Report Prepared by: John Tresidder, Assistant City Clerk, City Clerk's Office
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SUBJECT: Discussion on, and Potential Appointments to, the City of Merced Planning Commission (3 Vacancies)
REPORT IN BRIEF
Considers options for appointing individuals to the City of Merced Planning Commission.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion:
A. Directing staff to schedule a Special Meeting to conduct interviews of Planning Commission applicants; or,
B. Appointing a City Council subcommittee to complete interviews of the applicants and make recommendations to the full Council at the next Regular Meeting; or,
C. Appointing one, two or three of the qualified applicants to the open seats either by Council District or At-Large at Council discretion; or,
D. Continuing this item to a future meeting (specify date in motion).
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AUTHORITY
City of Merced Charter Section 200, Section 702 and Section 707.
CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
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DISCUSSION
There are currently three vacancies on the Planning Commission one of which expires in 2021 and the other two expire in 2023. Planning Commissioner Jeremy Martinez resigned from his seat in May of this year after moving out of the City limits. Peter Padilla's second term expired on July 1 of this year but Mr. Padilla has been gracious enough to continue to serve while awaiting a replacement to be appointed to his seat. At the Planning Commission meeting of September 18, Planning Commission Chair Scott Drexel announced his resignation as he will be moving from the area.
With the Planning Commission being the decision making body for important planning matters, it is imperative that a quorum of members be present at each meeting. With only four members and a fifth temporary member awaiting a qualified replacement, the possibility of meetings being cancelled due to a lack of quorum increases.
A map of the current district location for the four current members is attached for Council reference to assist in the ev...
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