TO: Chair and Members of the Park Planning & Community Events Commission
THRU: Leslie Hardy, Community and Library Services Director
FROM: Emily Bustamante, Community Services Assistant Director
1. Subject
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USA250 Fundraising Subcommittee Appointment
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2. Summary
Due to a procedural error at the October 21, 2025, Park Planning and Community Events Commission meeting regarding USA250 Fundraising Subcommittee Appointments, the item is being brought back for formal acknowledgement and potential action.
3. Recommended Action
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If desired, appoint an additional Commissioner to the USA250 Fundraising Subcommittee.
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4. Fiscal Impact
None.
5. Strategic Plan Goals
Goal 3: Enhance Public Communication Strategy and Quality of Life.
6. Discussion and Background
At the October 21, 2025, Park Planning and Community Events Commission (Commission) meeting, the Commission considered appointments to the USA250 Fundraising Subcommittee (Subcommittee).
A motion was made to select Commissioners Romero, Fields, and Kushon to serve on the Subcommittee; however, the motion failed due to a lack of a second.
A second motion was made and seconded to select Commissioners Romero, Freeman, and Kushon to serve on the Subcommittee. The motion received a vote of 3-1 in favor. At that time, staff advised the Commission that because the Orange Municipal Code (OMC) requires a majority vote of Members to make recommendations, the motion had failed.
The original motion was again made and failed for lack of a second. Subsequently, a new motion was made, seconded, and unanimously approved to appoint Commissioners Kushon and Romero to the Subcommittee.
Following the meeting, staff conducted a review of OMC Section 2.60.070 and determined that the formation of the Subcommittee did not qualify as a recommendation to Council and therefore, the initial motion should have been valid.
Because the subsequent motion appointing Commissioners Kushon and Romero passed unanimously, the composition of the current Subcommittee remains valid and existing appointed Members cannot be removed or altered through this corrective action. However, in recognition that the original 3-1 vote should have been sufficient for approval, the Commission may, if it so chooses, nominate and vote to appoint one additional Commissioner to the Subcommittee at this time.
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