Agenda #: 7.2
Meeting Date: February 21, 2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Daniel Fox, City Manager
TITLE: APPOINTMENTS TO THE PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION,
PLANNING COMMISSION, AND TRAFFIC & TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSION TO FILL UNEXPIRED TERMS.
STRATEGIC
GOAL: Open, Engaged & Responsive Government
RECOMMENDATION:
Ratify Council Member Teng’s appointment of Saman Mahmood to the Parks & Recreation Commission, Ruben Torres to the Planning Commission, and Romulo Morales to the Traffic & Transportation Commission.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
No Financial Impact.
BACKGROUND:
This item was continued from the February 7, 2023 meeting at the request of Council Member Teng.
The City’s Municipal Code provides for each Council Member to make appointments to each of the City’s Commissions subject to confirmation by a majority vote of the full Council. Council Member Teng was elected and sworn in as a member of the City Council on December 6, 2022 thereby creating a vacancy on the Parks & Recreation Commission, Planning Commission, and Traffic & Transportation Commission.
A notice of vacancy was posted soliciting interested persons to submit applications between December 9, 2022 and January 9, 2023. The notice was posted on the City’s posting boards and on the City’s website and social media channels. The City received a total of 17 applications, with 16 of them meeting the minimum residency requirement.
From the applications received by the deadline, the following appointments have been proposed by Council Member Teng to fill the unexpired terms through February 2024:
Parks & Recreation Commission – Saman Mahmood
Planning Commission – Ruben Torres
Traffic & Transportation Commission – Romulo Morales
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