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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12288RESOLUTION NO. 12288 A RESOLUTION SUSPENDING ANY NEW CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO ARTS AND CONFERENCE CENTER IN 2011 AND ALLOWING THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO ARTS AND CONFERENCE CENTER TO SHRINK IN SIZE BEGINNING IN 2012 WHEREAS, on December 7, 2011, the Board of Trustees of the Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center approved changes to its bylaws reducing the number of board members from 35 to 16 effective January 1, 2012; and WHEREAS, the revised bylaws provides for the ratio of appointments between the City Council, Board of County Commissioners, and the Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center to be 1:1:2, respectively; and WHEREAS, in a letter to the City Council dated November 28, 2011, the Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center Executive Director and Board Chair and Vice Chair asked the Council to suspend any new appointments for 2011, to make no more than four appointments in any one year other than to fill vacancies, and to allow the Board to shrink in size through term limitations and resignations; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: SECTION 1. The City Council hereby suspends the appointment of new members to the Board of Trustees of the Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center in 2011 to fill the vacancies created by resignation or expiration of terms of Lynette Belkin, Katherine Kennedy, and Cathy Valenzuela, whose terms expire December 31, 2011. SECTION 2. The City Council acknowledges the appointments of Dianne Brooks, whose term expires December 31, 2012, and Jeanette Autobee Garcia, Yvette Fransua, Elizabeth Gallegos, and Erin Hergert, whose terms expire December 31, 2013. SECTION 3. The City Council consents to allowing the Board of Trustees of the Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center to shrink in size from 35 members to 16 members effective January 1, 2012, through term limitations and resignations and in accordance with its revised bylaws. SECTION 4. The City Council agrees to make no more than four appointments to the Board of Trustees of the Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center in any one year other than to fill vacancies due to term limitations and resignations. SECTION 5. This Resolution shall be effective upon passage and approval. INTRODUCED December 27, 2011 BY: Leroy Garcia COUNCILPERSON Background Paper for Proposed RESOLUTION DATE: AGENDA ITEM December 27, 2011 # M-8 DEPARTMENT: OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER JERRY M. PACHECO, CITY MANAGER JENNY M. EICKELMAN, INTERIM DEPUTY CITY MANAGER TITLE: A RESOLUTION SUSPENDING ANY NEW CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO ARTS AND CONFERENCE CENTER IN 2011 AND ALLOWING THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO ARTS AND CONFERENCE CENTER TO SHRINK IN SIZE BEGINNING IN 2012 ISSUE: Should the City Council approve a Resolution suspending any new City Council appointments to the Board of Trustees of the Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center in 2011 and allowing the Board of Trustees of the Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center to shrink in size beginning in 2012? RECOMMENDATION: Administration recommends approval of the Resolution. BACKGROUND: On December 7, 2011, the Board of Trustees of the Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center (SCACC) approved changes to its bylaws reducing the number of board members from 35 to 16 effective January 1, 2012. The revised bylaws designates the ratio of appointments between the City Council, Board of County Commissioners, and SCACC at 1:1:2, respectively. In a letter to the City Council dated November 28, 2011, the SCACC Executive Director and Board Chair and Vice Chair asked the Council to suspend any new appointments for 2011, to make no more than four appointments in any one year other than to fill vacancies, and to allow the Board to shrink in size through term limitations and resignations. This Resolution would suspend any new appointments for 2011 and allow the Board of Trustees to shrink in size beginning in 2012. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact.