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MINUTES OF APRIL 12, 2022
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE SAN GABRIEL CITY COUNCIL
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Ding called the special meeting of the San Gabriel City Council to order at 5:35 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 425 South Mission Drive, San Gabriel, California, 91776.
ROLL CALL
Council Members Present: Denise Menchaca, Carina Rivera, John Wu, Vice Mayor John R. Harrington, and Mayor Tony Ding.
Council Members Absent: None.
Staff Members Present: City Manager Mark Lazzaretto, Assistant City Attorney Martin Koczanowicz, Community Development
Director Aldo Cervantes, and Assistant City Clerk
Marilyn Bonus.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Assistant City Clerk Bonus provided information for the public on how to view the meeting and how to request meeting agendas.
1. PUBLIC COMMENT
Debbie Kilgore, resident, commented on a scheduling conflict between the Special Council Meeting and 411 with the Chief.
2. INTERVIEWS OF APPLICANTS FOR CITY COMMISSIONS
City Manager Lazzaretto explained the interview process, presented options for voting on applicants, and indicated that a late application from an incumbent on the Design Review Committee had been received and that whether or not to consider that applicant is at the Council's pleasure.
There was a consensus of the City Council to vote for applicants for each commission at the end of interviews for that commission, with a formal vote on all candidates at the conclusion of the April 13, 2022, special meeting; and to not consider the late application to the Design Review Commission at this time.
Interviews of candidates were conducted for the Design Review Commission. A vote for three Commission members was taken as follows:
Design Review Commission
3 positions needed for term beginning June 7, 2022 - May 31, 2023 Order Applicants I Menchaca I Rivera I Wu I Harrington I Ding 1 Annie Luck (Withdrew Application 04/12/2022)
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4 Charles (Chuck) Myers 1 1 1 1
Guillermo Lopez 1 1 1
Nikorn Sae-Low 1 1 1 1 1
Charles Myers, Guillermo Lopez, and Nikorn Sae-Low were scheduled to be appointed to the Design Review Commission for two-year terms.
Interviews of candidates were conducted for the Historic Preservation and Cultural Resource Commission. A vote for four Commission members was taken, with the top two scoring candidates to be placed for two-year terms, and the next two for one-year terms, as follows:
Historic Preservation and Cultural Resource Commission
4 Positions needed
Order Applicants Menchaca Rivera Wu Harrington Ding
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7 Ramon Hernandez
Jennifer Feng (Withdrew Application 04/12/2022)
Eric Weeks 1 1 1 1
Senya Lubisich 1 1 1 1 1
Kyle DeVriendt 1 1 1 1 1
Rodney Luck 1
Beatriz Mojarro 1 1 1 1 1
Senya Lubisich, Beatriz Mojarro, Kyle DeVriendt, and Eric Weeks were selected to be appointed to the Historic Preservation and Cultural Resource Commission. Eric Weeks was assigned for a one-year term.
Another vote was taken to determine which of the three top-scoring candidates would receive two-year terms as follows:
Historic Preservation and Cultural Resource Commission
2 positions needed for term beginning June 7, 2022 - May 3 7, 2024 Applicants Menchaca Rivera Wu Harrington Ding
Ramon Hernandez
Jennifer Feng (Withdrew Application 04/12/2022)
Eric Weeks
Senya Lubisich 1 1 1 1 1
Kyle DeVriendt 1 1
Rodney Luck
Beatriz Mojarro 1 1 1
Senya Lubisich and Beatriz Mojarro were assigned two-year terms, and Kyle DeVriendt was assigned a one-year term.
RECESS AND RECONVENE
The meeting was recessed at 8:15 P.M. and reconvened at 8:25 P.M. with all Council Members present.
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Interviews of candidates were conducted for the Planning Commission. A vote was taken as follows:
Planning Commission
3 positions needed for term beginning June 7, 2022 - May 3 7, 2024 Order Applicants Menchaca Rivera Wu Harrington Ding
1 Matthew Krappman 1 1 1 1 1
2 Tom Klawiter 1 1 1 1
3 Joyce Ni (No-show)
4 Sean McMorris 1 1 1
5 Jingbo Lou (No-show)
6 Isela Bowles 1 1
Matthew Krappman, Thomas Klawiter, and Sean McMorris were scheduled to be appointed to the Planning Commission for two-year terms.
3. ADJOURNMENT
The City Council meeting was adjourned at 9:55 P.M.
Respectfully submitted:
Approved this 3 rd day of May, 2022:
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