City Clerk’s Office
DATE: November 2, 2023
TO: Council Appointments Review Committee
FROM: Heather Glaser, City Clerk
Wanda Wong, Deputy City Clerk
SUBJECT: Board, Commission, and Committee Openings
On November 2, 202 3, the Council Appointments Review Committee (CARC) will interview applicants for the Board of Library Trustees, Parks and Recreation Commission , Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee, Senior Advisory Committee, and Visual Arts Committee.
The Committee can recommend to the City Council appointments to fill the following openings (listed in interview order):
• Appoint _____________ to the Board of Library Trustees for a four -year term beginning January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2027.
• Reappoint/appoint _____________ to the Parks and Recreation Commission for a four-year term beginning January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2027.
• Reappoint/appoint _____________ to the Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee for a four-year term beginning January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2027.
• Confirm 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, 202 4, to December 31, 202 4. Jamil Shaikh’s term on the Downtown Committee (Neighborhood) expires on December 31, 202 3. Jamil is currently running unopposed for the neighborhood liaison position on the Old Mountain View Neighborhood Association; the election date is December 1 1, 2023. The Committee can consider appointment contingent on the result of the election.
• Appoint _____________ to the Senior Advisory Committee for a four-year term beginning January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2027.
• Appoint _____________ to the Senior Advisory Committee for a four-year term beginning January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2027.
Board, Commission, and Committee Openings
November 2, 2023
• Appoint _____________ to the Senior Advisory Committee for a four-year term beginning January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2027.
• Appoint _____________ to the Senior Advisory Committee for an unexpired term ending December 31, 2025.
• Reappoint/appoint _____________ to the Visual Arts Committee for a four-year term beginning January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2027.
• Reappoint/appoint _____________ to the Visual Arts Committee for a four-year term beginning January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2027.
• Appoint _____________ to the Visual Arts Committee for a four-year term beginning January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2027.
City staff reviewed the applications and has determined that all applicants are qualified to serve on the bodies to which they have applied.
No applications were received for the opening on the Downtown Committee for the Downtown Property Owner and/or Representative of a Business in the Downtown seat or for the Business- at-Large Chamber of Commerce seat. One application was received for the four openings on the Senior Advisory Committee.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the CARC set interview questions for the applicant s for the Board of Library Trustees, Parks and Recreation Commission, Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee, Senior Advisory Committee, and Visual Arts Committee, interview applicants pursuant to City Council Policy K-2, and make a recommendation to be considered by the City Council on December 12, 2023.
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Attachments: 1. Board/Commission/Committee Member Selection Guidelines
2. Summary of Applicants
3. Attendance Report
4. Interview Schedule
5. Current Roster
6. Applications