COUNCIL AGENDA 11-17-2022 – ADVISORY BODY INTERVIEWS AND APPOINTMENTS 1
CITY OF EL PASO DE ROBLES
“The Pass of the Oaks”
CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
ADVISORY BODY INTERVIEWS AND APPOINTMENTS
for Community Organization Applicants to the
YOUTH COMMISSION
Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 5:30 PM
Location: Library/Conference Center Council Chamber
1000 Spring Street, Paso Robles
Members of the public are welcome to attend in person. Written public comments can be submitted via email to [email protected] prior to 12:00 PM on the day of the Council meeting to be posted as an addendum to the Agenda. If submitting written comments in advance of the meeting, please note the agenda item by number or name.
5:30 PM – CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL Councilmembers Chris Bausch, Steve Gregory, John Hamon, Fred Strong, and Mayor Steven Martin
PUBLIC COMMENT
Public comment for Special Meetings is limited to agenda items only and an opportunity will be provided for each agenda items when each item is called. Please see above for how to provide public comments.
ADVISORY BODY INTERVIES
1. Youth Commission
L. Plescia, Recreation Manager
The Paso Robles Youth Commission was established in 1999 as an advisory body to the City Council.
Members learn about, suggest, and review policies, programs, and services related to youth issues. In addition, members assist with special events and are involved in activities such as community services projects, youth conventions, and bringing special activities to the teens of Paso Robles. In 2020 Youth Commission meetings were cancelled due to Covid-19 and since that time the Youth Commission has been inactive and as staff prepares to reactivate the Youth Commission, it is necessary to appoint a whole new commission. Council will be appointing for nine vacancies. Applicants are listed below:
• Amy Ayala
• Beatriz Dayana Contreras
• Elijah Duran
• Kalani Gaviola
• John (Jack) Hamon
• Eunice Luis
• Kaylin Maggard
• Praise Namuleme
• Israel Perez-Pedraza
• Diego Pesquera
• Kalista Peterson
• Laila Shea
• Anthony Uribe
COUNCIL AGENDA 11-17-2022 – ADVISORY BODY INTERVIEWS AND APPOINTMENTS 2 • Easton Weir
• Alexandria Whitcomb
• Olivia Wright
OPTIONS:
a. Interview applicants and by majority vote, appoint 9 members to the Youth Commission; or b. Amend, modify, or reject the above option.
ROLL CALL VOTE
VOTING PROCEDURE
Each Councilmember will complete a ranking sheet following each interview. When the interviews are concluded, there will be a brief break in the meeting and City staff will collect the ranking sheets and tally the results. The meeting will reconvene and staff will share the ranking of the top three candidates.
Councilmembers will deliberate, and the Mayor will ask for motions to nominate applicants to fill the vacancies.
Council will vote and the Mayor will announce the names of those appointed to the Youth Commission.
UPCOMING EVENTS
• Development Review Committee, Monday, November 21, 2022 3:30 PM • Cancelled - Planning Commission Meeting, Tuesday, November 22, 2022 • Special Planning Commission Meeting, Tuesday, November 29, 2022 6:30 PM • Development Review Committee, Monday, December 5, 2022, 2022 at 3:30 PM • City Council Meeting, Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 6:30 PM
ADJOURNMENT
Any writing or document pertaining to an open session item on this agenda which is distributed to a majority of the City Council after the posting of this agenda will be available for public inspection at the time the subject writing or document is distributed. The writing or document will be available for public review in the City Clerk’s Office, 1000 Spring Street, Paso Robles, CA, during normal business hours, and may be posted on the City’s web site at www.prcity.com/government/citycouncil/agendas.asp.
All persons desiring to speak on an agenda item are asked to fill out Speaker Information Cards and give them to the City Clerk prior to public discussion of that item. Each individual speaker will be limited to a presentation total of three (3) minutes per item.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT Any individual, who because of a disability needs special assistance to attend or participate in this meeting, may request assistance by contacting the City Clerk’s Office (805) 237-3960. Whenever possible, requests should be made four (4) working days in advance of the meeting.