REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Fred A. Wilson, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Ursula Luna-Reynosa, Director of Community Development
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Approve the appointment of Amory Hanson and Mark Zambrano to the Historic Resources Board (HRB) with terms to expire July 2022 as recommended by City Council liaisons Mayor Erik Peterson and Mayor Pro Tempore Lyn Semeta
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Statement of Issue:
Transmitted for City Council consideration are the appointment of Amory Hanson and Mark Zambrano to inaugural terms on the Historic Resources Board as recommended by the City Council liaisons to the Board, Mayor Peterson and Mayor Pro-tem Semeta.
Financial Impact:
Not applicable.
Recommended Action:
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Approve the appointment of Amory Hanson and Mark Zambrano to the Historic Resources Board, as recommended by City Council liaisons to the Board, Mayor Peterson and Mayor Pro-tem Semeta, with terms to expire July 1, 2022.
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Alternative Action(s):
A) Deny the appointment of Amory Hanson and Mark Zambrano to inaugural terms on the Historic Resources Board and direct staff accordingly.
B) Continue the recommended action and direct staff accordingly.
Analysis:
The purpose of the Historic Resources Board (HRB) is to encourage and promote programs and activities that enhance public awareness of the City’s historic resources. The HRB acts as an advisory board to the City Council, as well as a liaison to the Council for local, state, and federal groups and agencies whose interest involves historic issues. The HRB advises on issues pertaining to the preservation of historic commercial and residential structures and sites. It also cooperates with the Planning Commission and the Community Services Commission to ensure that historic preservation and services are considered in the planning for future development in the community.
Based on Chapter 2.107.010 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code, the Board shall consist of not less than seven nor more than nine members, to be appointed to serve terms of four years. In 2017, the City council approved the reappointment of Kathie Schey, Ronald Knowles, and Duane Wentworth to the HRB for terms to expire July 1, 2021. Those reappointments resulted in the current roster of six HRB members and one vacancy below mandate. The proposed appointments of Amory Hanson and Mark Zambrano would bring the roster of active HRB members from six to eight.
Environmental Status:
The item is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 15060(c)(2)(3) as it will not result in any direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical changes in the environment and is not a project as defined in Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines. Pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5), projects do not include organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
Strategic Plan Goal:
Improve quality of life
Attachment(s):
1. Historic Resources Board Roster - January 2019