TO: HONORABLE MAYOR FROM: Toni J. Taber, CMC
AND CITY COUNCIL City Clerk
SUBJECT: BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS DATE: May 5, 2021
APPOINTMENT
RECOMMENDATION
Approve the following Boards and Commissions appointment:
(a) Historic Landmarks Commission:
(1) Appoint Harriet Arnold for a term of July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2026 (2) Appoint Paul Boehm for a term of July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2026 (3) Appoint Rachel Royer for a term of July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2026 (4) Appoint Adriana Ayala for a term of August 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025 (5) Appoint Lawrence Camuso for a term of August 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023
OUTCOME
Appointment to the vacant seats on each of the Commissions will allow the commission to continue conducting business.
BACKGROUND
Ordinance No. 30632 allows the Mayor to nominate for the Historic Landmarks Commission if the Council Appointment Advisory Commission is unable to meet, with Council making the final appointments. Per section 2.08.150 of the San José Municipal Code, a member may be appointed to serve a term of less than four years or a term of less than the number of years established by this chapter for the particular board or commission if the Council determines that it is in the best interest of the board or commission that a member serve a shorter term in order to provide for appropriate staggered terms to preserve a continuity of membership on the board or commission.
ANALYSIS
The applications of all nominated candidates are attached. Memoranda from the Office of the City Attorney regarding their conflicts of interest is included. The applicants were also reviewed by Planning Building and Code Enforcement with no issues found. A supplemental memorandum will be posted should additional names be submitted for vacancy nominations.
COUNCIL AGENDA: 5/17/2022
FILE: 22-764
ITEM: 2.18
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
May 5, 2021
Subject: Boards and Commissions Appointments
EVALUATION AND FOLLOW-UP
A duty of the Office of the City Clerk is to minimize vacancies on the Boards and Commissions.
PUBLIC OUTREACH
The Office of the City Clerk created a graphic for use in council office newsletters and sent the graphic to all council offices for distribution in their district newsletters. The Planning Building and Code Enforcement Department also did an outreach announcing vacancies in the Commission. The memorandum has been posted on the City Clerk’s website as part of the May 17, 2022 City Council Meeting Agenda.
COORDINATION
This memorandum has been coordinated with the Office of the City Attorney.
CEQA
Not a Project, File No. PP17-010, City Administrative Activities, resulting in no changes to the physical environment.
TONI J. TABER, CMC
City Clerk
For questions, please contact Toni Taber, City Clerk, at (408) 535-1260.