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MINUTES
City of Modesto
SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE / COUNCIL
WORKSHOP
2001-40 Del Puerto Room.
Tenth Street Place, 1010 10th Street
Modesto, California
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Roll Call: Present: Chair Williams, Vice-Chair Wright, Committee Member Alvarez
Absent: None
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
• A member of the public stated she had trouble finding the meeting room and stated it would be helpful if there was a sign posted outside the meeting room door.
COMMENTS BY E-MAIL
None.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Consider interviewing and recommending appointment for one vacancy to the Community Review Police Board to serve a partial unexpired term ending June 30, 2028, and forwarding to Council for approval. (Funding Source: Not Applicable) • Motion recommending the appointment to fill one vacancy to the Community Review Police Board to serve a partial unexpired term ending June 30, 2028, and forwarding to Council for approval.
CITY MANAGER; Scotty Douglass, 209-577-9149, [email protected] ACTION: (Wright/Alvarez; 3/0) Motion recommending the appointment of Gordon Little to fill one vacancy to the Community Review Police Board to serve a - 2 -
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partial unexpired term ending June 30, 2028, and forwarding to Council for approval.
2. Consider the appointment of one City of Modesto representative to the Tuolumne River Regional Park Citizens Advisory Committee (TRRP CAC) through December 31, 2030, and forwarding to Council for approval. (Funding Source: Not applicable) • Motion recommending the appointment of one member to the Tuolumne River Regional Park Citizens Advisory Committee (TRRP CAC) through December 31, 2030, and forwarding to Council for approval.
ENGINEERING SERVICES; Nathan Houx, 209-571-5526, [email protected] ACTION: (Alvarez/Wright; 3/0) Motion recommending the appointment of Chris Guptill to the Tuolumne River Regional Park Citizens Advisory Committee (TRRP CAC) through December 31, 2030, and forwarding to Council for approval.
3. Consider the appointment of one City of Modesto Public Member vacancy for the Audit Committee for a partial unexpired term ending June 30, 2027, and forwarding to Council for approval. (Funding Source: Not Applicable)
• Motion recommending the appointment to fill one City of Modesto Public Member vacancy for the Audit Committee for a partial unexpired term ending June 30, 2027, and forwarding to Council for approval.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT; DeAnna Christensen, 209-577-5387,
[email protected]
ACTION: (Wright/Alvarez; 3/0) Motion recommending the appointment of Jovana Lloyd to fill one City of Modesto Public Member vacancy for the Audit Committee for a partial unexpired term ending June 30, 2027, and forwarding to Council for approval.
4. Consider an appointment to fill the recently vacated position on the City of Modesto Airport Advisory Committee for the remainder of the existing term, with an expiration date of June 30, 2027, in accordance with the Committee’s by-laws, and forwarding to Council for approval. (Funding Source: Not Applicable)
• Motion recommending the appointment of one vacancy to the Airport Advisory Committee for the remainder of the existing term, with an expiration date of June 30, 2027, and forwarding to Council for approval.
PUBLIC WORKS; Marisol Navarro, 209-577-5319, [email protected] ACTION: (Alvarez/Wright; 3/0) Motion recommending the appointment of Michael Terpstra to the Airport Advisory Committee for the remainder of the existing term, with an expiration date of June 30, 2027, and forwarding to Council for approval.
5. Consider appointments of two vacancies to the Blight Abatement Advisory Committee and forwarding to Council for approval. (Funding Source: Not Applicable) - 3 -
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• Motion recommending the appointment of Position 2 to the Blight Abatement Advisory Committee for a four-year term with an expiration date of December 31, 2030, and the appointment of Position 5 to complete the term ending December 31, 2028, and forwarding to Council for approval.
PUBLIC WORKS; John Chavez, 209-577-5453, [email protected] ACTION: (Wright/Alvarez; 3/0) Motion recommending the appointment of Michael Doornewaard to Position 2 of the Blight Abatement Advisory Committee for a four-year term with an expiration date of December 31, 2030.
ACTION: (Alvarez/Williams; 2/1; Wright No) Motion recommending the appointment of Kyle Schneider to Position 5 of the Blight Abatement Advisory Committee to complete the term ending December 31, 2028, and forwarding to Council for approval.
6. Consider an informational update on the status of the terms for the Citizen Advisory Boards, Commissions, and Committees. (Funding Source: Not Applicable) • No action needed. Update on the status of Citizen Advisory Boards, Commissions, and Committees terms.
CITY CLERK; Diane Nayares-Perez, 209-577-5396, [email protected] ACTION: City Clerk Diane Nayares-Perez presented an informal update on the status of Citizen Advisory Boards, Commissions, and Committees terms.
ADJOURNMENT
This meeting adjourned at 6:01 p.m.
Attest:
Diane Nayares-Perez, Deputy City Clerk