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Home My WebLink About11/7/2007 - STAFF REPORTS - 2.G. 11/05/2007 15:15 FAX 760 346 0407 CITY OF INDIAN WELLS 10002/002 INDIAN WELLS CALIFORNIA November 5, 2007 The Honorable Ron Oden City of Palm Springs 3200 Tahquitz Canyon Way Palm Springs, California 922652 Dear Mayor Oden: The Palm Springs City Council will be considering adoption of Ordinance No. 1724 an November 7, 2007, relating to the membership, appointment process and criteria for appointment to the Palm Springs International Airport Commission. The proposed appointment process will require each city to nominate two candidates and for the Palm Springs City Council to consider appointing one of the two nominated from each city. The Indian Wells City Council respectfully disagrees with this process and recommends that only one candidate be nominated for consideration. The Palm Springs City Council may then accept or reject the nomination — or later remove that person at the pleasure of your council. Additionally, we disagree with the probation of board members from sitting on other airport boards. In the rare event that a potential conflict exists, the board member may abstain from participating in both receiving the information and voting on a matter, similar to how council members handle conflicts of interest. We thank you for your time and consideration on this important matter. Sincerely, 4*&M&l xa, Robert A. Bemheimer Mayor CC: Palm Springs City Council David Ready, City Manager Indian Wells City Council 44.950 Eldorado Drive —Indian WtIK California 92210 7497 _ V(760)146-2439 F(760)346-0407 wwW AndunJJdlCvm ` 11/05/2007 15:15 FAX 760 346 0407 CITY OF InI.4N IML1.6 100311602 INDIAN �, WELLS CALIFORNIA Fax Cover To: City Council h City Manager Fax: (760) 323-8282 From: Mayor Robert Sernheimer Date: 11/5/2007 Re: Ordinance *1724 Pages: 2 Cc: ]ames Thompson, City Clerk Notes: Original will be sent via U.S. Mail. 44-950 Eldorado Drive / fndran Wells.CaKomla 92210-7497/ V(760)J46-2489 / r(760)i460907 / ww lndianW015 mm O*QPLM$p. V N City Council Staff Report 4LlFOR��P" DATE: November 7, 2007 CONSENT CALENDAR SUBJECT: SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO- 1724, AMENDING SECTION SUBSECTION (f) OF SECTION 2.06.010 AND 2,16.020 OF THE PALM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE, RELATING TO THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT COMMISSION FROM: David H. Ready, City Manager BY: Office of the City Clerk SUMMARY: The City Council will consider adoption of Ordinance No. 1724. RECOMMENDATION: Waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No. 1724, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION SUBSECTION (f) OF SECTION 2-06.010 AND 2.16-020 OF THE PALM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE, RELATING TO THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT COMMISSION-" STAFF ANALYSIS: At its October 17, 2007, meeting the City Council introduced on first reading the proposed ordinance- This report provides for the City Council to waive further reading and adopt the ordinance- The ordinance shall be effective 30-days from adoption. / mes Thompson David H. Ready, Esg,,! h D. jCity Clerk City Manager (/ Attachment: Ordinance No. 1724 Item 2 . G . PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 1724 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION SUBSECTION (f) OF SECTION 2.06.010 AND 2.16.020 OF THE PALM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL. CODE, RELATING TO THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT COMMISSION. The City Council of the City of Palm Springs ordains: SECTION 1. Subsection (f) of Section 2.06.010 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code is amended to read: (f) Any member may be removed from office at any time, with or without cause, by a majority vote of the members of the city council. If a member is absent without advance permission of the board or commission or of the member's appointing authority, from three consecutive regular meetings or from twenty-five percent of the duly scheduled meetings of the board or commission within any fiscal year, the chair of the board or commission shall file a certification with the City Clerk that such absences have occurred, and the member's office shall thereupon automatically become vacant and shall be filled as any other vacancy. SECTION 2. Section 2.16.020 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code is amended to read: 2.16.020 Membership--Creation. (a) There is created in the city an international airport commission, which shall consist of nineteen members. The nineteen members shall be appointed in the following manner: ten members, appointed in accordance with Section 2.04.060 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code; eight members, one appointed by the Palm Springs City Council from a list of at least two candidates nominated by each of the city councils of Cathedral City, Coachella, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells, Indio, La Quint@, Palm Desert, and Rancho Mirage, and the board of supervisors of Riverside County. (b) No member of the international airport commission shall serve, as a member of the airport land use commission for Riverside County or any airport board or commission for another airport within Riverside, Imperial, San Diego, or San Bernardino counties while serving as a member of the international airport commission, created pursuant to the provisions of this section. No person shall be eligible to serve or continue to serve as a member of the international airport commission who has served as a member of the airport land use commission for Riverside County or any airport board or commission for another airport within Riverside, Imperial, San Diego, or San Bernardino counties within the twelve month period immediately preceding service as a member of the international airport commission. 2 Ordinance No, Page 2 SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall notify the appointing or nominating authority of any commissioner who is no longer eligible to serve and advertise and post the vacancy pursuant to City Charter Section 602. SECTION 4. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same, or the summary thereof, to be published and posted pursuant to the provisions of law and this Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after passage. PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS DAY OF 2007. MAYOR ATTEST: City Clerk CERTIFICATION STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss. CITY OF PALM SPRINGS ) I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, California, do hereby certify that Ordinance No. is a full, true, and correct copy, and was introduced at a regular meeting of the Palm Springs City Council on and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: James Thompson, City Clerk City of Palm Springs, California 3 Dear Members of the City Council, I hope this isn't perceived as presumptuous. But it has occurred to me and several other Palm Springs Airport Commissioners that there may be an unwanted and negative reaction with adoption of the proposed ordinance provision, which would require"down- Valley" cities to submit two names or candidates for each future opening on the Commission. Let me add that I fully-understand the rationale and Impetus for introduction of this ordinance revision, and that it primarily is a response to comments made by two individuals at a Commission meeting last spring, Increasingly, our airport serves the entire Coachella Valley and its expanding number of year round residents and seasonal visitors. We, of course, want this growth to continue,with enthusiastic support and encouragement of neighboring cities who will help promote and advocate for our Airport, particularly in the face if increased competition from Ontario Airport--and the need for Valley cities to be unified in promoting and marketing_new air routes and direct flights to New York and possible other East coast destinations. Provincialism and pettiness has, in the past, existed among neighboring cities, as evidenced by the jealousy and hostility we've observed toward our city at times, by other cities' councils and council members who like to take potshots at our city and the "brand recognition"we enjoy. Mayor Oder, Mr. Ready and others can recall past efforts by some cities to remove the words "Palm Springs"from the CVA's official name. This was particularly evident during mid-2005 when some of us participated in developing the CVA Reorganization Committee's recommendations. If would be unfortunate if the proposed revision in the long-standing methodology or appointing respective dawn-Valley (and Riverside County)Airport Commissioners triggered a backlash or otherwise damaged relations between Palm Springs and--or support from--our Coachella Valley 'Airport partners." Inasmuch as the proposal would not affect any of the existing down-Valley Airport Commissioners, I wanted to at least raise the question before you consider final adoption of this portion of the pending ordinance. None of us wants to precipitate a regression in our City's or Airport's relations with other Coachella Valley cities or with Riverside County, which could somehow result in diminishing their enthusiasm and support for our expanding Airport. I fear this could occur when other cities learned that their traditional method of selecting their respective Airport Commissioner has suddenly been changed. Thanks for letting me express this perspective, which is solely based on concern for our City and Airport. Sincerely, Bob Robert H. Elsner Chairman, Airport Commission 4