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San Carlos City Council/Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency/Housing Authority Special Meeting
Conducted Remotely in Accordance with Assembly Bill 361 May 25, 2022, 5:00 PM
MINUTES
ROLL CALL
City Council Present: Sara McDowell, Mayor
Ronald Collins, Councilmember
John Dugan, Councilmember
Laura Parmer-Lohan, Councilmember
Adam Rak, Vice Mayor
Staff Present: Crystal Mui, City Clerk
Lisa Porras, Planning Manager
Al Savay, Community Development Director
Megan Wooley-Ousdahl, Senior Planner
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 5:02 PM by Mayor Sara McDowell.
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
3. NEW BUSINESS
a. Consideration of Conducting Interviews of Select Candidates for the Downtown Advisory Committee and Make Appointments to Serve on the Committee.
Each Councilmember disclosed personal relationships they have with the interviewees and noted that it will not affect their decisions this evening.
RESULT: Appointed [Unanimous] Allie Board and Donna Lera to Represent the Downtown Business Operators on the
Downtown Advisory Committee.
MOVER: Laura Parmer-Lohan
SECONDER: Adam Rak
AYES: Collins, Dugan, Parmer-Lohan, Rak, McDowell
RESULT: Appointed [Unanimous] Allison Chang and Tom Davids to Represent the Downtown Property Owners on the Downt own Advisory Committee.
MOVER: Laura Parmer-Lohan
SECONDER: Adam Rak
AYES: Collins, Dugan, Parmer-Lohan, Rak, McDowell
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RESULT: Appointed [Unanimous] J oaquin Pedrin, Sreecharan Chandrasekharan, Elisa Espinoza and Monette Meredith to fill the At Large Seats on the Downtown Advisory Committee.
MOVER: Laura Parmer-Lohan
SECONDER: Adam Rak
AYES: Collins, Dugan, Parmer-Lohan, Rak, McDowell
RESULT: Appointed [Unanimous] Elizabeth Min, Cecile Lee, James Bertram, and Tracy Massaro to fill the Alternate Seats on t he Downtown Advisory Committee.
MOVER: Laura Parmer-Lohan
SECONDER: Adam Rak
AYES: Collins, Dugan, Parmer-Lohan, Rak, McDowell
RESULT: Appointed [ 4 – 0 – 1 ] Amy Buckmaster to Represent the Chamber of Commerce on the Downtown Advisory Committee
MOVER: Adam Rak
SECONDER: John Dugan
AYES: Collins, Dugan, Rak, McDowell
NAYS: None
RECUSE: Parmer-Lohan
RESULT: Appointed [Unanimous] Jean Dehner to Represent Older Adults on the Downtown Advisory Committee.
MOVER: Laura Parmer-Lohan
SECONDER: Adam Rak
AYES: C ollins, Dugan, Parmer-Lohan, Rak, McDowell
RESULT: Appointed [Unanimous] Madison Blanton to Represent Special Needs on the Downtown Advisory Committee.
MOVER: Laura Parmer-Lohan
SECONDER: Rak Collins
AYES: Collins, Dugan, Parmer-Lohan, Rak, McDowell
RESULT: Appointed [Unanimous] Mark Maxwell to Represent the Parks, Recreation and Culture Commission on the Downtown
Advisory Committee.
MOVER: Laura Parmer-Lohan
SECONDER: John Dugan
AYES: Collins, Dugan, Parmer-Lohan, Rak, McDowell
RESULT: Appointed [Unanimous] Anthony Kamm to fill the Economic Development Advisory Commission Seat on the Downtown
Advisory Committee.
MOVER: Laura Parmer-Lohan
SECONDER: Ron Collins
AYES: Collins, Dugan, Parmer-Lohan, Rak, McDowell
4. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 9:54 PM.
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Crystal Mui,
City Clerk