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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Report - June 17, 2009 E-16AGENDA ITEM EwO016 CITY OF LODI COUNCIL COMMUNICATION IM AGENDA TITLE: Adopt Resolution Nominating Representative from the City of Stockton to the Special City Selection Committee for Appointment to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Governing Board MEETING DATE: June 17,2009 PREPARED BY: City Clerk RECOMMENDEDACTION: Adopt resolution nominating Council Member Susan Talamantes Eggman from the city cf Stockton to the Special City Selection Committee for appointment to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Governing Board. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The City Clerk's Office received the attached letter from the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District requesting that each city within San Joaquin County adopt a resolution nominating a candidate to fill the vacant position on the Governing Board, which must be filled by a council memberfrom the city of Stockton. According to the letter, only one Stockton City Council member has applied for this position, and it is recommended that Council adopt the attached resolution nominating Stockton Council Member Susan Talamantes Eggman to the Special City Selection Committee for appointment to the District Governing Board. FISCAL IMPACT: N/A FUNDING AVAILABLE: N/A RJ/jmr Attachments City Clerk APPROVED: Blairi�C ng City Manager San Joaquin Valley AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT GOVERN MG BOARD Chris Vierra, Chair Councilmember. City of Ceres Tony Barbs, Vice Chair Supervisor, Kings County Judith G. Case Supervisor, Fresno County Ronn Dominici Supervisor, Madera County Henry Jay Farman, fto, Appointed by Governor Michael G. Nelsen Supervisor, Merced County Wifllom O'Brien Supervisor. Stanislaus County Leroy Ornellas Supervisor, San Joaquin County John G. Telles, MD. Appointed by Governor Raymaad A. Watson Supervisor. Kern County J. Steven Werthley Supervisor, Tulare County V acatt t Large City Vacmt Large City Vacant Small City. Central Region Vacant Small City. Southern Region Saved Sedredin Fxecutive Director Air Pollution Control Officer Northern Region Office 4800 Enterprise way Modesto, CA 953568718 [209] 5576400 9 FAX 12091 551-6475 Central Region Office 1990 East Gettysburg Avenue Fresno, CA 937260244 15591 230 6000 • FAX 15591 2306061 Southern Region Office 34946 Flyover Court Bakenfield, CA 93308-9725 (661) 392-5500 9 FAX (661) 101) FRF May 29,2009 Randi Johl, City Clerk P.O. Box 3006 Lodi, CA 95241-1910 RECEVrED JUN 12009 City Clerk./ City ofLodt RE: APPOINTMENTS TO THE GOVERNING BOAR OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT Dear City Clerk: According to the rotation schedule adopted by the Sah Joaquin Valley Special City Selection Committee (committee), there is currently a vacancy on the Air Board that must be filled by a councilmemberfrom the City of Stockton. Pursuant to the Health and Safety Code Section 40600.5, appointments to the Air Board will be made by the Committee. According to the Committee procedures, the next step in the process is for San Joaquin County cities to choose from candidate(s) who have applied for the vacant position. Councilmember, Susan Talamantes Eggman, is the only member on the Stockton City Council who has applied for this position. Your City Council must vote on whether you wish to nbminate the above candidate to the Committeefor appointmentto the Air Board. The vote must take place as an item on your City Council's publicly noticed agenda, and be discussed during your regularly scheduled City Council meeting. Attached is a sample resolution for your consideration. Also attached is a copy of the candidate's application. In order for your city's vote to be counted towards nomination to the Committee, you must return a copy of your City Council Resolution on this matterto the District by June 30, 2009, to the following address: Seyed Sadredin Executive Director/APCO San Joaquin Valley UnifiedAPCD 1990 E. Gettysburg Avenue Fresno, CA 93726 Thank you in advance for your timely action on this m6tter. If you have any questions, please call me at (559) 230-6036. Sincerely, I Seyed Sadredin Executive Director/APCO Attachment: Sample Resolution (1 Page) Candidate Application San Joaquin Valley AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENTAS A CITY REPRESdNTATIVE ON GOVERNING BOARD OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL bISTRICT Current Vacancies Small Citv From the Northern Regio : No current vacancies. Small Citv From