COUNCIL AGENDA: 5/23/2023
FILE: 23-788
ITEM: 2.20
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR FROM: Toni J. Taber, CMC
AND CITY COUNCIL City Clerk
SUBJECT: BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS DATE: May 12, 2023
APPOINTMENT
RECOMMENDATION
Approve the following Boards and Commissions appointments:
Youth Commission:
(1) District 1 Seat: Appoint Aanya Mishra for a term of June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2025. (2) District 2 Seat: Appoint Neyha Pradeepkumar for a term of June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024. (3) District 5 Seat: Reappoint Andrew Lieu for a term of June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2025. (4) District 6 Seat: Reappoint Amiya Bansal for a term of June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024. (5) District 7 Seat: Appoint Megan Luong for a term of June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2025. (6) District 9 Seat: Reappoint Agam Singh for a term of June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2025. (7) District 10 Seat: Appoint Nolan Mascarenhas for a term of June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024.
OUTCOME
Appointment to the upcoming vacant seats on the Youth Commission 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.
ANALYSIS
The Office of the City Clerk and Library Department conducted recruitment efforts from March 2023 through April 2023. The applications of all nominated candidates are attached. 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.
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
May 12, 2023
Subject: Boards and Commissions Appointments
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 May 23, 2023 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.