CC 2024-09-24_09c Appointment to ARC
Item 9.c.
MEMORANDUM
TO: City Council
FROM: Jessica Matson, Director of Legislative & Info Services/City Clerk
BY: Julie Hawkins, Deputy City Clerk/Communications Coordinator
SUBJECT: Consideration of Appointment to the Architectural Review Committee
DATE: September 24, 2024
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the recommendation of Mayor Pro Tem Guthrie to appoint Fernando Garcia III
to the Architectural Review Committee.
IMPACT ON FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL RESOURCES:
There is no financial or staffing impact from the recommended action.
BACKGROUND:
City Council policy sets forth appointment procedures for the City’s Commissions, Boards
and Committees. Section 5.3 of the City Council Handbook1 states that “the Mayor and
each member of the Council shall appoint one representative to each respective
Commission/Board/Committee…, subject to approval by a majority of the Council.”
A vacancy on the Architectural Review Committee occurred as a result of the former
Committee member’s relocation outside of the City limits, which results in a removal of
that appointment under Section 5.4 of the City Council Handbook.
ANALYSIS OF ISSUES:
The Architectural Review Committee is responsible for advising the Community
Development Department, Planning Commission, and City Council on those aspects of
an aesthetic nature and structural analysis of the buildings in the City. There is a current,
unscheduled vacancy on the Committee with a term expiration date of January 31, 2027.
Fernando Garcia III has applied and is recommended for appointment by Mayor Pro Tem
Guthrie.
1 https://www.arroyogrande.org/DocumentCenter/View/4921/City-Council-Handbook-PDF
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Item 9.c.
City Council
Consideration of Appointment to the Architectural Review Committee
September 24, 2024
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ALTERNATIVES:
The following alternatives are provided for the Council’s consideration:
1. Approve Mayor Pro Tem Guthrie’s recommended appointment of Fernando Garcia
III to the Architectural Review Committee;
2. Do not approve the recommended appointment; or
3. Provide other direction to staff .
ADVANTAGES:
Approving the recommended appointment will fill the unscheduled vacancy on the
Committee.
DISADVANTAGES:
No disadvantages have been identified
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
No environmental review is required for this item.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND COMMENTS:
The Agenda was posted at City Hall and on the City’s website in accordance with
Government Code Section 54954.2.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Application – F. Garcia III
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ATTACHMENT 1
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