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OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
STAFF REPORT
REQUEST: CITY COUNCIL NOMINATE FOR APPOINTMENT OF THE CITY OF
PALM DESERT PRIMARY AND ALTERNATE REPRESENTATIVES TO
THE SANTA ROSA AND SAN JACINTO MOUNTAINS NATIONAL
MONUMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL (MAC)
SUBMITTED BY: John M. Wohlmuth, City Manager
DATE: September 24, 2009
ATTACHMENT: Nomination Application Package for the MAC
Recommendation
By Minute Motion, that the City Council nominate for appointment a
primary and alternate representatives to serve as the City of Palm
Desert's representatives to the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto National
Monument Advisory Committee (MAC). The terms of both positions will
be from October 2009 through December 16, 2011.
Executive Summary and Backqround
On June 12, 2008, the City Council nominated Councilmember Jim Ferguson for
appointment as the City of Palm Desert's primary representative for the Santa Rosa and
San Jacinto National Monument Advisory Council. The City Council did not nominate
an alternate for the appointment to MAC. The City Council nominates an appointment,
as the Secretary of Interior makes the appointment with the Secretary of Agriculture's
concurrence. Unfortunately, after Palm Desert's June 12, 2008, nomination, the
Secretary of Interior did not appoint Councilmember Ferguson to the MAC.
The cities within the Coachella Valley, adjacent to the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto
National Monument have, or may have, representatives on the MAC. Currently, only
Rancho Mirage, Palm Springs, and La Quinta have representatives appointed to MAC.
The cities of Palm Desert, Cathedral City, Indian Wells and the County of Riverside
currently do not have representatives appointed to the MAC. Some of these entities
have nominated representatives but not appointed representatives, such as Palm
Desert.
To be eligible for appointment to MAC, an individual must be qualified through
education, training, knowledge, or experience to give informed advice regarding an
industry, discipline, or interest identified in Section 7 of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto
Mountains National Monument Act of 2000. The appointees must also have
demonstrated experience or knowledge of the geographic area in which the National
City of Palm Desert's Representative for MAC
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Monument is located; have demonstrated a commitment to collaborate in seeking
solutions to a wide spectrum of resource management issues; and have the ability to
represent their designated industry, discipline or interest.
The representatives hold a 3-year term staggered with the other appointments.
If the City Council wishes to re-nominate Councilmember Ferguson as the City's
representative, the nomination form must be resubmitted. The nomination form for the
City's alternate representative must also be submitted.
The City of Palm Desert's last primary representative was former Councilmember
Buford Crites.
The nomination period will be open and advertised in the Federal Register for
approximately the next two weeks.
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*By Minute Motion, nominated Councilman Jim Ferguson as the City of Palm
Desert's primary representative and Buford Crites as the alternate to
serve on the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Advisory
Committee (MAC) , effective December 16, 2008 - December 16, 2011. 5-0
SANTA ROSA AND SAN JACINTO NIOUrTAINS
NATIONAL vIONtiMENT ADVISORY COMMYTTEE
BYLAWS AND STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES
The Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Vlonument Advisory Committee
(Committee) was established by the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National
Monument Act of 2000 (Act) (16 U.S.C. 431 nt., October 24, 2000), consistent with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act of 19�2 (FACA) (5 U.S.C. app., October 6, 1972, as
amended).
The Committee operates in accordance with the Act; FACA; Final Rule on Federal
Advisory Committee Management(Final RuIe), General Services Administration(66 FR
37728, July 19, 2001); and the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument
Advisory Committee ChaRer(Charter), approved by the Secretary of ihe Interior on
November 15, 2007 and the Acting Secretary of Agriculture on December 7, 2007, and
filed on December 10, 2007.
This document establishes rules and procedures deemed necessary and desirable by the
Committee, as authorized by Section 7(e) of the Act. Provisions of the Act, FACA, Final
Rule, and Charter applicable to operations of the Committee are not repeated in these
Bylaws and Standard Operating Procedures.
