Redwood City City Council
April 21, 2025

Elmer Martínez Saballos, Mayor
Kaia Eakin, Vice Mayor
Isabella Chu, Council Member
Jeff Gee, Council Member
Diane Howard, Council Member
Marcella Padilla, Council Member
Chris Sturken, Council Member

MEETING LOCATION

CITY OF REDWOOD CITY

COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1017 Middlefield Road
Redwood City, CA 94063
www.redwoodcity.org
Virtual via Zoom:
redwoodcity.zoom.us
Meeting ID: 994 8182 5639
Council Member Howard
participating remotely
from the following location:
907 Katherine Avenue
Redwood City, CA 94062

CITY COUNCIL

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
Monday, April 21, 2025
6:00 PM
Please turn off all electronic devices before the start of the meeting to prevent disruptions PURSUANT TO THE RALPH M. BROWN ACT, THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD IN PERSON. To maximize transparency and public access, while the primary meeting takes place at the Redwood City meeting location, members of the public may attend in person at the Redwood City meeting location, or observe the meeting remotely as provided below.

OBSERVE THE MEETING REMOTELY: To observe the meeting via Zoom, visit redwoodcity.zoom.us, select “Join” and enter Meeting ID 994 8182 5639.

PUBLIC COMMENT: All public comments are subject to a 2-minute time limit unless otherwise determined by the Mayor, in accordance with the City Council's Guide to Communications & Business, available here.

Public comment is accepted in person at the physical meeting location, or via email to [email protected]. If submitting comments by email, please indicate the corresponding agenda item number in the subject line. Emailed comments within the City’s subject matter jurisdiction received after agenda publication through 5:00 p.m. on the meeting date may be read into the record during the meeting at the Mayor’s discretion and in any event will be made part of the final meeting record.

AGENDA MATERIALS:

City Council agenda materials, released less than 72 hours prior to the meeting, are available to the public at the City Clerk’s Office, 1017 Middlefield Road and Redwood City Library, 1044 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA 94063, in a public binder at each City Council meeting, and on the City’s website at www.redwoodcity.org.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT:

The City Council will provide materials in appropriate alternative formats to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Please send a written request to Yessika Castro, City Clerk, at 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA 94063 or e-mail address [email protected] including your name, address, phone number and brief description of the requested materials and preferred alternative format or auxiliary aid or service at least 24 hours before the meeting.
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1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Led by Council Member Sturken

4. PUBLIC COMMENT

5. BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES INTERVIEWS
 City Council will interview Housing and Human Concerns Committee applicants for appointment to one partial-term seat expiring May 31, 2026 o 7 applicants:
 Kiara Arai – D7
 Max Discher – D3
 Anastasia Grandy – D1
 Sarah Recinos – Unincorporated
 Ilana Su – D2
 Sophia-Marie Thibault – D4
 Victoria Valenciam – D2
 City Council will interview Library Board applicants for appointment to one partial- term seat expiring June 30, 2026 + two full-term seats expiring June 30, 2029 o 9 applicants:
 Reem Al-Humadi – D2
 Juliana Costello – D7
 Laura Covington – D7
 Cynthia Dalbor – D2
 Sue Field – D6
 Whitney Glockner Black – D6
 Christopher Mayer – D6
 Aimee Swanson – D7
 Jordan Winokur – D5
 City Council will interview Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission applicants for appointment to one partial-term seat expiring May 31, 2028 o 3 applicants:
 Emily Prado – Unincorporated
 Aravind Somanchi – D5
 Crystal Tran – D1
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 City Council will interview Planning Commission applicants for appointment to one partial-term seat expiring June 30, 2026 + three full-term seats expiring June 30, 2029
o 13 applicants:
 Alexander Avina – D7
 Shishir Bhat – D2
 Filip Crnogorac – D4
 Mohamed El-Gasseir – D1
 Marcel Gradidge – D1
 Rick Hunter – D7
 Bryan Jacobs – D7
 Michelle Kapnias – D4
 Anthony Lazarus – D7
 Malik Navarra Gilbert – D4
 Craig Robinson – D6
 Edward Stancil – D2
 Michael Verdone – D7
 City Council will interview Police Advisory Committee applicants for appointment to 7 two-year term seats expiring May 31, 2027, and 4 four-year term seats expiring May 31, 2029 - This is subject to change, as the City Council is considering modifications to Police Advisory Committee membership, as recommended by the Governance Sub-Committee
o 13 applicants:
 Austin Baik – D1
 Christie Chang – D2
 Lou Covey – D3
 Clara Jaeckel – D5
 Samantha Kelley – D6
 Asteris Ling – D1
 Joy Magana – Employed in RWC
 Michael Mansour – D6
 John McMullen – D7
 Kathi Petrick – D5
 William Reach – D6
 Nuvya Sharda – D6
 Daniel Torunian – D6
 City Council will interview Transportation Advisory Committee applicants for appointment to one partial-term seat expiring June 30, 2027 + four full-term seats expiring June 30, 2029:
o 11 applicants:
 Robin Betz – D4
 Max Chen – D2
 James Cowing – D1
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 Nicole De La Cruz – D4
 Carl Ebeling – D6
 David Fribush – D5
 Rona Gundrum – D1
 Nicole Noga – D4
 Brian Schmidt – D2
 Joseph Wisniewski – D2
 Jean Yang – D7

6. ADJOURNMENT - The next City Council meeting is scheduled for April 28, 2025 4