COUNCIL AGENDA: 5/13/2025
FILE: 25-547
ITEM: 2.11
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR FROM: Toni J. Taber, MMC
AND CITY COUNCIL City Clerk
SUBJECT: BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS DATE: May 6, 2025
APPOINTMENT
RECOMMENDATION
Approve the following Boards and Commissions appointments:
Youth Commission:
(1) District 1 Seat: Appoint Anushka Deshmukh for a term of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2027. (2) District 3 Seat: Appoint Edwin Sanchez for a term of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2027. (3) District 4 Seat: Appoint Akshadha Babu Chakravarthi for a term of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026.
(4) District 5 Seat: Appoint Dali Guerrero Fernandez for a term of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2027. (5) District 6 Seat: Appoint Fiona Canfield for a term of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026. (6) District 7 Seat: Appoint David Huynh for a term of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2027. (7) District 9 Seat: Appoint Jingru (Ruby) Yu for a term of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2027. (8) District 10 Seat: Appoint Jinyoung (Kyle) Park for a term of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026.
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 throughout the year, with the application deadline of March 31, 2025. 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 13, 2025
Subject: Boards and Commissions Appointment
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 and 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 13, 2025 City Council Meeting Agenda.
COORDINATION
This memorandum has been coordinated with the Library Department.
CEQA
Not a Project, File No. PP17-010, City Administrative Activities, resulting in no changes to the physical environment.
TONI J. TABER, MMC
City Clerk
For questions, please contact Toni Taber, City Clerk, at (408) 535-1260.