TO: HONORABLE MAYOR FROM: Toni J. Taber, CMC
AND CITY COUNCIL City Clerk
SUBJECT: BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS DATE: September 26, 2022
APPOINTMENT
RECOMMENDATION
Approve the following Boards and Commissions appointment:
(a) Measure T Community Oversight Committee:
(1) Public Safety Seat: Appoint Matt Tuttle.
OUTCOME
Appointment to the vacant seats on each of the Commissions will allow the commission to continue conducting business.
BACKGROUND
On June 18, 2019, the City Council approved Resolution No. 79165 establishing the size, composition, and specific responsibilities of the Community Oversight Committee for the Measure T Disaster Preparedness, Public Safety, and Infrastructure Bond Measure approved by San José voters on November 6, 2018. The resolution requires that each Councilmember shall recommend one Committee member who is a resident of the district of the nominating Council Office. The Mayor shall recommend five members as citywide representative, with each member possessing subject matter expertise in one of the following fields: public safety, environmental issues, labor, business, and finance or accounting. Each of the nominations shall be considered by the full Council for formal appointment. Nominees must be residents of San José. Nominees possessing subject matter expertise in the fields of emergency and disaster response, public safety, finance, and/or transportation is highly desirable.
The Committee shall meet at least once per year and responsibilities include: 1. Review the expenditure of the proceeds of Measure T Bonds to ascertain consistency with the voter approved purposes for the funds; 2. In connection with the review of expenditures of Measure T Bonds, review and forward to the City Council the City Auditor’s separate audit of the proceeds of the Measure T and the amount of ad valorem tax collected for each prior fiscal year ending June 30th; and 3. Review the status of projects funded with the proceeds of Measure T Bonds and forward a status report on the pending Measure T projects to the City Council.
COUNCIL AGENDA: 10/4/2022
FILE: 22-1480
ITEM: 2.10
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
September 26, 2022
Subject: Boards and Commissions Appointments
ANALYSIS
The application of the nominated candidate is attached. The Memorandum from the Office of the City Attorney regarding conflicts of interest is also attached, while Code Enforcement reviews returned no issues.
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 of 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 October 4, 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.