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.
Board of Building Code Appeals (1 term to 6/30/2016, 1 term to 6/30/2017, 1 term to 6/30/2019)
No applicants.
Board of Library Trustees (1 term to 6/30/2017, 1 term to 6/30/2019)
Erika Torres (2nd preference)
Howard Woo
Heritage Preservation Commission (1 term to 6/30/2019)
Kenneth Valenzuela
Personnel Board (Council Nominated Seat, 1 term to 6/30/2019)
Jonathan Cohen (1st preference)
Erika Torres (1st preference)
Planning Commission (1 term to 6/30/2019)
Henry Alexander III
Jonathan Cohen (2nd preference)
Melanie Holthaus
Narendra Pathak
Elinor Stetson
Kandaswamy Thangamuthu
Terms will be effective August 12, 2015. 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: Jane Chambers, Interim Assistant City Manager
Approved by: Kent Steffens, Assistant City Manager, for Deanna J. Santana, City Manager