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8 DATE: August 19, 2024
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
VIA: Stefan Chatwin, City Manager
FROM: Priscilla Schaus, Communications Director/City Clerk DEPARTMENT: Communications/City Clerk
SUBJECT: APPOINTMENTS OF THREE RESIDENT MEMBERS, TWO
YOUTH MEMBERS, AND ONE SMALL BUSINESS MEMBER TO
THE CITIZENS SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council interview and, by Minute Order, •Appoint three (3) Resident Members, to a full term expiring on August 31, 2027; •Appoint two (2) Youth Members to full terms expiring on August 31, 2027; and •Appoint a Small Business Member to a partial term expiring on August 31, 2025.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of the Citizens Sustainability Advisory Committee (CSAC) is to advise the City Council on sustainability issues facing Foster City regarding Environmental, Economic, or Social sustainability and research, review, and provide comments on proposed programs and initiatives, including the updated Climate Action Plan.
The Citizens Sustainability Advisory Committee was established by City Resolution No. 2022-46 at the May 2, 2022 City Council Regular Meeting. Terms for Three (3) Resident Member seats and two (2) Youth Member seats are expiring on August 31, 2024. The Small Business Member seat became vacant due to the member resigning in May 2024. A notice for recruitment was advertised for five weeks on the City’s website and social media starting July 1, 2024.
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8 Staff received three Resident Member applications, three Youth Member applications, and two Small Business Member applications. Should the City Council decide to fill the positions, the committee would have a full complement.
BACKGROUND/ANALYSIS
The Citizens Sustainability Advisory Committee was established by City Resolution No. 2022-46 at the May 2, 2022 City Council Regular Meeting. Per the Policy Statement of the Committee, membership is as follows:
•Five (5) Foster City Resident voting member seats; and •One (1) Foster City Resident youth voting member seat; and •Two (2) In-town Business voting member seats:
•One (1) business voting member should be from one of the City’s major employers
•One (1) business voting member should be from one of the City’s small businesses
•One (1) In-town Non-Profit voting member seat
At the August 1, 2022 City Council meeting, three (3) Resident Members and two (2) Youth Members were appointed to two-year terms expiring on August 31, 2024.
According to the Policy Statement, generally each member of the Committee will serve a term of three (3) years but since the Committee’s existence was in its first year, certain members were appointed to two-year terms to stagger the terms of office.
The Small Business member seat was filled at the July 17, 2023 City Council Regular meeting but the member submitted their resignation in May 2024. The recruitment for all vacancies were listed for five weeks on the Foster City website and advertised on City’s social media platforms.
The following residents (listed in alphabetical order) have submitted applications for the Resident Member seats:
•Kenneth Huo
•Nilofer Motiwala
•Shuning Yan
Three applications were received for the two youth member seats. The applicants are:
•Siddharth Gogi
•Nyssa Mitra
•Ashita Pant
Two applications were received for the Small Business Member seat. The applications are:
•Shilpi Goel
•Pooja Malik
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8 All applicants were invited to the August 19th City Council meeting.
California Environmental Quality Act
Not Applicable
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact.
CITY COUNCIL VISION, MISSION, AND VALUE/PRIORITY AREA
City Council Operations and Improved Community Engagement Innovation and Sustainability
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment 1 – Press Release
Attachment 2 – Resident Committee Applications
Attachment 2 – Youth Committee Applications
Attachment 3 – Small Business Member Applications