Item 13
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Staff Report – Item 13
TO: Board of Directors
FROM: Mitch Sears, Executive Officer
Gordon Samuel, Assistant General Manager & Director of Power Resources Alisa Lembke, VCE Board Clerk/Administrative Analyst
SUBJECT: Consider Appointment to Jurisdiction seat on Community Advisory Committee DATE: July 13, 2023
RECOMMENDATION
1. Consider candidate for appointment to vacant City of Woodland seat for a three (3) year term to expire June 2026 (Class 2); and
2. Continue to solicit candidates for vacant At-Large and unincorporated Yolo County jurisdiction seats.
BACKGROUND/ANALYSIS
The Board at their September 9, 2021 meeting, adopted a revised Community Advisory Committee (CAC) structure with eleven total members: eight jurisdictional members (two per jurisdiction) and three additional seats for At-large members intended to fill specific subject matter expertise/experience areas.
At the Board’s June 15, 2023 Special meeting, the Board was informed that Class 2 appointments expired in June 2023 and in March 2023 Staff received a resignation from the Member appointed to represent the City of Woodland. After consideration, the Board reappointed Jennifer Rindahl to the City of Winters jurisdiction seat; appointed Carl Linvill to the vacant City of Davis jurisdiction seat; and directed staff to continue the solicitation of candidates for the other vacant seats in Class 2: City of Woodland and unincorporated Yolo County. As directed, VCE continued to solicit and advertise for applicants.
VCE has received one application for the City of Woodland seat. No other applications have been received and no applications are on file.
Staff reviewed the application from Diccon Westworth, a resident of Woodland and VCE customer. In summary: Mr. Westworth is interested in community outreach and meeting the needs of local residents, businesses, and the local government community with focus on incentivizing others to lessen dependency on fossils fuels and replace with renewable energy sourcing. He has experience in Item 13
2 sustainability within the veterinary profession by promoting sustainability through awareness, education and community.
Consistent with past practice, staff provided the application to the jurisdiction Board Members (City of Woodland), for their review and consideration for recommendation to the Board for appointment.
In addition, VCE received CAC At-Large member Kristin Jacobs’ resignation due to them moving out of VCE’s service area. This leaves a vacant At-Large seat within Class 3, term expiring June 2024.
CONCLUSION
Staff recommends the Board consider:
1. Appointment of Diccon Westworth to the vacant City of Woodland seat for a three (3) year term to expire June 2026 (Class 2); and
2. Continue to solicit candidates for vacant unincorporated Yolo County jurisdiction (Class 2) and At-Large (Class 3) seats until filled.
Below is a listing of the other “classes” and expiration terms:
CLASS 3 – term expires in June 2024
At-Large – Lorenzo Kristov
At-Large – Keith Taylor
At-Large – Vacant
CLASS 1 - term expires in June 2025:
Winters Rep. – David Springer
Woodland Rep. – Mark Aulman
Davis Rep. – Rahul Athalye
Yolo County Rep. – Cynthia Rodriguez
Attachment
1. CAC City of Woodland Application
6/15/2025