Personnel and Public Employees Committee
June 20, 2023

City of Sacramento
Personnel and Public Employees Committee Report
915 I Street Sacramento, CA 95814
www.cityofsacramento.org
File ID: 2023-00820 6/20/2023 Discussion Item 6.

Review of Applicants for the Preservation Commission
File ID: 2023-00820
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: 1) Conduct interviews of applicants to the Preservation Commission for Seat A: a member appointed in the manner provided by the Charter of the City of Sacramento for the appointment of members of City boards, commission, and agencies; 2) discuss candidates’ eligibility; and 3) recommend appointment to Mayor and Council unless additional discussion in a subsequent meeting is needed.

Contact: Wendy Klock-Johnson, MMC, Chief Assistant City Clerk, (916) 808-7509, [email protected]; Jacob Bredberg, Administrative Analyst, (916) 808-6846, [email protected], Office of the City Clerk Presenter: None.

Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Board Details and Roster
3-Applications
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: Prior to forwarding nominations to the Mayor for appointment, the Personnel and Public Employees Committee conducts interviews of applicants for open board and commission positions.

Policy Considerations: Members are appointed in the manner provided by the Charter of the City of Sacramento for the appointment of members of City boards, commission, and agencies.

Economic Impacts: None.

Environmental Considerations: California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): This action is not a project that is subject to CEQA because it is an organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. (CEQA Guidelines §15378(b)(5)).

Sustainability: None.

File ID: 2023-00820 6/20/2023 Discussion Item 6.

Commission/Committee Action: Not Applicable.

Rationale for Recommendation: When a position on a City board or commission becomes available through term expiration or resignation, the Office of the City Clerk conducts a recruitment for interested parties. When the application period has closed, the Personnel and Public Employees Committee conducts interviews of the applicants and forwards nominations to the Mayor for appointment. The appointment is then confirmed by the whole council.

Financial Considerations: None.

Local Business Enterprise (LBE): None.

Background:

VACANCY INFORMATION
Seat Description Term End Term Dates Residency Incumbent Seat A - A licensed
historical architect who
meets the Secretary of the
Interior's qualifications for
historical architects (with
preference to a city resident
or owner of a business
located in the city)
demonstrating knowledge
of Secretary of the Interior's
Standards for the
Treatment of Historic
Properties and the
California Historical
Building code.

Full 12/31/2026 Preferred, not
required
Vacant

INCUMBENT INFORMATION
The incumbent for Seat A is Commissioner Alice Valania who was appointed on 10/27/2020 and whose term expired on 12/31/2022. This commissioner is not eligible for reappointment as they had served the maximum of two terms. Commissioner Valania held over this seat through 02/15/2023.

SUMMARY OF APPLICANTS
Applicant Name Eligible Seat(s) District
Ian Lee Merker A Outside city limits
Megan Repka A District 4Page 2 of 3
File ID: 2023-00820 6/20/2023 Discussion Item 6.

Applicant Name Eligible Seat(s) District
Ian Lee Merker A Outside city limits
Megan Repka A District 4

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Preservaon Commission
Basic Informaon
Type City Appointment
Status Enabled
Visibility Public
Creang Authority Sacramento City Code Secon 2.58
The commission shall: (1) Recommend to the City Council policies and programs in support of historic preservaon, including the goals and policies for the general plan and updates of the preservaon program; (2) Evaluate and provide comments or recommendaons on proposed plans, public and private development projects, and environmental reviews that are not subject to review under this chapter, but that may potenally affect physical development and historical preservaon of the city; (3) Review and make recommendaons to the State Office of Historic Preservaon regarding nominaons of property located within the city; (4) Assume dues assigned by the city council pursuant to the cerfied local government provisions of the Naonal Historic Preservaon Act; and (5) Consult with, advise, and report to the City Council annually on the commission's dues and funcons.

Contact Informaon
Board Contact Name
Sean de Courcy
Board Contact Phone
(916) 808-2796
Email
[email protected]
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Seat A - A licensed historical architect who meets the Secretary of the Interior's qualificaons for historical architects (with preference to a city resident or owner of a business located in the city) demonstrang knowledge of Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properes and the California Historical Building code.

Seat B - An architectural historian with training or experience in the architectural history of Sacramento, the Sacramento region, Northern California, or the West who meets the Secretary of the Interior's qualificaons for architectural historians (with preference to a city resident or owner of a business in the city) demonstrang knowledge of Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properes and the California Historical Building code.

Seat C - A registered structural engineer (with preference to a city resident or owner of a business in the city) demonstrang knowledge of Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properes and the California Historical Building code.

Seat D - A licensed contractor with training or experience in restoraon of historic properes (with preference to a city resident or owner of a business in the city) demonstrang knowledge of the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properes and the California Historical Building code.

Seat E - A landscape architect, designer, or historian with training or experience in historical landscapes (with preference to a city resident or owner of a business in the city) demonstrang knowledge of the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properes and the California Historical Building code.

Seat F - A member represenng the public at large (with preference to an individual with training or experience in historic preservaon or urban planning) demonstrang knowledge of the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properes and the California Historical Building code.

