BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL
ACTION MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2026
HYBRID MEETING, 50 PARK PLACE, CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM, BRISBANE, CA 94005
4:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Mackin called the meeting to order at 4:03 P.M.
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
Councilmember Davis will be recusing herself from the Public Art Advisory Committee interviews and appointment vote.
Item E will be moved at the very end of the Special Meeting. Councilmember Lentz requested to add Janice Au-Young as an applicant for the Complete Streets Safety Committee. Her application was submitted before the deadline but was not received by the City Clerk. Mayor Mackin made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Kern to approve the agenda as amended. The motion was carried unanimously by all present.
Ayes: Councilmember Kern, Lentz, O’Connell and Mayor Mackin Noes: None
Absent: Councilmember Davis (attended the meeting after the PAAC interviews) Abstain: None
Public Comment
No members of the public wished to speak at this time.
Committee Interviews and Possible Appointments
A. Interview Applicants for up to 4 seats to the Public Art Advisory Committee (PAAC) with shortened terms ending January of 2028
• 4:05 pm Karen Cunningham
• 4:15 pm Danette Davis
• 4:25 pm Kevin Fryer
• 4:35 pm Kat Thomas
• 4:45 pm Deanna Washington
• 4:55 pm Lupita Gonzalez
Councilmembers Kern, Lentz, O’Connell and Mayor Mackin interviewed all six applicants.
City Council Meeting Minutes
April 21, 2026
B. Interview Applicants for 1 seat for the IDEA Committee for a shortened term of January 2027 • 5:10 pm Lupita Gonzalez
Councilmembers Davis, Kern, Lentz, O’Connell and Mayor Mackin interviewed Ms. Gonzalez.
C. Interview Applicants for up to 3 seats in the Complete Streets Safety Committee with terms ending in January 2030
• 5:20 pm Jose Moreno
• 5:25 pm Janice Au-Young
Councilmembers Davis, Kern, Lentz, O’Connell and Mayor Mackin interviewed both applicants.
D. Interview Applicants for 1 seat in the Open Space and Ecology Committee with a term ending in January 2030
• 5:30 pm Hannah Carney
• 5:40 pm Peter Sutherland
• 5:50 pm Dale Wilhem
Councilmembers Davis, Kern, Lentz, O’Connell and Mayor Mackin interviewed all three applicants.
F. Discuss and Consider making Appointments for 1 seat for the IDEA Committee for a shortened term of January 2027
After council questions, no public comment, and council discussion, Council directed staff to draft a resolution appointing Lupita Gonzales for a shortened term of January 2027 to the IDEA Committee for council approval at the next City Council Meeting.
G. Discuss and Consider making Appointments for 3 seats in the Complete Streets Safety Committee with terms ending in January 2030
After council questions, no public comment, and council discussion, Council directed staff to draft a resolution appointing Jose Moreno and Janice Au-Young for a term ending January 2030 to the Complete Streets Safety Committee for council approval at the next City Council Meeting.
H. Discuss and Consider making Appointments for up to 1 seat in the Open Space and Ecology Committee with a term ending in January 2030
After council questions, no public comment, and council discussion, Council directed staff to draft a resolution appointing Hannah Carney for a term ending January 2030 to the Open Space and Ecology Committee for council approval at the next City Council Meeting. Council also directed staff to ask Peter Sutherland if he would be interested in being appointed to the Complete Streets Safety Committee.
City Council Meeting Minutes
April 21, 2026
E. Discuss and Consider making Appointments for up to 4 seats to the Public Art Advisory Committee (PAAC) with shortened terms ending January of 2028
Councilmember Davis left the room and recused herself from Item E. After council questions, no public comment, and council discussion, Council directed staff to draft a resolution appointing Kat Thomas and Deanna Washington for a shortened term ending January 2028 to the Public Art Advisory Committee for council approval at the next City Council Meeting. Council also directed staff to research whether the Public Art Advisory Committee membership can be up to 7 members.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:54 P.M.
Ingrid Padilla, City Clerk