PANEL STARTS CITY SEARCH COMMUNITY GROUP TO HELP SELECT MANAGER.Byline: Heather MacDonald Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - The City Council on Tuesday unanimously appointed 16 community members to an ad-hoc committee that will help select Santa Clarita's next city manager. Although some of the panel members are well-known, most are active behind the scenes or are frequent volunteers who have served Santa Clarita in many different capacities. ``We chose these people to try to keep politics out of the process and make the committee as broad-based as possible, in order to represent the community as best it can,'' said Councilwoman Marsha McLean. Councilmen Bob Kellar and Cameron Smyth Cameron Smyth is a Republican who has represented Califoria's 38th Assembly district since December of 2006. He succeeded Keith Richman who was term limited. Prior to being elected to the state legislature, Assemblyman Smyth served on the Santa Clarita City Council, where he were not present at the meeting. Mayor Frank Ferry and Councilwoman Laurene Weste joined McLean in voting to form the panel. The quest to find a new city manager has been narrowed to six remaining candidates, including interim City Manager Ken Pulskamp. The City Council and the ad hoc committee ad hoc committee A committee formed with the purpose of addressing a specific issue or issues, which theoretically is disbanded once its raison d'etre is finished will interview the semi-finalists behind closed doors Oct. 22 at the Hyatt Valencia hotel. Several committee members said Tuesday they were surprised and honored to have been tapped and eager to question the candidates about their ability to cope with a myriad of issues facing Santa Clarita, including the need for new roads and schools. ``I'm looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a well-rounded candidate who is committed to improving the quality of life in Santa Clarita,'' said Ray Pearl, deputy director of the Building Industry Association of Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . Other panel members said they planned to focus on specific issues, like funding for the cultural arts in Santa Clarita and the need to spur the redevelopment effort in downtown Newhall. ``We need to get the redevelopment effort moving faster,'' said Raul Bojorquez, the owner of El Trocadero Steak House steak house or steak·house n. A restaurant that specializes in beefsteak dishes. on San Fernando Road San Fernando Road is a major street in the city and county of Los Angeles. It starts off in Castaic as The Old Road, passing through Santa Clarita and the Newhall Pass, where upon its intersection with Sierra Highway near the junction of the Golden State (I-5) and the . ``It is too slow now.'' The committee will advise the council on the selection of two or three finalists and on the ultimate choice, which is expected to be made before Christmas, officials said. The City Council and the ad-hoc committee's discussions about hiring a new city manager are exempt from the state's open meeting law, which allows municipalities to make hiring and firing decisions in private. Former City Manager George Caravalho left Santa Clarita for the top job in the Inland Empire city of Riverside in April after a bruising year that was marked by tension between the City Council and the city staff. THE CANDIDATES The Ad Hoc Committee created to review city manager candidates: Paula Berriz, Youth Sports Association of Santa Clarita Raul Bojorquez, El Trocadero Steak House Dianna Boone, city of Santa Clarita Tim Ben Boydston, Canyon Theater Guild Bill Cooper, Castaic Lake Water Agency Rev. Stanley Fix, Santa Clarita Interfaith Council Darla Hoback, environmentalist environmentalist a person with an interest and knowledge about the interaction of humans and animals with the environment. John Hoskinson, Gruber Systems Ray Pearl, Building Industry Association Ed Redd, parks and recreation commissioner Doug Sink, Remo Inc. Sue Solomon, Newhall School District The Newhall School District is a school district in the Santa Clarita Valley that serves the Valencia and Newhall communities within the city of Santa Clarita, California, as well as the Stevenson Ranch community in unincorporated Los Angeles County. Paul Strickland, William S. Hart Union High School District Deputy Joe Trejo, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. Nancy Troxell, Southern California Association of Realtors Rick Winsman, planning commissioner CAPTION(S): box Box: THE CANDIDATES (see text) |
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