City Council
Staff Report
From: City Manager
Report Type: SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
Lead Department: City Clerk
Meeting Date: March 24, 2025
Report #:2502-4162
TITLE
Interview Candidates for the Boards and Commissions Spring Recruitment – Architectural Review Board, Human Relations Commission, and Utilities Advisory Commission; CEQA Status - Not a Project.
DISCUSSION
The City Council provided direction at the March 10, 2025 City Council meeting to interview all fifteen (15) candidates for the vacancies on the Architectural Review Board, Human Relations Commission, and Utilities Advisory Commission.
Architectural Review Board (Full Term):
5:35 PM David Hirsch
5:45 PM Sema Yavuz
5:55 PM Yingxi Chen
Human Relations Commission (Partial Term):
6:05 PM Sridhar Karnam
6:15 PM Jonake Bose
6:25 PM Aji Oliyide
6:35 PM Sean Patrick King (pending)
6:45 PM Sunanda Amishra
6:55 PM Jessica Nelson
Utilities Advisory Commission:
7:05 PM Criag Barney
7:15 PM Olga Tanriverdi
7:25 PM Rachel Croft
7:35 PM Barry Wolf
7:45 PM Phil Metz
7:55 PM Claude Ezran
BACKGROUND
Membership Requirements
Appointment requirements for each Board and Commission are listed below. •Architectural Review Board – At least three members shall be architects, landscape architects, building designers or other design professionals (PAMC 2.21.0102) oThis requirement is currently satisfied by Commissioners Mousam Adcock, Kendra Rosenberg, David Hirsch and Yingxi Chen. David Hirsch and Yingxi Chen’s terms are expiring, and their seats are included in this recruitment. All applicants satisfy the requirements.
•Human Relations Commission – Current Palo Alto residency. (PAMC 2.22.0103) All applicants satisfy the requirements
•Utilities Advisory Commission – Each member of the commission shall be a utility customer or the authorized representative of a utility customer. Additionally, Palo Alto residency is required at all times for at least six members of the commission (PAMC
2.23.010 4).
oThis requirement is currently fulfilled by six Commissioners; Commissioner Meagan Mauter resides outside of Palo Alto. All applicants satisfy the requirements
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A: Architectural Review Board Applications – Redacted Attachment B: Human Relations Commission Applications – Redacted Attachment C: Utilities Advisory Commission Applications - Redacted APPROVED BY:
Mahealani Ah Yun, City Clerk