Mayor’s Nominating and Screening Committee
TO: MAYOR’S NOMINATING AND SCREENING DATE: MARCH 7, 2023
COMMITTEE
FROM: CITY CLERK WARDS: ALL
SUBJECT: 2022 CITY SPIRIT AWARD NOMINEE SELECTION
ISSUE:
Select community member that exemplifies community spirit, good citizenship, and dedication to enhancing the quality of life in the city for the 2022 City Spirit Award.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Mayor’s Nominating and Screening Committee select a nominee(s) for consideration by the City Council for the 2022 City Spirit Award to honor their extraordinary deeds and community spirit, good citizenship, and dedication to enhancing the quality of life in the City.
BACKGROUND:
The Mayor and City Council have honored a community member with a City Spirit Award every year since its establishment in 1995. Previous award recipients are listed below.
CITY SPIRIT AWARD RECIPIENTS
1995
Dickey DeLoss
2004
Stan Brown
2013
Debbie Guthrie
1996
Rich Biber
2005
Jim Erickson
2014
Gordon Bourns
1997
Michael Goldware
2006
Natividad Fuentes
2015
Anthony Rivera
1998
Rose Mayes
2007
Damon Castillo
2016
Henry Coil, Jr.
1999
Rita Norton
2008
San Huang
2017
Ruben and Diana Ayala
2000
Victor Miceli
2009
Cindy Roth
2018
Brian Jaramillo
2001
Daniel Hantman
2010
Kathy Allavie
2019
Zack Earp
2002
William F. Gavitt
2011
Jane Block
2020
Ofelia Valdez-Yeager
2003
Dell Roberts
2012
Stan Morrison
2021
Lynn Heatley
DISCUSSION
On January 10, 2023, the Mayor’s Nominating and Screening Committee (MNSC) established a new nomination and selection process for the City Spirit Award. The Mayor and City Council members submitted the names and biographies of community members of their choice to the City Clerk on or before February 1, 2023, for the MNSC consideration (Chart below).
In March, the MNSC shall recommend nominee(s) from the list to advance to City Council for consideration. Subsequently, the City Council will select the 2022 City Spirit Award recipient during a City Council meeting in April. 2022 CITY SPIRIT AWARD NOMINATIONS
Recommended by:
Nominee
Mayor Lock Dawson
Lalit Acharya (posthumously)
Nancy Melendez
Councilmember Edwards
Damien O’Farrell
Dr. FeRita Carter
Councilmember Cervantes
Residente of Eastside Active in Leadership
Jalani Bakari
Gurumantra Khalsa
Councilmember Fierro
Michael Anderson
Councilmember Conder
Duane and Kelly Roberts
Ali Mazarei (posthumously)
Councilwoman Plascencia
Art Alcaraz
Gabe Maldonado
Ninfa Delgado
Councilmember Perry
Carrie Madrid
Councilmember Hemenway
Francisca Beltran
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT:
The Mayor’s Nominating and Screening Committee selection of a community member for consideration by the City Council for the 2021 City Spirit Award contributes to Strategic Plan Priority #5 – High Performing Government and Goal 5.3 - Enhance communication and collaboration with community members to improve transparency, build public trust, and encourage shared decision-making.
This item aligns with the 5 Cross-Cutting Threads as follows:
Community Trust – The selection process for a City Spirit Award recipient is transparent and promotes civic engagement by recognizing community members whose activities and actions serve the public interest, benefit the City’s diverse populations, and result in greater public good.
Equity – The City Spirit Award promotes equity as it is a citywide honor and nominees may be chosen from any and all Wards. The positive impact of the nominees’ extraordinary deeds and community spirit, good citizenship, and dedication to enhancing the quality of life in the City benefit the entire community.
Fiscal Responsibility – This item is neutral toward this Cross-Cutting Thread.
Innovation – The City Spirit Award promotes recognition of community members whose contribution include building collaborative partnerships and embracing adaptive processes to meet the community changing needs and preparing for the future.
Sustainability and Resiliency – The City Spirit Award promotes recognition of community members’ contribution to the community’s needs of the present without compromising the needs of the future and ensuring the City’s capacity to persevere, adapt and grow during good and difficult times alike.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with this report.
Prepared by: Donesia Gause, City Clerk
Approved
as to form: Phaedra A. Norton, City Attorney
Attachment: Nominee Biographies
City Spirit Award – Page 2