Nomination Committee Meeting Minutes
October 2, 2023
DRAFT - REGULAR MEETING AGENDA MINUTES
FOR THE CITY OF NAPA NOMINATION COMMITTEE
O ctober 2 , 2023 – 5:30 P.M.
City Hall Council Chambers
955 School Street, Napa, CA 94559
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL – 5:47 P.M.
N
OMINATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT:
Vice Mayor Painter and Councilmember Narvaez
ST
AFF MEMBERS PRESENT:
Tiffany Carranza, City Clerk; Samantha Pascoe, Deputy City Clerk; Breyana Brandt, Parks and Recreation Director
2. AGENDA REVIEW AND SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS – NONE
3. PUBLIC COMMENT - NONE
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
4.A. Meeting Minutes
A
pproved the February 24, 2023 Regular Nomination Committee Meeting Minutes.
5. INTERVIEWS AND RECOMMENDED APPOINTMENTS
5.A. Interview applicants and make recommended appointments to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission.
C
ity Clerk Carranza reminded the nomination committee that applicant Cindy Deutsch was not able to attend the meeting, but had submitted a letter, included in Attachment 1 to the staff report as to why she wished to be reappointed.
V
ice Mayor Painter and Councilmember Narvaez interviewed the candidates in the following order:
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October 2, 2023
1. Kyle Larson
2. Robert Reber
3. James Rosen
At the conclusion of the applicant interviews, Vice Mayor Painter and Councilmember Narvaez completed a ballot, ranking the applicants on a scale of 1-4 with four being the most qualified. Ballots were then distributed to City Clerk Carranza.
The balloting resulted in the following votes:
Painter: Larson (1); Deutsch (4); Reber (3); Rosen (2)
Narvaez: Larson (1); Deutsch (4); Reber (3); Rosen (2)
City Clerk Carranza announced the scores and that Cindy Duetsch and Robert Reber would move forward as the recommended nominees for appointment.
5.B. Interview applicants and make recommended appointments to the Parks, Recreation and Trees Advisory Commission.
Applicant Hugh Hinds was absent.
Vice Mayor Painter and Councilmember Narvaez interviewed the seven remaining applicants in the following order:
1. Chris Meadors
2. Amy Deck
3. Josephine Palacios
4. Catherine Quinlisk
5. Rainer Hoenicke
6. Ellen Udoff
7. Joe Streng
At the Conclusion of the applicant interviews, Vice Mayor Painter and Councilmember Narvaez completed a ballot, ranking the applicants on a scale of 1-8, with eight being the most qualified. Ballots were then distributed to City Clerk Carranza.
The balloting resulted in the following votes:
Painter: Hinds (1); Meadors (2); Deck (7); Palacios (4); Quinlisk (3); Hoenicke (8); Udoff (5); Streng (6)
Narvaez: Hinds (1); Meadors (2); Deck (8); Palacios (5); Quinlisk (3); Hoenicke
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(7); Udoff (4); Streng (6)
City Clerk Carranza announced the scores and that Amy Deck, Rainer Hoenicke and Joe Streng would move forward as the recommended nominees for appointment.
6. ADJOURNMENT – 7:14 P.M.
Tiffany Carranza, City Clerk