SECTION I: MEMBER REQUIREMENTS AND TERMS
a. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: To be eiigible for appointment to the Committee, a
person must be qualified through education, training, knowledge, or experience to give
informed advice regarding an industry,discipline, or interest identified in Section 7 of the
Act; have demonstrated experience or knowledge of the geographical area in which the
National Monument is located; have demonstrated a commitment to collaborate in seekin�
solutions to a wide spectrum of resource management issues; and have the ability to
represent their designated industry, discipline, or interest.
b. STAGGERED TERI�IS: Primary and altemate Committee members will be appointed to
serve 3-year terms on a staggered term basis, with 5 of the I S positions subject to
appointment or reappointment of representatives each year. For this purpose, groupings of
Committee positions are as follows:
Group 1
City of Rancho Mirage
City of Palm Desert
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
Pinyon Community Council
Regional college or university expert in natural science and reseazch
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Group 2
City of Cathedral City
City of Indian Wells
County of Riverside
Winter Park Authority
Coachella Valley tilountains Conservancy
Group 3
City of Palm Springs
City of La Quinta
Local conservation organization
Local developer or builder organization
California Department of Fish and Game or California Department of Parks and
Recreation
c. CONCUR.RENCY OF TERMS: Terms of primary and alternate members representing
the same industry, discipline, or interest sha(1 be concurrent.
d. TERMINATION OF SERYICE: The Secretaries may, after written notice, terminate the
service of a member if, in the judgment of the Secretaries, removal is in the public interest.
Members may also be terminated if they no longer meet the requirements under which they
were appointed; fail or are unable to participate regularly in Committee work; or have
violated Federal law or the regulations of the Department of the Interior or the Department
of Agriculture.
SECTION II: ELECTION OF CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON
The Committee will annually elect a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among its
primary members. Individuals nominated for these positions must be in attendance at the
meeting when such election occurs, or, if not able to attend such meeting, have informed
the Designated Federal Official (DFO) in advance regarding their willingness to serve in
either capacity.
A majority of Committee members in attendance is deemed sufficient to eIect a
Chairperson and Vice Chairperson when such election has been announced in advance of
the meeting. Election of these officers will usually occur at the first meeting of the
Committee during the calendar year.
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SECTION III: ROLES AND RESP01�1SIBILITIES
a. CHAIRPERSON A��ID VICE CHAIRPERSON: The Chairperson is responsible for
conducting meetings of the Committee, which may include the following: conducting
voting regarding recommendations of the Committee; appointing individuals and a
chairperson, with concurrence of the DFO, to serve on a subgroup; calling for nominations
and election of a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson; confemng with the D�O regarding
calls for Committee meetings and issues to be addressed on meeting agendas; and certifying
the accuracy of Committee meeting minutes.
The Vice Chairperson will assume the role of Chairperson when the Chairperson is absent.
If the Chairperson resigns or is terminated, the Vice Chairperson wilI continue in the role
of Chairperson until the next annual election for both positions.
b. ALTERNATE MEMBERS: An alternate member of the Committee serves in place of the
primary member representing a particular industry, discipline, or interest during absences or
upon resignation or termination of the primary member. During absences of the primary
rnember, the alternate member shall function in the same manner and shall be accorded the
same rights and privileges as the primary member.
An alternate member shal]not make motions before the Committee or cast votes regarding
recommendations under consideration by the Committee when the primary member is in
attendance at meetings of the Cornmittee. An alternate member, however, may participate
in Committee discussions at the discretion of the Committee Chairperson, and may
participate in subgroups if appointed by the Committee Chairperson with the concurrence
of the DFO.
Alternate members cannot serve as Chairperson or Vice Chairperson unless the primary
member representing the same industry, discipline, or interest has resigned or has been
terminated.
Approved by the Committee on March 1,2008.
