Title
Appointment of Members to the Tourism Implementation Task Force
Recommended Action
I move to appoint the persons indicated on the voting summary spreadsheet to the Tourism Implementation Task Force for a term of two years.
I, further move, to appoint the Representatives and Alternates from the Boards and Commissions on the voting summary spreadsheet to the Tourism Implementation Task Force for a term of two years
.County Manager's Recommendation
The County Manager recommends that Council appoint the recommended members of the Tourism Implementation Task Force Charter as requested.
Body
As part of Council’s action on February 27, 2018 to accept the Los Alamos Tourism Strategic Plan, the Tourism Implementation Task Force was formed and staff was directed to bring back a charter for the task force. This task force was modeled after the White Rock Master Plan Implementation committee and will provide guidance and expertise to the Council and County staff on implementation issues.
The charter for the Tourism Implementation Task Force was approved on April 3, 2018. The charter (shown in Attachment B) defines the purpose, scope of work, representation, and member term among other items. The highlights of this new Task Force are:
- Task Force is initially chartered for two years.
- Task Force will be comprised of various tourism stakeholders including the community-at-large, Business community and assets/attractions
- Total number of members not to exceed eleven (11) members
- Task Force will also include representatives from Historic Preservation, Lodgers’ Tax Advisory, and Parks/Recreation Boards
- Members will be initially appointed for a two term
- County project manager will be staff liaison to task force
The openings of the Task Force were advertised widely. All members of the former Tourism Work Group were invited and encouraged to apply for this committee. Fourteen (14) letters of interest were received and shown in Attachment A. The three Boards called out specifically in the charter have identified their representatives and alternates for the Task Force. These Board and Commissions representatives are shown in Attachment C. A selection team consisting of one Councilor and County staff liaison for the Task Force reviewed the letters of interest and their guidance for membership is shown in Attachment D.
To facilitate the task force selection process for the remaining eight (8) slots, Councilors have been provided with the list of all applicants that will be used as a ballot. During the meeting, all Councilors will fill out the ballot and turn them in to staff. Staff will enter all the votes into a master list spreadsheet (shown in Attachment E) and the votes will be automatically tabulated. In order to be appointed, each applicant must have a minimum of 4 votes. If there are less than 8 persons that receive the required number of votes, Council will have the option to either appoint less than 8 members or conduct a voice vote to fill the remaining slots.
If Council chooses to conduct a voice vote, the following motion can be used:
I nominate _____________(names of applicants) to fill the remaining ___ vacancies on the Tourism Implementation Task Force and move that Council appoint ___ nominees to the vacant position(s) as follows:
By roll call vote, Councilors vote for ____ nominees and the ____ with the highest vote total of four or more be appointed to fill the two year term.
Attachments
A - Letters of Interest Received
B - Tourism Implementation Task Force Charter
C - BCC Representatives
D - Guidance from Selection Team
E - Master List Spreadsheet