COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS
REVIEW COMMITTEE
AGENDA
NOTICE AND AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING – MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2022
VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH NO PHYSICAL MEETING LOCATION
5:00 P.M.
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Council Appointments Review Committee Agenda
April 25, 2022
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL—Committee members Hicks, Kamei, and Chair Ramirez.
3. MINUTES APPROVAL
Minutes for the Special Meeting of October 18, 2021 have been delivered to Committee members and copies posted on the City Hall bulletin board. If there are no corrections or additions, a motion is in order to approve these minutes.
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to add ress the Committee on any matter not on the agenda. Speakers are limited to three minutes. State law prohibits the Committee from acting on nonagenda items.
5. DISCUSSION ON PROCEDURE AND QUESTIONS
The Committee will review the interview questions for the Downtown Committee, Performing Arts Committee , Senior Advisory Committee, and Human Relations Commission.
6. COMMITTEE INTERVIEWS
The Committee will conduct interviews with candidates for the Downtown Committee, Performing Arts Committee, Senior Advisory Committee, and Human Relations Commission.
7. DISCUSSION ON RECOMMENDATIONS
The Committee will discuss recommendations for the Downtown Committee, Performing Arts Committee, Senior Advisory Committee, and Human Relations Commission.
8. COMMITTEE/STAFF COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, COMMITTEE REPORTS
No action will be taken on any questions raised by the Committee at this time.
9. ADJOURNMENT
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AGENDAS FOR BOARD, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES
• The specific location of each meeting is noted on the notice and agenda for each meeting which is posted at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting. Special meetings may be called as necessary by the Committee Chair and noticed at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting.
• Questions and comments regarding the agenda may be directed to the City Clerk’s Office at 650-903-6304 or [email protected].
• Staff reports may be viewed electronically at mountainview.gov.
• The Board, Commission, or Committee may take action on any matter noticed herein in any manner deemed appropriate by the Board, Commission, or Committee. Their consideration of the matters noticed herein is not limited by the recommendations indicated herein.
ADDRESSING THE BOARD, COMMISSION, OR COMMITTEE
• Interested persons are entitled to speak on any item on the agenda and should make their interest known to the Chair.
• Anyone wishing to address the Board, Commission, or Committee on a nonagenda item may do so during the “Oral Communications” part of the agenda. Speakers are allowed to speak one time on any number of topics for up to three minutes.
CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW
COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS
REVIEW COMMITTEE
MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING—MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2021
VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH NO PHYSICAL MEETING LOCATION
6:30 P.M.
This meeting was conducted in accordance with Mountain View City Council Resolution No. 18603, in accordance with Assembly Bill 361. All members of the Council Appointments Review Committee participated in the meeting by video conference, with no physical meeting location.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Kamei called the meeting to order at 6:33 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: Committee member Ramirez and Chair Kamei.
Absent: Committee member Abe-Koga.
3. APPROVE MEETING MINUTES
Motion—M/S Ramirez/Kamei—Carried 2-0-1; Abe-Koga absent—To approve the meeting minutes of February 18, 2021.
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
Bruce England
5. DISCUSSION ON PROCEDURE AND QUESTIONS
The Committee review ed the list of interview questions for the Library Board of Trustees, Parks and Recreation Commission, Senior Advisory Committee, Downtown Committee, and Performing Arts Committee.
Council Appointments Review Committee Minutes
October 18, 2021
6. COMMITTEE INTERVIEW
The Committee conducted interviews with candidates for the Library Board of Trustees, Parks and Recreation Commission, Senior Advisory Committee, Downtown Committee, and Performing Arts Committee.
7. DISCUSSION ON RECOMMENDATION
Motion—Ramirez—To recommend the appointment of Sharon Su to the Library Board of Trustees for a four-year term beginning January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2025; confirmed the reappointment of Jamil Shaikh as the Old Mountain View Neighborhood Association’s representative to the Downtown Committee (Neighborhood) for a one-year term beginning January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022, contingent on the result of the Old Mountain View Neighborhood election occurring on December 13, 2021; reappointment of Pamela Baird to the Downtown Committee (Business-at-Large), reappointment of Merry Yen to the Downtown Comm ittee (Community-at-Large), appointment of Raghav Gupta to the Downtown Committee (Downtown Property and/or Representative of a Business in the Downtown Area) for three -year terms beginning January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024; appointment of Sukyana Kumar to the Performing Arts Committee for an unexpired term ending December 31, 2024; and appointment of Roberto Miller as an alternate to the Performing Arts Committee should a vacancy occur before the annual recruitment process; reappointment of Steve Filios and appointment of Kieran Gonsalves to the Parks and Recreation Commission for four- year terms beginning January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2025; and appointment of Deeann Hui to the Senior Advisory Committee for a four-year term beginning January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2025.
