COUNCIL MINUTES 02-03-2022 – ADVISORY BODY INTERVIEWS AND APPOINTMENTS 1
CITY OF EL PASO DE ROBLES
“The Pass of the Oaks”
CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
ADVISORY BODY INTERVIEWS AND APPOINTMENTS
DOWNTOWN PARKING ADVISORY COMMISSION
SUPPLEMENTAL SALES TAX OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
HOUSING AUTHORITY
PLANNNG COMMISSION
Thursday, February 03, 2022 at 5:00 PM
5:01 PM – CONVENE COUNCIL
ROLL CALL Councilmembers Maria Garcia (joined after roll call), Steve Gregory, John Hamon (joined after roll call), Fred Strong, and Mayor Steven Martin
PUBLIC COMMENTS None.
5:05 PM – ADVISORY BODY INTERVIEWS
DISCUSSION
1. Supplemental Sales Tax Oversight Committee
The Supplemental Sales Tax Committee provides a forum for citizens to review and report to both the City Council and the community as a whole on matters relating to Supplemental Sales Tax revenues and expenditures resulting from both Measure N-12, approved by the voters in 2012, and Measure J20, approved by the voters in 2020. The Committee provides oversight of the expenditures of the supplemental sales tax revenues to ensure that they are being spent on community priorities established by the City Council, based on information gained from business and resident surveys and other means. The Committee determines if the funds were spent appropriately, and report to the Council and public. The Committee may also provide advice to staff and the Council. The City Council appointed for two vacancies. Both applicants were incumbents and Council waived interviews.
Applicants are listed below.
• Jason Cox
• Michael Leahy
ROLL CALL VOTE: Motioned by Councilmember Gregory, seconded by Councilmember Strong, and passed 3-0 (Hamon and Garci absent) to reappoint Jason Cox and Michael Leahy to the Supplemental Sales Tax Oversight Committee.
AYES: Gregory, Strong, Martin
ABSENT: Hamon, Garcia
2. Downtown Parking Advisory Commission
The Downtown Parking Advisory Commission serves at the pleasure of the City Council as a means to aid the City Council in gathering public input on the operation, continued development, and management of the Paso Robles Downtown Parking program, by providing advice to the City Council and by making decisions in those areas delegated by the City Council. The City Council was planning to interview the applicants below for one vacancy.
• Tim Lewis
• Jeffry Wiesinger
Both applicants withdrew their applications on the day of the meeting and no interviews were held for Downtown Parking Advisory Commission. Staff will continue the recruitment process.
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3. Housing Authority
The Paso Robles Housing Authority was established in the 1940s and is a separate Agency from the City of Paso Robles. The Authority is primarily responsible for development and operation of affordable and quality housing projects within the City, including the Oak Park Housing Project and the Chet Dotter Senior Apartment Community. The Housing Authority Board of Commissioners is responsible for policy, fiscal management, and the appointment of the Housing Authority Chief Executive Officer.
There are seven commissioners, who serve overlapping four-year terms. The City Council interviewed the following applicants to fill four vacancies, two Board Commissioners and two Tenant Commissioners.
• Cynthia Garcia
• Kevin Kopp
• Myhra Miears
• Julie Richardson
• Adriana Vega
ROLL CALL VOTE: Motioned by Councilmember Hamon, seconded by Councilmember Gregory, and passed unanimously to appoint Julie Richardson and Kevin Kopp as Board Commissioners to the Housing Authority; and to appoint Myhra Miears and Cynthia Garcia as Tenant Commissioners to the Housing Authority.
AYES: Hamon, Gregory, Garcia, Strong, Martin
4. Planning Commission
The Planning Commission prepares and recommends City Council consideration of the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance, including formulation of policies for development and land uses. The Commission also performs duties related to the review and approval/denial of development applications and subdivision maps. The City Council interviewed the following applicants, with the exception of Dale Gustin, who was not present virtually or by phone for the interview.
• Michael Aanerud
• Sheree Davis
• Dale Gustin
• Mark Koegler
ROLL CALL VOTE Motioned by Councilmember Gregory, seconded by Councilmember Strong, and passed unanimously to reappoint Sheree Davis and Mark Koegler to the Planning Commission.
ADJOURNMENT of the February 3, 2022 Special City Council Meeting at 7:45 PM. Motioned by Councilmember Gregory, seconded by Councilmember Strong, and passed unanimously by voice vote to adjourn to the February 15, 2022 Regular City Council Meeting.
Submitted by:
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Melissa Boyer, City Clerk
Approved: February 15, 2022