CITY OF DALY CITY
SPECIAL MEETING – CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2024 - 6:00 P.M.
Council Chamber
333-90th Street
City Hall - 2nd Floor
Daly City, CA 94015
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE TO THE FLAG
ROLL CALL
A. PUBLIC APPEARANCES/ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
(Total comment period limited to a maximum of 15 minutes)
B. 1. DRAW CANDIDATE NAMES FOR ORDER OF INTERVIEWS
(City Clerk)
2. INTERVIEWS FOR VACANT CITY COUNCIL POSITION
(Interviews limited to 12 minutes per Applicant)
C. CONSIDERATION OF APPOINTMENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
ADJOURNMENT
City Council Meeting Agenda Report Item # _____
Special Meeting Date: April 1, 2024
Subject: Interviews for Vacant City Council Position
Recommended Action
Hold interviews and advance the selection process through public deliberations and potential action on an Interim City Councilmember appointment.
Background/Discussion
Due to the resignation of City Councilmember Raymond A. Buenaventura , there is a vacant seat on the City Council. Under State law, the City Council may fill the position on an interim basis until a special election is held to fill the vacancy on a permanent basis. A special election has been called to coincide with the next regular municipal election on November 5, 2024.
Applications for the vacant position were accepted between February 26, 2024, and March 27, 2024.
The City Council received 26 applications. All of the applicants noted below meet the minimum requirements for appointment to the City Council. Copies of the applications have been available for review by members of the public in the Office of the City Clerk.
The applicants in the order of submission are as follows:
• Manufou Liaiga-Anoa’i
• Daniel Vizcarra
• Jason Angeles
• Dolores Molina
• Andrew Sielen
• Cristina Trujillo
• Gayle Samuelson Carpentier
• Martinien Cho
• Anita Lim-Fritz
• Gabriella Makstman
• Christopher Fritz
• Tan (Tam)Su
• Crystalyn Malbas
• Thomas A. Nuris
• Ricardo Cruz
• Anil Shrestha
• John Cooper
• Carlos Gonzalez-Tostado
• Teresa Proano
• Musa Issa Nijmeh
• Theresa Faapuaa
• Peter Paul M Ifurung
• Tony Bayudan
Subject:
Special Meeting
Special Meeting Date: April 1, 2024
Analysis and Interview Schedule
Monday, April 1, 2024 - Interview Schedule
6:00 p.m. Draw candidate names for order of interviews. Interviews begin in the Council Chamber.
The format to be used for all interviews is as follows:
• Interview Responses to Five (5) Prepared Questions (2 minutes each question 10 minutes total)
• Closing Statement (2 minutes)
9:00 p.m. Interviews Conclude
At the conclusion of the interviews the City Council may choose to take a brief break or immediately begin deliberations, which must be held in an open public session. Upon conclusion of deliberations, the City Council may open nominations for the appointment.
Staff is available to provide any additional information desired by the Mayor or Councilmembers.
Respectfully submitted,
Thomas J. Piccolotti
City Manager
Rose Zimmerman
City Attorney
COUNCIL CANDIDATE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
1. Why are you interested in serving as a Daly City Councilmember and what specific skills and experience do you bring to this potential position? (2 minutes)
2. What role do you believe local government should fulfill in people’s lives? (2 minutes)
3. Describe your past community service or involvement and how that service has contributed positively to the Daly City community. Explain the relevance of this involvement to serving in the position of a Daly City Councilmember. (2 minutes)
4. If an appointment is made to the vacant City Council position, it will be effective for about 7 months, until November 2024. What do you want to accomplish during this appointed term if you are selected as a Daly City Councilmember? (2 minutes)
5. If you are appointed to the City Council, please describe how you will work collaboratively to achieve consensus with other Councilmembers to address the important issues facing Daly City. (2 minutes)
** Would you like to provide a brief closing statement at this time? (2 minutes)