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Home My WebLink About2008/07/08 Item 16 ~(~ ~ :;..=~= ~ Mayor and City Council City Of Chula Vista 276 Fourth A.venue Chula Vista, Ca 91910 619.691.5044 - 619.476.5379 Fax MEMO CllY OF CHULA VISTA .~~_ :.~~~"B'lt~- .~:\!.' -~.',' ,-",,~~-'" 1;f!~f~l~~~~g'.~'f-1' _~,,~';:J~7A~h:?Jm1i~ ;;~~i*-;,,;,~~~gft~_~-:':df~~:t ~~~ June 19, 2008 FROM: Office of the Mayor & City Council Lori Peoples, Senior Deputy City Clerk Lorraine Bennett, Deputy City Clerk Mayor Cheryl cox~ Jennifer Quijano, Constituent Services ManagC~.. . ~rJ() Cultural Arts Commission appointment TO: VIA RE: :;'~ = " ,,"~:,--.:;~~'_~~F- ~€:~~_1f;i:~..~:~'-" ,;~~;~'> w.:~~~~J:1';~~_ '" ~~f f;~~'l ~~ The following candidate has been recommended for appointment to the Cultural Arts Commission. The ratification of this candidate has been placed on the July 8, 2008 Council agenda. Erica Fessia has been a resident of Chula Vista for the past 35 years. Erica is the Co- Founder and Executive Director of the South Bay Children's Museum Erica is currently involved in LEAD San Diego, Girl Scouts, Chula Vista Recreation, Toastmasters and Eastlake Community Church. Erica is also a recent graduate of the City's Spring 2008 Citizens Leadership Academy. . / '-~ ^ I i ~\f? ~ ~5=? Mayor and City Council City Of Cllula Vista 275 Fourth Avent-ole Chula Vista, Ca 91910 619.691.5044 - 619.476.5379 Fax MEMO CI1Y OF CHULA VISTA iEi~,W~,~"..,(~~;:. ~. '~ii~_" "/~:~).i~.~~;t.~~.~~l:,~~~ 'r:~:t~' ;'~:J;:l~1~ -~?;.~~!;;'~:!,:;;~~~':'",' 4~ '~ June 25, 2008 FROM Office of the Mayor & City Council Lori Peoples, Senior Deputy City Clerk Lorraine Bennett, Deputy City Clerk MaYOrChe~ICox~ Jennifer Quijano, Constituent Services Managed' International Friendship Commission appointment TO: VIA: RE: t:r~'iJ!'~~~~@;~~~~~~~~~~~""'1';;~~5t~:Jf.;~~~:itJil~111 The following candidate has been recommended for appointment to the International Friendship Commission. The ratification of this candidate has been placed on the July 8, 2008 Council agenda. Misty Tienken has been a resident of Chula Vista for the past 2.5 years. Misty works for AT&T as a sales support representative. She is currently enrolled at Grossmont College, working on a degree in Political Science. I . . I I ! / )" r' i (t:. ,.' 1400 K STR;::ET SACR.......vrEN70, CA. 9531 ct PH: (916) 653~3:00 FX: (91.6) 658-3240 R-"'~'\r~~' \-. "_ I }.o.', \~\..J~! 'f 1._L' 't8 J;N is "'t"", A 1,1<,; '1"" wW''I1.c..;.crr!E.S.ORG L, I U ~11Ul VI,), ':" IJl'Ueasl! review tftnis ~!:Ef\\lI~i1\i'~W;{ iNIew proceclllIres were adcp'l::ad illl 20016 regalT\tllill'llg cilesignaticll1l of vctill1lg delegates and a!tsmates and vctillllg at the Ali\lll1lual CCD1Iferell1lce. June 13,2008 TO: Mayors, City Managers and City Clerks RE: DESIGNATION OF VOTING DELEGATES A1'ID ALTERNATES League of California Cities Anmmal Conference - September 24-27, Long Beach The League's 2008 Annual Conference is scheduled for September 24-27 in Long Beach. An important part ofthe Annual Conference is the Annual Business Meeting, scheduled for 8:30 a,m., September 27, at the Long Beach Convention Center. At this meeting, the League membership considers and takes action on resolutions that establish League policy. In order to vote at the lUl11ual Business Meeting, your city council must designate a voting delegate, In the event that the designated voting delegate is unable to serve in that capacity, your city may appoint up to two alternate voting.delegates. In.2006, Lhe ability to appoint up to two alternates was the result of approval of a League bylaws amendment that increased the number of voting delegate alternates from one to two. Please complete tile attaclled! Voting Delegate form and reh!lrI!l it to the League's office [110 later than September 5, so that voting delegate/alternates records may be established prior to tile cOIDlference. At the conference, voting delegate forms may be returned to the Voting Delegate Desk located in the conference registration area. Please note the following procedures that are intended to ensure the integrity of the voting process at the Annual Business Meeting. '" Adnolffi by Cmmdl RelJ[lffiiu-ed!. Consistent with League bylaws, a city's voting delegate and up to two alternates must be designated by the city council. When completing the attached Voting Delegate form, please attach either a copy ofthe council resolution that reflects the council action taken, or have your city clerk or mayor sign the form affirming that the names provided are those selected by the city council. Please note that designating the voting delegate and alternates must be done by city council action and cannot be accomplished by individual action of the mayor or city manager alone. " Conference Registration Required. The voting delegate and alternates must be registered to attend the conference. At least one must be present at the Business Meeting and in possession of voting card in order to cast a vote. Voting delegates and alternates -more- "~ - ('I _/ are requested to pick up meir conference badges before signing in and picking up me votiilg delegate card at l1}e Voting Delegates Desk. This will enable mem to receive me special stamps on meir name badges mat will admit mem into the voting area during the Business Meeting. . Trallsferring Voting Card to Non-Designated Individuals Not AlIowed. The votiIlg card may be transferred freely between me voting delegate and alternates, but only between the voting delegate and alternates. If the voting