SR-106-030-02 (2)
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City Council Report
City Council Meeting: April 25, 2006
Agenda Item:.,jJ)
To:
Mayor and City Council
From:
Craig Perkins, Director - Environmental and Public Works Management
Subject:
Recommendation to Appoint New Members to the Sustainable City Task
Force
Recommended Action
It is recommended that City Council appoint Laura Berland-Shane, Albert Rosen, and
Carol Rosskam to fill three vacant positions on the Sustainable City Task Force.
Executive Summary
The Sustainable City Task Force (SCTF) is an eleven-member advisory body to City
Council on sustainability issues. The SCTF members have no specified terms;
however, Council directed that the SCTF will operate for five years, through June 2009.
Three SCTF members recently resigned their positions. The remaining SCTF members
have reviewed the applications to fill the vacant positions and have recommended that
Laura Berland-Shane, Albert Rosen, and Carol Rosskam be appointed to fill the
vacancies. There are no financial or budgetary impacts associated with adoption of the
recommendation.
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Discussion
Backqround
On October 28, 2003, City Council adopted a motion to create a Sustainable City Task
Force to serve as the principle advisory body to City Council on sustainability issues.
The motion specifies that the SCTF should be comprised of 11 Council-appointed
members to be chosen for their expertise in various areas of sustainable policy,
including the following: Planning, Housing, Recreation and Parks, Social Services,
Environmental Policy, Education and Health Care. In addition, composition of the group
should ensure fair representation of the following community stakeholder groups:
Business, Labor, and Neighborhoods. On March 23, 2004, City Council appointed
eleven members to the SCTF.
Euripides DeOliveira, Terry O'Day, and Roe Johnston have submitted their resignations.
On January 9, 2006, the SCTF unanimously approved the following motion: The
Sustainable City Task Force recommends that City Council fill the vacant SCTF
position(s) with a person (or persons) with expertise and/or experience in one or more
of the following areas: housing, hospitality sector, environmental policy, business owner,
and strategic planning and management.
Recruitment Process
City staff posted announcements on the City's website and in local newspapers during
the weeks of February 13 and February 20, 2006 inviting applications to fill the vacant
positions and eight applications were received. The applications were reviewed by the
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SCTF at their March 28, 2006 meeting. Based on that review, the SCTF unanimously
adopted a motion recommending that City Council appoint:
Laura Berland-Shane, a consultant with extensive experience in finance and
strategic planning and management. She is the sponsor chair of the newly
formed Sustainable Business Council LA whose charge is to expand and
strengthen "green business" practices for the business sector in Los Angeles.
Albert Rosen, a long-time owner and operator of apartment building in Santa
Monica and the Westside, brings expertise in green building practices and
techniques. He previously served as a Housing Commissioner for the City of
Santa Monica.
Carol Rosskam, a regional planner with significant expertise in environmental
policy development for both public and non-profit agencies.
Staff concurs with the SCTF recommendation.
BudgetiFinanciallmpact
The recommendation presented in this report does not have any budget or financial
impact.
Prepared by:
Dean Kubani, Acting Manager, Environmental Programs Division
Approved:
Forwarded to Council:
Craig Perkin
Director - E iron mental and Public
Works Management
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