Agenda Item Wording:
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Consider for re-appoint two current commissioners for second term on the Parks and Recreation Commission.
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Deadline for Action: 5/15/2023
Submitting Department: Community Services
Contact Name and Phone Number: Laurissa Roggenkamp, Recreation Manager 713-4336 and Kelli Kincaid 713-4042
Department Recommendation:
It is recommended that City Council re-appoint Commissioner Monroy and Commissioner Wagner to the Parks and Recreation Commission to serve a second term.
Background Discussion:
Pursuant to Article VII of the Visalia City Charter, the Council, may provide for appointment of the Parks and Recreation Commission five members to serve without compensation, and to act in an advisory capacity to the Council and City Manager in all matters pertaining to parks, playgrounds, and recreation centers.
In accordance with the City Charter, the Parks and Recreation Commission is comprised of five voting members. Pursuant to Visalia Municipal Code 2.12.010 vacancies from any cause on the Parks and Recreation Commission shall be filled by the Council.
The Parks and Recreation Commission is currently comprised of three appointed commissioners; Commission Chair Lisa Walsh (resides in Northwest quadrant), Commissioner Edgardo Monroy (resides in Southwest quadrant), and Commissioner Samantha Wagner (resides in Southeast quadrant).
Commissioner Monroy and Wagner were both appointed June 2021 to serve their first term, both have requested to continue their service on the commission with a second term beginning June 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025. During their first term both Commissioners actively participated in meetings, and each has only been absent twice over the past two years.
Fiscal Impact:
None
Prior Council Action: 6/20/2022 Council appointed Lisa Walsh for her second term and extended Steve Woods for an additional six months. The C...
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