CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
AGENDA
4:00 PM - Tuesday, September 09, 2025
In-Person
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
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MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
CONFIRM QUORUM
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DISCUSSION ITEM(S)
1. Commission Interview Sessions
Conduct Interview Sessions with Applicants to Various City Commissions; Submit a Written Ballot at the Conclusion of the Interview Sessions to the City Clerk for Commission Appointments; and
Confirm Appointments During the Regular Meeting of September 9, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. or shortly thereafter
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: September 9, 2025
Prepared By: Melissa Thurman
Approved By: Gabriel Engeland
Subject: Conduct Interview Sessions with Applicants to Various City Commissions
COUNCIL PRIORITY AREA
☐Business Communities
☐Circulation Safety and Efficiency
☐Environmental Sustainability
☐Housing
☐Neighborhood Safety Infrastructure
☒General Government
RECOMMENDATION
Conduct Interview Sessions with Applicants to Various City Commissions Submit a Written Ballot at the Conclusion of the Interview Sessions to the City Clerk for Commission Appointments
Confirm Appointments During the Regular Meeting of September 9, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. or shortly thereafter
FISCAL IMPACT
None
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Not Applicable
PREVIOUS COUNCIL CONSIDERATION
Commission appointments are conducted annually by the City Council.
BACKGROUND
From early July – September 1, 2025, the City Clerk’s Office conducted recruitment for vacancies on various city commissions.
The recruitment was successful, with the City Clerk’s Office receiving 32 qualified applications for consideration for appointment. Many of the applicants listed other commissions they were also interested in serving on, should they not be appointed for their first choice. The applicant's choices are listed in the order in which they appeared on the application forms, with the first choice being displayed in bold font.
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The applicant list for each commission is as follows:
Complete Streets Commission – One vacant short-term seat expiring in September 2026 Clara Roa – 1
st Choice
Environmental Commission – One vacant short-term seat expiring in September 2028 Angelo DeGiuli – 1
st Choice Alexandra Nguyen – 2
nd Choice
Khashayar Hooshiyar – 2
nd Choice Les Poltrack – 2nd Choice
Peter Liaw – 2
nd Choice Teresa Morris – 2nd Choice
Financial Commission - Three full-term seats expiring in September 2029, with one possible reappointment John Claras - Incumbent Julia Lovin – 1
st Choice
Jonathan Chang – 1
st Choice
Historical Commission - One full-term seat expiring in September 2029 Karen Scussel – 1
st Choice Eman Ghanma – 2
nd Choice
Alice Mansell – 1
st Choice Khashayar Hooshiyar - 3
rd Choice
Jonathan Edge – 2
nd Choice
Library Commission – Three full-term seats expiring in September 2029 (one vacant), with two possible re-appointments
Pierre Bedard – Incumbent Nila Yeung – 2
nd Choice
Carolle Carter – Incumbent Jeanine Valadez – 2
nd Choice
Ambica Bhardwaj – 1
st Choice Jonathan Edge – 3
rd Choice
Julia Lovin – 2
nd Choice Khashayar Hooshiyar – 4th Choice
PARC – Five full-term seats expiring in September 2029 (one vacant), with four possible reappointments, and one vacant short-term seat expiring in September 2027 Teresa Morris – Incumbent Matthew Poehler – 1
st Choice
Dylan Ardalan – 1
st Choice Misti Sangani – 1st Choice
Ellen Dolich – 1
st Choice Yvette Stout – 1st Choice
Jonathan Edge – 1
st Choice Nila Yeung – 1st Choice
Khashayar Hooshiyar – 1
st Choice Ambica Bhardwaj – 2
nd Choice
Betty Hsu – 1
st Choice Sara Kiani – 2
nd Choice
Amal Khan – 1
st Choice Eman Ghanma – 3
rd Choice
Peter Liaw – 1
st Choice Alexandra Nguyen – 3
rd Choice
Erin McDonald – 1
st Choice
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Planning Commission – Two vacant short-term seats expiring in September 2026 Sara Kiani – 1
st Choice Jonathan Chang – 2
nd Choice
Alexandra Nguyen – 1
st Choice John Claras – 2
nd Choice
Les Poltrack – 1
st Choice Angelo DeGiuli – 2
nd Choice
Daphne Ross – 1
st Choice Ellen Dolich – 2
nd Choice
Jeanine Valadez – 1
st Choice Matthew Poehler – 2
nd Choice
Bob Zamani – 1
st Choice Yvette Stout – 2
nd Choice
Senior Commission – Two full-term seats expiring in September 2027, with two possible re-appointments Kris Olson – Incumbent Dylan Ardalan – 2
nd Choice
Eman Ghanma – 1
st Choice Julia Lovin – 3
rd Choice
Linda Kramer – 1
st Choice Jeanine Valadez – 3
rd Choice
ATTACHMENT
None
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