TO: HONORABLE MAYOR FROM: Toni J. Taber, CMC
AND CITY COUNCIL City Clerk
SUBJECT : BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS DATE: June 15, 2022
APPOINTMENT
RECOMMENDATION
Approve the following Boards and Commissions appointments:
(a) Arts Commission:
(1) District 2 Seat: Appoint Charlie McCollum for a term of July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2026. (2) District 4 Seat: Appoint Lynne Rosenthal for a term of July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2026. (3) District 5 Seat: Appoint Jonathan Borca for a term of July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2024. (b) Clean Energy Community Advisory Commission:
(1) Citywide Seat: Appoint Ted Marena for a term of July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023. (c) Planning Commission:
(1) District 1 Seat: Appoint Justin Lardinois for a term of July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2026. (2) District 4 Seat: Appoint Barinder Ahluwalia for a term of July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2026. (3) District 5 Seat: Appoint Louis Barocio for a term of July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2026. (4) District 6 Seat: Appoint Pierluigi Oliverio for a term of July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2026. (5) District 9 Seat: Appoint Michael Young for a term of July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2026. (d) Youth Commission:
(1) District 2 Seat: Appoint Kathy Lu for a term of July 1, 2022 to May 31, 2024. (2) District 3 Seat: Appoint Deitra Hoang for a term of July 1, 2022 to May 31, 2024. (3) District 6 Seat: Appoint Amiya Bansal for a term of July 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023. (4) Citywide Seat: Appoint Vendant Janapaty for a term of July 1, 2022 to May 31, 2024.
OUTCOME
Appointment to the vacant seats on each of the Commissions will allow the commission to continue conducting business.
BACKGROUND
Section 2.08.180 of the San José Municipal Code (SJMC) indicates that each Councilmember, including the Mayor, shall nominate one Commissioner to each Council-Nominated Commission. On November 3, 2020, the voters of the City of San José passed Measure G, which increased the Planning Commission to 11 members with Council appointing one member from each Council District and one “at-large” member.
COUNCIL AGENDA: 6/28/2022
FILE: 22-1008
ITEM: 2.9
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
June 15, 2022
Subject: Boards and Commissions Appointments
ANALYSIS
The applications of all nominated candidates are attached. Memoranda from the Office of the City Attorney regarding their conflicts of interest and code enforcement reviews are also 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.
EVALUATION AND FOLLOW -UP
A duty of the Office of the City Clerk is to minimize vacancies on the Boards and Commissions. The Office of the City Clerk and City Council Offices are still recruiting for additional vacancies.
PUBLIC OUTREACH
The Office of the City Clerk created a graphic for the vacancies. The graphic was sent to all Council Offices for distribution in their District newsletters, to the City Manager’s Office Public Information Manager for distribution, and was distributed to the City Clerk’s contact list of over 200 people plus organizations. Additionally, notice was posted on the City Clerk’s Boards and Commissions webpage.
The memorandum has been posted on the City Clerk’s website as part of the June 28, 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.