Amendment—M/S Kamei/Ramirez—Carried 2 -0-1; Abe -Koga absent—To recommend the appointment of Sharon Su to the Library Board of Trustees for a four-year term beginning January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2025; confirmed the reappointment of Jamil Shaikh as the Old Mountain View Neighborhood Association’s representative to the Downtown C ommittee (Neighborhood) for a one-year term beginning January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 , contingent on the result of the Old Mountain View Neighborhood election occurring on December 13, 2021; rea ppointment of Pamela Baird to the Downtown Committee (Bus iness-at- Large), reappointment of Merry Yen to the Downtown Committee (Community-at- Large); appointment of Raghav Gupta to the Downtown Committee (Downtown Property and/or Representative of a Business in the Downtown Area) for three-year terms beginning January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024; appointment of Sukyana Kumar to the Performing Arts Committee for an unexpired term ending Council Appointments Review Committee Minutes
October 18, 2021
December 31, 2024; and appointment of Roberto Miller as an alternate to the Performing Arts Committee should a vacancy occur before the annual recruitment process; reappointment of Steve Filios and appointment of Jonathan Davis to the Parks and Recreation Commission for four-year terms beginning January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2025; appointments of Kieran Gonsalves and Deeann Hui to the Senior Advisory Committee for four -year terms beginning January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2025.
Motion—M/S Ramirez/Kamei—Carried 2 -0-1; Abe -Koga absent —To allow third terms if there are more vacancies than applicants.
8. COMMITTEE/STAFF COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, COMMITTEE REPORTS
None.
9. ADJOURNMENT
Chair Kamei adjourned the meeting at 8:21 p.m.
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City Clerk’s Office
DATE: April 25, 2022
TO: Council Appointments Review Committee
FROM: Heather Glaser, City Clerk
Wanda Wong, Deputy City Clerk
SUBJECT: Board, Commission, and Committee Openings
RECOMMENDATION
Make recommendations to the City Council to fill vacancies on the Downtown Committee (downtown property owner and/or representative of a business in the downtown area), Human Relations Commission, Performing Arts Committee, and Senior Advisory Committee.
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
On April 25, 2022, the Council Appointments Review Committee (CARC) will interview applicants for the Downtown Committee , Human Relations Commission , Performing Arts Committee, and Senior Advisory Committee.
The Committee can recommend to the City Council appointments to fill the following openings:
• Appoint _____________ to the Downtown Committee (downtown property owner and/or representative of a business in the downtown area ) for a n unexpired term ending December 31, 2022.
• Appoint _____________ to the Human Relations Commission for an unexpired term ending December 31, 2024.
• Appoint _____________ to the Performing Arts Committee for an unexpired term ending December 31, 2024.
• Appoint _____________ to the Performing Arts Committee for an unexpired term ending December 31, 2022. There are two vacancies for this period.
• Appoint _____________ to the Senior Advisory Committee for an unexpired term ending December 31, 2025.
Board, Commission, and Committee Openings
April 25, 2022
• Appoint _____________ to the Senior Advisory Committee for a n unexpired term ending December 31, 2025.
These appointment recommendations will be forwarded to the City Council for final action at their May 10, 2022 meeting. If the City Council approves these appointment recommendations, staff will readvertise the remaining vacancies on the Downtown Committee and Performing Arts Committee.
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Attachments: 1. Summary of Applicants
2. Interview Schedule
3. Roster
4. Board/Commission/Committee Member Selection Guidelines Attachment 1
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CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW—SUMMARY OF APPLICANTS
COMMISSION/
COMMITTEES
NO. OF
MEMBERS
NO. OF
OPENINGS
APPLICATIONS
RECEIVED
TO DATE
APPLICANTS
TERM(S) TO BE FILLED
HUMAN RELATIONS
COMMISSION
7 1 1 Jill Rakestraw One unexpired term ending 12/31/24
DOWNTOWN
COMMITTEE:
11 • Downtown
Property and/or
Representative
of a Business
4 2 1 David Lin Two unexpired terms ending 12/31/22
PERFORMING ARTS
COMMITTEE
5 3 2 Li-Leng Au
John McAlister
One unexpired term ending 12/31/24
Two unexpired terms ending 12/31/22
SENIOR ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
7 2 2 Ishendra Sinha
Elna Tymes
Two unexpired terms ending 12/31/25
Attachment 2
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INTERVIEW SCHEDULE
MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2022
5:00 P.M.—APPOINTMENTS REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING
Review board/commission/committee member selection guidelines. Review questions.
