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MEMORANDUM
D ATE: April 20, 2021
TO: The Honorable City Council
FROM: Bryan Cook, City Manager
By: Peggy Kuo, City Clerk
SUBJECT: DISCUSSION REGARDING CITY COMMISSION RECRUITMENT
RECOMMENDATION:
The City Council is requested to provide direction on the following options:
1.Open recruitment for the nine city commissioners seats with terms expiring on June
30, 2021; or
2.Reappoint incumbent city commissioners with terms expiring on June 30, 2021 for
another two year term; or
3.Provide staff with further direction as Council deems appropriate.
BACKGROUND:
1.On March 16, 2021, City Council established the City Commissioner Recruitment Ad
Hoc Committee and appointed Councilmember Man and Councilmember Vizcarra to
the Ad Hoc Committee.
2.In March, 2021, staff reached out and confirmed with current Commissioners with
term expiring on June 30, 2021 their interest to serve another two year term. This
information was shared with the Ad Hoc Committee.
3.On April 6, 2021, the City Commissioner Recruitment Ad Hoc Committee reported
out to City Council their recommendation to reappoint incumbent city commissioners
with term expiring on June 30, 2021 for another two year term (i.e., Planning
Commission: John Cordes, Beverly Guan, Jeffrey Lee; Parks and Recreation
Commission: Lance Baroldi, Cynthia Vance, Joanne Rosso; and Transportation
and Public Safety: Joel Catalan, Michael Stoll, Jeffrey Xu).
4.On April 6, 2021, City Council directed staff to add City Commissioner Recruitment
AGENDA
ITEM 10.B.
City Council
April 20, 2021
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to upcoming Council meeting for further discussion.
ANALYSIS :
In March, City Council established a City Commissioner Recruitment Ad Hoc
Committee (Ad Hoc Committee) to make recommendations regarding appointment to
fill nine commissioner seats with term ending on June 30, 2021. As with past practices,
staff provided the Ad Hoc Committee with information regarding incumbent
commissioners’ interest to reapply for another term and their meeting attendance
records.
In April, the Ad Hoc Committee recommended to City Council to reappoint the
incumbent commissioners for another two year term. City Council wanted to further
discuss the recruitment so this item was added to the agenda.
City Council is requested to have a discussion and provide directions to staff as Council
deem appropriate.
CITY STRATEGIC GOALS:
City Council’s direction regarding commissioners’ appointment promotes the City
Strategic Goal of Good Governance.
FISCAL IMPACT
This item does not have an impact on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-2021 City Budget.
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