CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
AGENDA
4:30 PM - Tuesday, March 25, 2025
In-Person
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
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1 3/25/2025 CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION AGENDA Page 2 of 2 Correspondence submitted in hard copy/paper format must be received by 2:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting to ensure distribution prior to the meeting. Comments provided in hard copy/paper format after 2:00 p.m. will be distributed the following day and included with public comment in the Council packet.
The Mayor will open public comment and will announce the length of time provided for comments during each item.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
CONFIRM QUORUM
DISCUSSION ITEM(S)
1. Committee Interview Session
Conduct an interview session with applicants for the Joint Community Volunteer Service Awards Committee (JVAC)
ADJOURNMENT
SPECIAL NOTICES TO THE PUBLIC
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Los Altos will make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. If you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk 72 hours prior to the meeting at (650) 947-2610. 2 City Council Agenda Report
Meeting Date: March 25, 2025
Prepared By: Melissa Thurman
Approved By: Gabriel Engeland
Subject: Conduct an interview session with applicants for the Joint Community Volunteer Service Awards Committee (JVAC)
COUNCIL PRIORITY AREA
☐Business Communities
☐Circulation Safety and Efficiency
☐Environmental Sustainability
☐Housing
☐Neighborhood Safety Infrastructure
☒General Government
RECOMMENDATION
Conduct an interview session with applicants for the Joint Community Volunteer Service Awards Committee (JVAC), to fill one partial term seat expiring in 2027 and three full-term seats expiring in September 2029.
FISCAL IMPACT
None
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Not Applicable
PREVIOUS COUNCIL CONSIDERATION
Not Applicable
BACKGROUND
The Joint Community Volunteer Service Awards Committee (JVAC) is a ten-member body comprised of five Los Altos Hills members and five Los Altos members. There are three Los Altos vacancies on the committee, with two partial-term seats expiring in September 2025 and one partial-term seat expiring in 2027. When appointments are made, the City Council should indicate which applicant(s) will serve in the one seat expiring in 2027 and which will serve in the two seats expiring in 2025. Due to the short time frame between March and September, it is recommended that the two seats that are expiring in 2025 be extended to September 2029, the next expiration date for those seats.
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The City has received five (5) applications for JVAC service. Those applicants are as follows:
Archana Appanna
Jennifer Denebeim
Ginny Lear
Charles Lindauer
Dennis Young
The City Council will be making appointments to the JVAC during the regular meeting of March 25, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.
ATTACHMENT
None
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