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 Library Trustees (1 term to 6/30/2019)
Mark Isaak
Planning Commission (1 term to 6/30/2019)
Henry Alexander III
Stanley Hendryx
Melanie Holthaus
Paul Kim (1st preference)
Narendra Pathak (1st preference)
Carol Weiss
Parks and Recreation Commission (1 term to 6/30/2018)
Paul Kim (2nd preference)
Housing and Human Services Commission (1 term to 6/30/2017)
Paul Kim (3rd preference)
Narendra Pathak (2nd preference)
Board of Building Code Appeals (1 term to 6/30/2016, 1 term to 6/30/2017, 1 term to 6/30/2019)
Paul Kim (4th preference)
Terms will be effective November 18, 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: Kathleen Franco Simmons, City Clerk
Reviewed by: Kent Steffens, Assistant City Manager
Approved by: Deanna J. Santana, City Manager