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Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains
National Monument Advisory Committee (MAC)
The Santa Rosa and San racinto Mountains National Monument invites you to submit a
nomination application for any of eight primary representative positions or 15 alternate
representative positions on the Monument Advisory Commiitee(MAC). Members are
appointed to three-year terms, except as described below,by the Secretary of the Interior
with concurrence by the Secretary of Agnculture. The MAC advises the Secretaries
througlz thc Designated Federal Official (I�lational Monument Manager) on issues related
to implementation of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument
Management Plan, and operates in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act
and the Committee's charter.
Z'hree of the eight primary positions have been vacant due to resignation; therefore, the
upcoming terms for them will be less than the customary three years in order to maintain
an established rotation of Committee members. The remaining five primary positions are
currently filled, but their tenms wi11 expire on December 16, 2008.
The Committee's charter was revised in December 2UU7 to allow for the appointment of
alternate representatives, one for each of the 15 interests and organizations represented on
the iV1AC. Hence, this is the first time a call for nominations for these alternates has
occurred, To maintain concurrency with the terms of primary representatives, terms for
some alternates will be abbrcviated for the initial appointments.
PRIiY1ARY REPRESENTAT[VES �
Vacant positions, which are now open for nomination for appointment to serve as
primary representatives, are listed below.
• City of Indian Wells; term will begin on date of appoinTment and expire July 21,
2009
• Winter Park Authority; term wil] begin on date of appointment and expire July 2],
2009
• a local developer or builder organization; term will begin on date of appointment
and expire March 16, 2010
Positions with terms that expire on December 16, 2008, which are now open for
nomination for appointment or reappointment to serve as primary representatives, are
identified below. Terms for these positions will begin no sooner than December 16, 20U8,
and will expire on December 16, 2011.
• City of Rancho '.�Iirage
• City of Palm Desert
• Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
• Pinyon Community Council
• a representative with expertise in natural science and research selected from a
regional college or university
ALTERI�IATE REPRESENTAT['�'ES �
The following 1� alternate representative positions aze now open for nomination for
appointment. Alternates serve in the absence of the primary representatives. Terms for
these positions will begin and end as indicated to establish concurrency with the terms of
the primary representatives for each interest or organization.
Terms be�in on date of appointment and expire Julv 21 2009
• City of Indian Wells
• Winter Park Authority
• City of Cathedral City
• Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy
• County of Riverside
Terrns be�in on date of appointment and expire March 16 2010
• City of Palm Springs
• City of La Quinta
• California Department of Fish and Game or the California Department of Parks
and Recreation
• a local developer or builder organization
• a local conservation organization
Terms be�in on December 16 2008 and expire December 16 2011
• City of Rancho Mirage
� City of Palm Desert
• Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
• Pinyon Community Council
• an alternate representative with expertise in natural science and research selected
from a regional college or university
Applications for nomination to the Committee must be received by June 18,2008.
Application information and forms are available electronically in PDF format by clicking
on the following link:
http://www.blm.gov/calst/en/fo/palmsprings/santarosa/advisory_committee,html
Applications can also be obtained in person at, or through written request to the National
Monument Manager at the address below; by telephone request at (760) 251-4836; via
facsimile message (fax) request sent to (760) 251-4899 in care of the National Monument
Manager; or via email request seni to jfoote@ca.blm.gov.
Completed nomination application packages must be delivered by the due date to the
followin� address:
National Monument Manager
Bureau of Land Management
palm Springs-South Coast Field Office
690 West Garnet Avenue
P.O. Box 581260
I�'orth Palm Springs, CA 92258
Cunent MAC appointees may submit an updated nomination application for
reappointment. Any individual may nominate himself or herselE The application process
for both primary and alternate positions is the same. There is no Iimit to the number of
nomination applications that may be submitted for each position. Equal opportunity
practices are followed for all appointments to the Committee.