DOWNTOWN COMMITTEE (Downtown Property and/or Representative—Business in the Downtown)
David Lin
PERFORMING ARTS COMMITTEE
Li-Leng Au
John McAlister
SENIOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Ishendra Sinha
Elna Tymes
HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
Jill Rakestraw
Attachment 3
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ROSTERS OF DOWNTOWN COMMITTEE, HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION,
PERFORMING ARTS COMMITTEE, AND SENIOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE
DOWNTOWN COMMITTEE
Date/Time: Meets as needed on a Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. Staff: John Lang* and Tiffany Chew, 903-6306 Place: Plaza Conference Room Email: [email protected]
Name
Email
First Term
Began
Second Term
Began
Term
Expires
Downtown Property Owner and/or Representative of a Business in the Downtown
Erik Cormier
[email protected] 01/01/21 12/31/23
Raghav Gupta
[email protected] 01/01/22 12/31/24
Vacancy (2)
12/31/22
Business-at-Large
Pamela Baird, Vice Chair
[email protected] 01/01/22 12/31/24
Mike Kasperzak, Chair
[email protected] 12/08/20 12/31/22
Kira Pascoe
[email protected] 04/29/21 12/31/22
Vacancy (1)
12/31/22
Community-at-Large
Maria Lange [email protected]
04/28/15 01/01/17† 12/31/22
Merry Yen, Chair [email protected]
01/01/16 01/01/19†
12/31/24
Neighborhood
Jamil Shaikh [email protected] 01/01/14 01/01/15† 12/31/22
† Serving beyond a second term.
Attachment 3
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HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
Date/Time: First Thursday of the month, 6:30 p.m. Staff: Audrey Seymour Ramberg* and Place: Plaza Conference Room Christina Gilmore, 903-6301 Email: [email protected]
Name
Email
First Term
Began
Second Term
Began
Term
Expires
Kevin Ball [email protected]
04/09/19 12/31/22
Annette Lin, Chair [email protected]
11/18/19 12/31/24
Nirvana Nwokidu [email protected]
01/01/21 12/31/24
Julie Solomon [email protected]
09/13/16 01/01/19 12/31/22
IdaRose Sylvester, Vice Chair [email protected]
01/01/19 12/31/22
Xavier Webb [email protected]
12/08/20 12/31/22
Vacancy
12/31/24
PERFORMING ARTS COMMITTEE
Date/Time: Third Wednesday of the month, 6:15 p.m. Staff: Justin Hall and Noelle Magner, 903-6565 except for July and December Email: [email protected] Place: Atrium Conference Room
Name
Email
First Term
Began
Second Term
Began
Term
Expires
Carol Donahue, Chair [email protected]
01/01/15 01/01/19 12/31/22
Sukanya Kumar [email protected]
11/16/21 12/31/24
Vacancy (2)
12/31/22
Vacancy 12/31/24
Attachment 3
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SENIOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Date/Time: Third Wednesday of the month, 2:00 p.m., Staff: Michele Petersen and Ashleigh Bittle, 903-6330 except for August and December Email: [email protected] Place: Senior Center Small Meeting Room, 266 Escuela Avenue
Name
Email
First Term
Began
Second Term
Began
Term
Expires
Vicki Gilfix, Chair [email protected]
01/01/20 12/31/23
Kieran Gonsalves [email protected]
01/01/21 12/31/25
Deeann Hui [email protected]
01/01/21 12/31/25
Myrna Irigon, Vice Chair [email protected]
03/28/17 01/01/20 12/31/23
James Nichols [email protected]
02/23/21 12/31/23
Vacancy (2) 12/31/25
Attachment 4
BOARD/COMMISSION/COMMITTEE MEMBER
SELECTION GUIDELINES
In selecting new members to boards, commissions , and committees, the Council Appointments Review Committee will consider each candidate in terms of a broad range of qualities, including, but not limited to:
• Life experience, including professional and volunteer experience.
• Neighborhood of residence (geographical diversity).
• Technical knowledge of topic.
• Demographic diversity consistent with the City's Equal Employment Opportunity Plan.
• Previous community involvement.
• Other interests.
• Demonstrated interest and participation in relevant issues.
• Enthusiasm.
• Open-mindedness.
• Written and verbal communication skills.
• Commitment to teamwork.
• Creativity and ideas.
• Willingness to make a time commitment to the board/commission/committee.
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