BCC Fall Recruitment
Interview Selection (HRC, PTC, SWMOC)
Presenters:
Mahealani Ah Yun, City Clerk
Christine Prior, Assistant City Clerk
September 28, 2026 www.PaloAlto.gov
1 Positions
• Human Relations Commission: 2 Full Terms and 1 Partial Term (11/1/25 – 10/31/28) • Parks and Recreation Commission: 4 Full Terms
• Planning and Transportation Commission: 1 Partial Term (4/1/26 – 3/31/30) • Public Art Commission: 2 Full Terms
• Stormwater Management Oversight Committee: 2 Full Terms Timeline
• July 21 – Sept 2 – Recruitment open
• Sept 14 – Review applications/select candidates to interview for PRC and PAC • Sept 22 – Interview candidates for PRC
• Sept 28 – Review applications/select candidates to interview for HRC, PTC, SWMOC • Sept 30 – Interview candidates for HRC, PTC
• Oct 5 – Appoint members to HRC, PRC, PTC
• Oct 19 – Interview candidates for PAC, SWMOC
• Oct 26 – Appoint members to PAC, SWMOC
FALL RECRUITMENT
Human Relations Commission
• 2 Full Term Vacancies and 1 Partial Term
Vacancy
• 13 Applicants
• Interview up to 8 candidates
• Each Councilmember has 6 votes
Planning and Transportation Commission
• 1 Partial Term Vacancy
• 9 Applicants
• Interview up to 6 candidates
• Each Councilmember has 2 votes
Stormwater Management Oversight
Committee
• 2 Full Term Vacancies
• 7 Applicants
• Interview up to 6 candidates
• Each Councilmember has 4 votes
RECRUITMENT SUMMARY
2 • Councilmembers will vote on whom to interview, getting twice the number of votes as there are openings. The top vote getters are interviewed.
• The number of interviewees varies based on the number of vacancies. o Interview all candidates if there are 6 or fewer applicants o Interview up to 6 candidates when there are 1-2 openings o Interview up to 8 candidates when there are 3 openings o Interview up to 10 candidates when there are 4 openings • Candidates must receive at least 2 votes to be interviewed.
PROCESS
3 Aji Oliyide: Burt, Lu, Lythcott-Haims, Reckdahl, Stone (5) Anna Stepanov: Lu (1)
Anne-Marie Duliege: (0)
Art Robinson: (0)
Becky Wolf: Lythcott-Haims (1)
Cynthia Wood: Burt, Lu, Stone (3)
Ellen Bob: Burt, Lauing, Lu, Lythcott-Haims, Reckdahl, Stone, Veenker (7) Haylea Hannah: Burt, Reckdahl, Veenker (3)
Katie Causey: Burt, Lauing, Lu, Lythcott-Haims, Reckdahl, Stone, Veenker (7) Laal Rezayani: (0)
Raizel Rosenberg: Burt, Lauing, Lu, Lythcott-Haims, Reckdahl, Stone, Veenker (7) Rona Hu: Lauing, Reckdahl, Veenker (3)
Sunny Dykwel: Lythcott-Haims, Stone, Veenker (3)
HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
4 Adam Schwartz: Lythcott-Haims (1)
Aubrey Whitcomb: (0)
Brian Hamachek: (0)
Christopher Kao: Lauing, Lu, Lythcott-Haims, Stone, Veenker (5) Daniel Phillip Benas: Burt (1)
Jeff Watt: Lu, Reckdahl, Veenker (3)
Justin Chen: (0)
Musaab Farooqui - WITHDRAWN: (0)
Tom Siegel: Burt, Lauing, Reckdahl, Stone (4)
PLANNING & TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
5 Brian Hamachek: Lythcott-Haims, Veenker (2)
Catherine Perman: Burt, Lauing, Lu, Lythcott-Haims, Reckdahl, Stone, Veenker (7) Doug Burns: Burt, Reckdahl (2)
Gregory Bennett: Burt, Lauing, Lu, Lythcott-Haims, Reckdahl, Veenker (6) Lee Taubeneck: Lauing, Lu, Stone (3)
Musaab Farooqui - WITHDRAWN: (0)
Susan Rosenberg: Burt, Lauing, Lu, Lythcott-Haims, Reckdahl, Stone, Veenker (7)
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
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