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331 <br /> <br />8. MATTERS INITIATED BY COUNCILMEMBERS <br />Item 8a <br />Appointment of Human Services Commissioners (SR 91:284) <br /> <br /> Mr. Mercer indicated that Council interviewed the applicants <br />to the Human Services Commission on July 15th and that the <br />appointments would be made at the next Council meeting. <br /> <br />Item 8b <br />Follow-Up Report on Joint City Council/Planning Commission/Design <br />Review Board Meeting (SR 91:283) <br /> <br /> Ms. Scribner expressed concern that the ordinary citizen or <br />unlicensed design/development professional who has some concept of <br />what the community should look like is not represented in the <br />proposed composition of the Design Review Board. <br /> <br /> Mr. Mercer explained that the Board was set up to have <br />professionals assist the Council, the Planning Commission and <br />Staff. He added that the other commissions such as the Planning <br />Commission and Park and Recreation Commission are composed of <br />ordinary citizens. <br /> <br /> Ms. Mohr stated that the fifth member of the Board could be a <br />design professional, not necessarily a licensed one. She indicated <br />that she would prefer Land Use and EIR issues to go directly to the <br />Planning Commission and the Council rather than through the Board. <br /> <br /> Mr. Roush stated that the Board cannot be entirely left out of <br />those matters. He explained that CEQA guidelines indicate that if <br />the City has a body such as the Board, which has advisory functions <br />as well as decision-making authority, that body would have to <br />consider and take action on negative declarations and/or EIRs. <br /> <br /> Mr. Mercer suggested that these items could initially be sent <br />to the Council, and if the Council determines that the items are <br />acceptable, the items would be sent back to the Board for its <br />consideration. In this manner, the Board would not spend time <br />discussing a project which would then be denied by the Council. <br /> <br /> Ms. Sharrell Michelotti, Planning Commissioner, commented that <br />if the Council makes a decision on a matter affecting the number of <br />units, and that decision is not appropriate in terms of timing, the <br />Board may not be able to correct that decision. She inquired if <br />the Council is referring to such levels of decision or to <br />conceptual approval of projects. <br /> <br /> - 35 - <br /> 7-16-91 <br /> <br /> <br />