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Item 7 Supplemental Report

Palo Alto City Council
March 23, 2026

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Item 7 Supplemental Report
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March 23, 2026
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Item No. 7. Page 1 of 2

City Council
Supplemental Report
From: Mahealani Ah Yun, City Clerk
Meeting Date: March 23, 2026
Item Number: 7
Report #:2603-6131
TITLE
Interview Candidates for Vacancies on the Human Relations Commission (HRC), Planning & Transportation Commission (PTC), and Utilities Advisory Commission (UAC); CEQA Status - Not a Project

BACKGROUND
This supplemental report provides the applicant interview schedule. There is a 10-minute break scheduled from 8:15 – 8:25 pm.

There is an additional gap from 7:45 – 7:55 pm, as one UAC candidate withdrew their application. Candidates have been asked to arrive 15 minutes early, so Council may be able to move onto the next interview if the next candidate is present.

Human Relations Commission
6:35 – 6:45 pm Ellen Bob In Person
6:45 – 6:55 pm Rona Hu Zoom
6:55 – 7:05 pm Raizel Rosenberg In Person
Utilities Advisory Commission:
7:05 – 7:15 pm Robert Phillips In Person
7:15 – 7:25 pm Meagan Mauter Zoom
7:25 – 7:35 pm Benjamin Piiru Zoom
7:35 – 7:45 pm Julia Zeitlin In Person
7:45 – 7:55 pm Break (Candidate Grant Chang withdrew application) 7:55 – 8:05 pm Greg Scharff In Person
8:05 – 8:15 pm Olgu Tanriverdi In Person

8:15 – 8:25 pm: 10 minute break

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Planning & Transportation Commission:
8:25 – 8:35 pm Tom Siegal In Person
8:35 – 8:45 pm Forest Olaf Peterson In Person
8:45 – 8:55 pm Bryna Chang In Person
8:55 – 9:05 pm Jeff Watt In Person
*PTC Candidates Daniel Phillips Benas and Martin Blanchet will be interviewed at the April 6, 2026 City Council meeting.

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APPROVED BY:

Mahealani Ah Yun, City Clerk

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