STAFF REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
DATE: Regular Meeting of January 11, 2022
TO: Members of the City Council
VIA: Dante G. Hall, City Manager
SUBMITTED BY: Lori Martin, Administrative Services Director/City Clerk SUBJECT: Commission Appointments to City Commissions and Regional Boards and Committees RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Consider making appointments to Hercules Boards and Commissions for the start of new two (2) year terms and making an appointment to the Contra Costa County Mosquito and Vector Control Board.
FISCAL IMPACT OF RECOMMENDATION:
There is no fiscal impact associated with this item.
DISCUSSION:
The City’s Commissions (listed below) have seats with term expirations of December 31, 2021. The City conducted a recruitment for applicants to fill the seats with new terms beginning January 2022. The application deadline for applicants was November 1, 2021. The City Council held a Special Meeting to conduct interviews on January 4, 2022. Details of the expiring terms and applicants are provided below for consideration by the City Council.
Planning Commission – Two (2) terms ending December 2021.
The Planning Commission meets the first and third Mondays of every month at 7 p.m. The Commission is advisory to the Council and has statutory duties imposed by State law. Two (2) applications were received. Hector Rubio and Robert Schaufenbil are current Commissioners with expiring terms both of which have applied for re-appointment.
Applicants for the Planning Commission: Hector Rubio; Robert Schaufenbil.
Finance Commission – Two (2) terms ending December 2021.
The Finance Commission meets bi-monthly on the third Wednesday at 7 p.m. The Commission is advisory to the Council. Six (6) applications were received. The 2 current Commissioners with expiring terms are: Lori Risby and Lori Ann Tretasco.
Applicants for Finance Commission: Lori Risby; Damian Wong; Henry Wong; Rachel Messiah; Frank Grimsley; Dennis Esselsagoe.
Community & Library Services Commission – One (1) term ending December 2021 and, One (1) Student Commissioner with term ending December 31, 2021.
The Community and Library Services Commission meets on the second Monday of every month at 7:00 p.m. The Commission is advisory to the Council. One (1) application was received for the Commission and two (2) student applications were received. The Commissioners with expiring terms are Evangelia Ward-Jackson and Mikayla Lavitoria.
Applicants for the Community and Library Services Commission are: Mikayla Lavitoria (Student Commissioner applicant); Haley Solis (Student Commissioner applicant); and Evangelia Ward-Jackson.
Regional Committees:
Mosquito and Vector Control Board: There is one (1) Hercules representative vacancy on the Mosquito and Vector Control Board. To date one (1) application was received by Damian Wong.
ATTACHMENTS: None.
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