BACKGROUND

Neighborhood Improvement and Conservation Commissioner Brandon Chavira resigned on September 14, 2021, and at the City Council meeting on September 28, 2021, Mr. Chavira's resignation was accepted with regret.  The City Clerk's Office posted and published a vacancy notice for the NICC on October 6, 2021, the vacancy was also published in a press release and on the City's social media platforms.

DISCUSSION

Pursuant to Garden Grove Municipal Code 2.21.010(A) and Government Code Section 40605, the Mayor, with the approval of the City Council, shall make all appointments to boards, commissions, and committees unless otherwise specifically provided by statute.  The attached lists Garden Grove residents who submitted applications for the NICC who were not selected during the 2020 recruitment; as well as applications that were submitted between and for vacancies. 

FINANCIAL IMPACT

None.
RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council:

 

  • Consider and appoint a Neighborhood Improvement and Conservation Commissioner to fill the vacancy and complete Brandon Chavira's term.



ATTACHMENTS:
DescriptionUpload DateTypeFile Name
Vacancy Notice10/20/2021Backup MaterialNICC-_Special_Vacancy_Notice_Affidavit_of_Publication_-_OCN.pdf
Press Release10/20/2021Backup Material10-4-21_NICC_vacancy_press_release.pdf
List of Applicants12/8/2021Backup MaterialNeighborhood_Improvement_and_Conservation_Commission_List.pdf