October 18, 2022
Mayor's Office
DATE: October 18, 2022
TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Tom Butt, Mayor
Subject: Economic Development Commission Appointments
FINANCIAL IMPACT: N/A
PREVIOUS COUNCIL
ACTION:
N/A
STATEMENT OF THE
ISSUE:
Allison Huie, Louise Dyble, and Edward Thompson are
applying for vacant seats on the Economic Development
Commission.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: APPOINT Allison Huie, Economic Development Commission, Seat #6, Term Expires March 30, 2025;
Louise Dyble, Economic Development Commission, Seat
#7, Term Expires March 30, 2025; Edward Thompson,
Economic Development Commission, Seat #13, Term
Expires March 30, 2025 - Mayor’s Office (Mayor Tom
Butt 510-620-6503).
AGENDA
REPORT
October 18, 2022
DISCUSSION:
Allison Huie is the Director of College and Career for the West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD), overseeing Career and Technical Education programs.
WCCUSD’s Career Pathways prepare students with experience and training needed to be ready to enter the workforce and post-secondary training programs. This work is closely linked to and shares goals of economic development within the City of Richmond. Allison has volunteered with the Richmond Promise Advisory Board, Point Richmond Neighborhood Council, Contra Costa College’s Extended Opportunity Programs and Services Advisory Board, and the St. Vincent De Paul Society.
Louise Dyble is an attorney who plans to live in Richmond for the long term and would like to see the city thrive as an inclusive place that supports the success of its residents and businesses. Louise has volunteered with SPUR, the Housing Action Coalition, the California Lawyers Association’s Environmental Section, the Berkeley Student Coops Alumni Association, the California Studies Association (former chair), the Urban History Association, and the Society for City and Regional Planning History.
Edward Thompson retired in 2017 from the US Department of Energy and has volunteered with the Richmond Annex Neighborhood Council.
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
Attachment 1 – Allison Huie’s Application
Attachment 2 – Louise Dyble’s Application
Attachment 3 – Edward Thompson’s Application