HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - December 3, 2014 I-033 AGENDA ITEM 60
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AGENDA TITLE: Appoint New Alternate to Mayor Phil Katzakian's Seat as Lodi's Alternate LAFCO
Member
MEETING DATE: December 3, 2014
PREPARED BY:
City Manager
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Appoint new alternate to Mayor Phil Katzakian's seat as Lodi's
alternate LAFCO member.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The San Joaquin County Local Agency Formation Commission
(LAFCO) has a meeting December 10, 2014. Unfortunately,
Ripon's representative on the LAFCO Board, Eldon Nutt passed
away unexpectedly this weekend. Mayor Phil Katzakian is currently the City Council alternate. However,
Mayor Katzakian will not be on the Council by the time of the December 10 meeting. As such, staff
requests the Council consider appointing an alternate to LAFCO to ensure the meeting will have a full
Board to consider the December 10 calendar.
FISCAL IMPACT: Not applicable.
FUNDING AVAILABLE: Not applicable.
APPROVED:
Manager
41 City of Ripon
* 259 N. Wilma Ave. • Ripon, California 95366
Phone 209 599-2108 • Fax 209 599-2685
www.cityofripon.org
November 24, 2014
MAYOR
Chuck Winn
VICE MAYOR
Elden "Red" Nutt
COUNCIL MEMBERS
,Leo Zuher
Jake Parks
Dean Vecker
CITY ADMINISTRATOR/
CITY ENGINEER
Kevin Werner
CITYATTORNEY
Thomas H. Terpstra
CITY CLERKNINANCE DIRECTOR
Lisa Roos
DIRECTOR OF PLANNING &
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Ken Zuidervaart
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
TedJahnston
RECREATION DIRECTOR
Honorable Clerk of the Board: Kye Stevens
As you are aware, the City of Ripon's LAFCO representative, Elden R. Nutt, passed away very suddenly last Friday.
I am informed that under LAFCO law, if the office of a regular member becomes vacant, the alternate city member
may serve and vote in place of the former regular member until a new city member is appointed to fill the vacancy_
I am also informed that the appointment of city members is made by the "City Selection Committee" consisting of
the mayors of each of the six cities in the County.
The City Selection Committee usually conducts an annual meeting in May, but in some cases, LAFCO
Commissioners have assumed office without formal confirmation or before such confirmation occurs. Such was
apparently the case with Commissioner Nutt, who has served on the San Joaquin County LAFCO since January of
2011, having been appointed by the City Council on January 4, 2011. He was not confirmed by the City Selection
Committee in January --his confirmation apparently occurred later_
Finally, I have been informed that the designated city member alternate, Lodi Mayor Phil Katzakian, will no longer
be in office as a Council Member in Lodi as of the December 10* LAFCO meeting, as his last day in office will be
December 3, 2014. This will Ieave the Commission without its second City member.
In any event, with approximately six months left on Commissioner Nun's term, and in light of the
important public hearing on December 10, 2014, regarding the. SSJID application, the City Council has placed the
designation of a replacement for Commissioner Nutt on its December 2, 2014 agenda. It is the City's desire that
Commissioner Nutt's successor be in place in time for the December 10, 2014 LAFCO meeting.
Accordingly, I would request that a special meeting of the Mayor's Selection Committee be called for
either December 3`d, 4h or 5h to consider the appointment of the City of Ripon's designated representative to serve
the balance of Commissioner Nutt's term. I have consulted with our City Attorney, Thomas Terpstra, as well as
other specialists in this area of law, and I am not aware of any legal impediment to the calling of a special meeting in
this situation.
Thank you very much for your cooperation in this matter.
SInCerely.,
Chuck Winn
Mayor