September 13, 2022
Mayor's Office
DATE: September 13, 2022
TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Tom Butt, Mayor
Subject: ECIA Grant Review Ad Hoc Committee Reappointments FINANCIAL IMPACT: N/A
PREVIOUS COUNCIL
ACTION:
N/A
STATEMENT OF THE
ISSUE:
Lily Rahnema and James Becker’s terms on the ECIA
Grant Review Ad Hoc Committee expired on March 31,
2022.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: REAPPOINT Lily Rahnema, ECIA Grant Review Ad Hoc Committee, Seat #3, Term Expires March 31, 2024;
James Becker, ECIA Grant Review Ad Hoc Committee,
Seat #5, Term Expires March 31, 2024 - Mayor’s Office
(Mayor Tom Butt 510-620-6503).
DISCUSSION:
Lily Rahnema is the community engagement manager at the Chevron Richmond Refinery. Lily serves on the Contra Costa College Foundation Board and as the chair of CoBiz Richmond’s Board.
James Becker is the president and CEO of RCF Connects and immediate past president and lieutenant governor of the Kiwanis Club of Richmond. James is committed to equitable philanthropy, can bring significant skills to the grant making process, and can keep the ECIA Grant Review Ad Hoc Committee and City staff AGENDA
REPORT
September 13, 2022
updated on best practices in equitable grant making, nonprofit development, and capacity building.
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
Attachment 1 – Lily Rahnema’s Application
Attachment 2 – James Becker’s Application