the Central Region: One representative from a smallcity within Kings County including cities ofAvenal, Corcoran, Hanford and Lemoore. Small Citv From the Southern Region: One representative from a small city within Kern Countyincluding cities of Arvin, Delano, Maricopa, McFarland, Shafter, Taft and Wasco. Lar a Cities: One member each from cities of Stockton and Visalia. If you are an elected official on the council of one of the cities lidentlfied above, you submit an application for appointment to the Governing Board of the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District. Applicant Name Susan Talamantes Eggman Residence Address ust live within the boundaries of the San Joaquin Valley APCD 1432 N. Columbia Avenue, Stockton, CA 95203 Mailina Address 421 N. El Dorado Street, Stockton, CA 95202 Telephone: ( 209 ) 937-0558 ( 209) 937-8279 Primary Alt. Email Address: susan.eggman@ci.stockton,ca.us Applicant Si nature: Date: Please submit this form along with ocher pertinent information (e.g., r6sume, candidate statement, education, experience) that you desire to be considered to the address below. Please limit candidate statement to no more than one page. Please complete this application and return it by May 15, 2009 to: Seyed Sadredin Air Pollution Control Officer San Joaquin Valley APCD 1990 E. Gettysburg Avenue, Fresno, CA, 93726 Councilmember Susan Talamantes Eggman Susan Eggman is serving her first term on the Stockton City Goun6l. Susan decided to run for office after the 2004 election cycle, believing change was necessary. Susan strongly believesthat social, economic and environmental justice is possible through the political process. During her first year in office Susan has been a strong advocate of affordable housing, literacy, reducing crime through the engagement of community and most recently a push for the City of Stockton to establish itself as the leader in the Valley for green technology. Susan is a veteran of the US Army. She received her B.A. in psycNology and her Masters in Social Work from California State University (CSU) - Stanislaus. She earned her PhD in Social Work and Social Research from Portland State University. Councilmember Eggman serves on the following committees, as appointed by the Mayor: • Audit Committee Budget/Finance/Economic Development, Alternate Member Community Improvement& Crime Prevention • Community Planning/Development, Chair Legislabon/Environmental Water Committee, Alt Member Electricity Committee • California State University Stockton Center Site Authority • COS and Manteca Unified School District"2x2" Joint Committee COS and Port of Stockton "3x3" Joint Committee • COS and Stockton Unified School District"3x3" Joint Committee San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District City Selection committee RESOLUTION NO. 2009- A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL NOMINATING STOCKTON CITY COUNCIL MEMBER SUSAN TALAMANTES EGGMAN TO THE SPECIAL CITY SELECTION COMMITTEE FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE DISTRICT GOVERNING BOARD WHEREAS, Health and Safety Code Section 40600.5 created a Special City Selection Committee for the appointment of city members of the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (District) Governing Board; and WHEREAS, the Special City Selection Committee has adopted procedures and a rotation schedule for making its appointments, and based upon the adopted rotation schedule a city council member representing a "large" city with a population of 100,000 or more from San Joaquin County shall be appointed to the District Governing Board; and WHEREAS, in selecting a nominee for appointment by the Special City Selection Committee to the District Governing Board, the City Council considered the application materials from the eligible candidate; and WHEREAS, the vote to select a nominee took place as an item on the publicly noticed agenda and was discussed during the normal City Council meeting with time for public comment. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby nominate Council Member Susan Talamantes Eggman from the city of Stockton to the Special City Selection Committee for appointmentto the District Governing Board. Dated: June 17,2009 I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2009- was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held June 17, 2009, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS— NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS— ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS— ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS— RANDI JOHL City Clerk 2009-