delegate and alternates find memselves unable to attend the Business Meeting, l1}ey may not transfer the voting card to anomer city official. . New Seating Protocol during General Assembly. At the Business Meeting, individuals with the voting card will sit in a separate area. Admission to this area will be limited to those individuals with a special stamp on their name badge identifying them as a voting delegate or alternate. If the voting delegate and alternates wish to sit together, they should be sure to sign in at the Voting Delegate desk and obtain the special stamps on their badges. The Voting Delegate desk in the conference registration area will be open September 24, 25 and 26, and prior to the Business Meeting on September 27. The conference registration area will open at 12:00 p.m., on September 24, at the Long Beach Convention Center. The Voting Delegate desk will also be open at the Business Meeting, but not during a roll call vote, should one be undertaken. The voting procedures that will be used at the conference are attached to this memo. Please share it and this memo with your council and especially with the individuals your council designates as your city's voting delegate and alternates. Once again, thank you for completing the voting delegate and alternate form and returning it to the League office by September 5. If you have questions, please call Mary McCullough at (916) 658-8247. Attachments: G 2008 Annual Conference Voting Procedures Q Voting Delegate/Alternate Form \ LEAGUE '-- OF CALlfOR.:'HA CITIES 1400 K Street, Suite 400. Sacramento, California 95814 Phone: 916,658,8200 Fax: 916,658,8240 www.cacities.org Annual Conference Voting Procedures 2008 Annual Conference I, One City One Vote. Each member city has a right to cast one vote on matters pertaining to League policy, 2, Designating a City Vofillg Representative. Prior to the iVlllual Conference, each city council may designate a voting delegate and up to ViVO alternates; these individuals are identified on the Voting Delegate Form pro,ided to the League Credentials Committee, 3, Registering with the Cndentials Committee. The voting delegate, or alternates, may pick up the city's voting card at the Voting Delegate Desk in the conference registration area, We encourage voting delegates and alternates to sign in at the Voting Delegate Desk so that they may receive a special stamp on their name badge and thus be admitted to the voting area at the Business Meeting, 4, Signing Illitiated Resolution Petitions, Only those individuals who are voting delegates (or alternates) and who have picked up their city's voting card by providing a signature to the Credentials Committee at the Voting Delegate Desk may sign petitions to initiate a resolution, 5, VotilIllg. To cast the city's vote, a city official must have in his or her possession the city's voting card and be registered with the Credentials Committee, The voting card may be transfened freely between the voting delegate and alternates, but may not be transferred to another city official who is not either a voting delegate or alternate. 6. Voting Area at Business Meeting, At the Business Meeting, individuals with the voting card will sit in a separate area. Admission will be limited to those individuals with a special stamp on their name badge identifying them as a voting delegate or alternate. Ifthe city's voting delegate and alternates wish to sit together, all should sign in at the Voting Delegate desk and obtain the special stamps on their badges. 7. Resolving DiSjputes. In case of dispute, the Credentials Committee will determine the validity of signatures on petitioned resolutions and the right of a city official to vote at the Business Meeting. I,-c' ~. I -' \ LEAGUE '-- OF CALI FORNIA CITIES II CITY 2008 A.,i'ooNuAL CONFERENCE VOTING DELEGA TEl AL TERt~A TE FORM Please complete this form and return it to the League office by September 5, 2008. Forms not sent by this deadline may be submitted to the Voting Delegate Desk located in the Annual Conference Registration Area. Your city council may designate one voting delegate and up' to two alternates. In order to vote at the i\nnual Business Meeting, voting delegates and aiternates must be designated by your city council. Please attach the council resolution as proof of designation. As an alternative, the Mayor or City Clerk may sign this form, affirming that the designation reflects the action taken by the council. Please note: Voting delegates and alternates will be seated in a separate area at the i\nnual Business Meeting. Admission to this special area will be limited to individuals (voting delegates and alternates) who are identified with a special stamp on their conference badge. If your city's voting delegate and alternates wish to sit together at the Business Meeting, they are all encouraged to sign in at the Voting Desk in order to obtain the identifying stamp that will admit them to the special voting area. 1. VOTING DELEGATE Name: Title: 2. VOTING DELEGATE - ALTERNATE 3. VOTING DELEGATE - ALTERNATE Name: Name: Title: Title: PLEASE ATTACH COUNCIL RESOLUTION DESIGNATING vOTING DELEGATE' A.ND ALTERi'lATES. ATTEST (I affirm that the informatiollJl provided reflects action by tile city council to designate the voting delegate and aUemate.) Name: Phone: Title: Date: Please complete and return bv Septembel' 5 to: League of California Cities ATTN: Mary McCullough FAX: (916) 658-8240 1400 K Street Sacramento, CA 95814 AC2Q08V otingDeJegateLetter.cto<:: , , ;' (_c-~ --- I