Seat G - A member represenng the public at large (with preference to an individual with training or experience in the history of Sacramento, the Sacramento region, Northern California, or the West who meets the Secretary of the Interior's qualificaons for historians ) demonstrang knowledge of Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properes and the California Historical Building code.

Board Seats
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Alice
Vacant
Seat B Personnel
and Public
Employees
Commiee
Garret Root 1/1/2022 12/31/2024 Board
Member
7/26/2022 1 7/27/2022 Wisely,
Jusn
Acve
Seat C Personnel
and Public
Employees
Commiee
Brian Burns 1/1/2023 12/31/2025 Member 2/21/2023 1 2/21/2023 Miller, Ryan
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Commiee
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William
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Preservation Commission
City of Sacramento, CA | Generated 6/8/2023 @ 3:41:18 PM by OnBoard2 - Powered by ClerkBase Applicant Date Address Contact Status
Mr. Ian Lee Merker, AIA, LEED AP BD+ 4/19/2023 Sacramento, CA 95821 Ward/District: County
Validated
Megan Repka 4/29/2023 Sacramento, CA 95814
Ward/District: 4
Validated
Mr. Ian Lee Merker, AIA, LEED AP BD+
City of Sacramento, CA | Generated 6/8/2023 @ 11:41 am by OnBoard2 - Powered by ClerkBase Status
Name Mr. Ian Lee Merker, AIA, LEED AP BD+
Application Date 4/19/2023
Expiration Date 4/19/2024
Board Member Ian Lee Merker, AIA, LEED AP BD+
Status Validated
Board Vacancies Status
Preservation Commission ::Seat A -
Pending P&PE Interviews (Not
Accepting Applications)
2 Pending P&PE Action
Basic Information Contact Information
Address
Sacramento, CA 95821
Ward/District
County
Occupation
Employer
CannonDesign
Occupation
Architect
Job Title
Associate Vice President
Professional Licenses
California Licensed Architect
Registrations/Certifications
LEED Accredited Professional
Name
Mr. Ian Lee Merker, AIA, LEED AP BD+
Please state the reason(s) you would like to serve on
this legislative body.

I would be honored to serve the community in providing
guidance that meets applicable codes and plans that intend to preserve our cultural assets, provide economic development, environmental preservation, health and safety, among other benefits of historic preservation.

Please list all of your professional experience directly related to the seat you are applying for.

Sacramento Heritage Inc. Board of Directors 2006-2014; Mid- Century Modern Sacramento Historic Context Statement &
Survey, contributor 2017; Mid-Century Modern Home T our Host 2019, Preservation at 40
Committee organizing events
commemorating the 40th anniversary of
preservation in Sacramento, 2015; Preservation Sacramento Home T our Docent
Please list any training or education directly related to the seat you are applying for.

California State Polytechnic University,
Pomona - Bachelor of Architecture- topic studios in historic preservation and Thesis Project: A High Speed Rail T erminus in Sacramento.

Please list any additional experience, community
activities, volunteering experience, or other
qualifications that would be helpful in evaluating your
application.

Multiple years of professional experience on historic
preservation projects per the Secretary of Interior's
Professional Qualification Standards. Projects include
preservation of Army barracks and Distinguished Visitors Quarters at Ft. Leavenworth, KS and Tripler Army Medical Center, HI, and Gregory Bateson Building Renovation in
Sacramento.

Please list the Seat(s) you are applying for.

Seat A - Licensed Architect

Megan Repka
City of Sacramento, CA | Generated 6/8/2023 @ 11:41 am by OnBoard2 - Powered by ClerkBase Megan Repka
4/29/2023
4/29/2024
Megan Repka
Validated
Board Vacancies Status
Preservation Commission ::Seat A -
Pending P&PE Interviews (Not
Accepting Applications)
2 Pending P&PE Action
Status
Name
Application Date
Expiration Date
Board Member
Status
Basic Information
Name
Megan Repka
Contact Information
Address
Sacramento, CA 95814
Ward/District
4 Occupation
Employer
Architectural Nexus, Inc.

Occupation
Architect
Job Title
Project Architect
Professional Licenses
Architect C 38443
Registrations/Certifications

SEED, NCARB
Please state the reason(s) you would like to serve on
this legislative body.

To assist with the preservation of Sacramento's architectural history.

Please list all of your professional experience directly related to the seat you are applying for.

I've practiced architecture for 11 years. I worked for KBZ Architects in Santa Barbara for 6 years. I've worked the past 5 years for Architectural Nexus, Inc. in Sacramento. I've worked on a variety of project types including K-12 and higher education, civic, affordable housing, libraries and historic projects. The historic projects I've worked on include a theater renovation and a community center and bathhouse
renovation.

Please list any training or education directly related to the seat you are applying for.

I attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and earned my bachelor's degree in architecture. I graduated in 2011. Part of the curriculum at Cal Poly included architectural history courses. I spent one year studying abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Please list any additional experience, community
activities, volunteering experience, or other
qualifications that would be helpful in evaluating your
application.

I served on the Sacramento Heritage Board and enjoyed
working on the programs and efforts to promote the
rehabilitation of Sacramento's historic architecture.

Please list the Seat(s) you are applying for.

Seat A