Background and Instructions
The Santa Rosa and San Jacinto ylountains vational Vlonument Advisory Committee
(NIAC) advises the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture through the
Designated fiederal Official (National Monument Manager) on issues related to
implementation of the National Monument Management Plan. It operates in accordance
ti�•ith the Federal Advisory Committee Act and the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto :�Iountains
\ationa!vlonument Advisory Committee Charter.
Niembers o£the MAC are U.S. citizens appointed for three-year terms by the Secretary of
the Interior with concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture. As volunteers, members
serve without pay, but will be reimbursed for travel and per diem expenses for National
Monument related business and travel, when appropriate and approved in advance, at the
current rates for government employees.
1�here are 15 primary representatives and 15 alternate representatives serving on the
N1AC. In accordance with the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto vlountains National Monument
Act of 2000, the Committee includes a representative with expertise in natural science
and research selected from a regional college or university; and representatives of the
California Department of Fish and Game or California Department of Parks and
Recreation; County of Riverside; cities of Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage,
La Quinta,Palm Desert, and Indian Wells; Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians;
Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy; a local conservation organization; a iocal
developer or builder organization; Winter Park Authority; and the Pinyon Community
Council. The MAC charter approved in December 2007 allows for the appointment of
one alternate representative for each of these interests and organizations.
A nomination application includes forms for both the U.S. Department of the Interior and
U.S. Department of Agriculture. Complete nomination packages include letters of
reference and a recommendation from the interest or organization being represented.
Additional information which addresses a nominee's qualifications(e.g.,resume or
curriculum vitae) should be submitted with the nomination package. Nominations may be
made by any person, group, or organization, including self-nomination.
Completed nomination applications must be delivered by the specified date to the
�;ational Monument Manager, Bureau of Land Management, Palm Springs-South Coast
Field Office, 690 West Garnet Avenue, P.O. Box 581260, North Palm Springs, California
92258.
Nomination application packages become the property of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto
Mountains National Monument, and will not be returned. Nomination applications are for
one-time use only and cannot be reused for any future appointmenEs or reappointments.
Previous nomination applications will be available for review and copying by the
applicant if requested. Information contained in all nomination application packages is
subject to the Privacy Act and considered confidential—information will not be shared
with anyone other then the applicant and appropriate government officials.
Additional information about the application process may be obtained through the
applicable Federal Register Notice that calls for nominations to serve on the MAC. Eq�ial
opporiunity practices are followed for all appointments to the Committee.
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Names of council to be considered
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains Natio al Monument
Advisory Committee
Nominee's Full Name
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Business Phone Cell Phone ome Phone
Occu ation and Title
Education colle es, de rees, ma�or fields of stud �
Career Highlights (significant related experience, civz and
professional activities, elected offzces �if ternz expires, rior advisory
committee experience or career achievements related o the interest
to be represented] attach additional pages as necess
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QUALIFICATIONS I
Education, trainin and or ex erience:
Experience or knowledge of the council's geographi� axea of
'urisdiction:
Experience in working with disparate groups to ach�eve
collaborative solutions (e.g., ciuic organizations, pla nzng
commissions, school boards
Area of Interest to be represented I!
Attach letters of reference from interests or organiza�ion to be
represented (required) �I
Nominated Bv �I
Name and Title or Position II
Address I�
Tele hone number, and or e-mail address I� � �
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301, the Federal advisory Committee Act, and Part 1784 of Title
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to determine education, tra.ining, and experience re�ated to
possible service on an advisory council of the Bure u of Land
Management. If you are appointed as an advisory, t e information
will be reta.ined by the appointing official as long as you serve.
Otherwise, it will be destroyed or returned (if reque ted) within 60
days following announcement of the council appoin ments.
Completion of this form is voluntary. However, fa.ilu e to complete
any or all items will inhibit fair evaluation of your q alifications,
and could result in you (or your nominee) not receiv�ing full
consideration for appointment. !�
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