Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout6/22/1982 - MINUTES R 06% I CITY OF PALM SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JUNE 22, 1982 An Adjourned Regular Meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor Bogert, in the Large Conference Room, City Hall , 3200 Tahquitz-McCallum Way, on Tuesday, June 22, 1982, at 2 p.m. , adjourned for study session, and reconvened in 4 adjourned regular session at 4:30 p.m. ROLL CALL: Present: Councilmembers Doyle, Foster, Maryanov, ` Ortner and Mayor Bogert Absent : None III LEGISLATIVE ACTION : 1 . COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS Upon motions duly made, seconded and unanimously , .y carried, the appointments by the Mayor were approved: " Community Services Commission Jon Shoenberger, Sippi Nazarian and Dave Crow Personnel Board Joseph Pinzone (60) Library Board Jean Pighei:ti and Herb r Esbitz all for three year terms, ending June 30, 1985. CVB Board: Mayor called for Council committee recommendation, whereupon current Board members Stiles, Kieley and Irwin were recom- mended for reappointment; said recommendation was recommended by the Council , but negated by the Mayor, as follows : AYES: Doyle, Foster, Maryanov & Ortner NO: Bogert ABSENT: None (50) In answer to question by the Mayor, City Attorney stated that it is a general rule that a person continues to hold an appointed office until a successor qualifies and is appointed. The following comments, although interfaced during discussion, were made: Mayor: Something needs to be "shook-up" in the CVB and he „,. wants to wait until September, at which time the task force recommendations should be forthcoming; from what the general public has'�told him, there is a lack of communication between the CVB and the entire community;rejecting the recommendation should not be construed as down-grading those recommended for reappointment - he views such action as a good method to "rattle cages"; the Council has been experimenting with the application process, and he favors the idea of an interview although not by just two members of the Council , but by the entire Council , and likes the application, since a lot of people have been discovered about whom the Council would not have known otherwise; it should be demonstrated to the public that it is a "two-edged sword" as far as a directly elected mayor is concerned regarding appointments ; and just because historically a person who has been appointed for one term and then reappointed, people should not come to expect that or take it for granted. osa Council Minutes 6-22-82 Pge 2 ' i 1 . COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS (Continued) Councilwoman Ortner: Committee found these people to be acceptable and believed they would do an excellent job; Committee looked at people it felt would be the best qualified and do the best job on the Board; task force's potential recommendation was not given to the Committee as a criteria for determining its selection; there is no problem in rattling cages on CVB policies and such issues should appropriately come to the Council and it, is not necessary to wait for task force recommendations to do so; if two terms is too long, perhaps a single 4-year term should be considered; and although she has never liked the current application process, it should be abided by until it is redone; guidelines need to be CONT 'D established as to how the applications will be handled; (50) regardless of the direct election of the mayor, these people should not be penalized at this time; appointments do not have to receive the unanimous approval of the Council ; and that the public needs to know how the 1 process will work, people have come to believe they are 1J1 entitled to an additional term, and those above recommended should not become scapegoats. Councilman Doyle : appointment of these three people will not change the CVB; direction is needed from the Council as to what is its charge, and if it is not the same today as it was when it was created in 1966, then changes should be made and direction provided in that regard; three people who did a good job based on the mandates given to them J should not be denied reappointment, not should they be expected to continue serving with a cloud hanging over their heads; and that perhaps better public relations is E4 needed, but the CVB has done that which it has been charged to do. 4 Councilman Foster: effect of rattling cages has been accomplished, and think things will change; approach to making change happen is drastic; and that he did not w think the CVB realized how poor its public relations with the community had become. Councilman Maryanov: everyone agrees that the Council must look at the appointment process and how long terms should be; that it must be done within 6-9 months and either revised or accepted, or at a minimum clarified; the charge of the CVB should be examined and aired publicly; agree that these 4 particular three people should not be singled-out at this time for that purpose; and that he understood and agreed with what he believed to be the Mayor's underlying goal . No action taken. ADJOURNMENT There being no further, business at 5 p.m. , Mayor declared the meeting adjourned to a closed session for legal matters. UDITH SUMICH City Clerk