REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Appoint Applicants to Boards and Commissions
Report
DISCUSSION
Names of applicants, the applicants’ preferences (when the applicant has applied for more than one board or commission), and terms of appointments are as follows. The applicants’ information is available upon request from the Office of the City Clerk at cityclerk@sunnyvale.ca.gov <mailto:cityclerk@sunnyvale.ca.gov> or (408) 730-7483.
Arts Commission (1 term to 6/30/2017)
No applicants.
Board of Building Code Appeals (1 term to 6/30/2017, 1 term to 6/30/2019)
Yonghong Shen
Housing and Human Services Commission (1 term to 6/30/2017)
Minjung Kwok (2nd preference)
Elinor Stetson
Parks and Recreation Commission (1 term to 6/30/2018)
Omar Din
Minjung Kwok (1st preference)
Personnel Board (Employee-nominated seat, 1 term to 2016)
Recruitment for employee-nominated seat in process per City Charter Section 1007.
Sustainability Commission (1 term to 2016)
Cam Thu Do (Category One)
Yonghong Shen (Category One)
Steven Zornetzer (Category One)
Terms will be effective February 24, 2016. Following appointments, the staff liaison for each commission will provide a commission-specific orientation and each new member is required to take the Oath of Office, sign the Model of Excellence and attend the Board and Commission Orientation hosted by the Office of the City Clerk. A ceremonial oath will be offered to all incoming members.
EXISTING POLICY
On April 21, 2015, Council adopted revisions to Council Policy 7.2.19 Boards and Commissions regarding the appointment of board and commission members to allow for paper votes or individual candidate votes, at the discretion of the Mayor.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Public contact was made by posting the Council agenda on the City's official-notice bulletin board outside City Hall, at the Sunnyvale Senior Center, Community Center and Department of Public Safety; and by making the agenda and report available at the Sunnyvale Public Library, the Office of the City Clerk and on the City's website.
ALTERNATIVES
1. Appoint commissioners from the applicants listed in this report.
2. Provide other direction to staff on how to proceed.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Staff makes no recommendation.
Staff
Prepared by: Lisa Natusch, Deputy City Clerk
Reviewed by: Kathleen Franco Simmons, City Clerk
Reviewed by: Walter C. Rossmann, Assistant City Manager
Approved by: Deanna J. Santana, City Manager