City of Santa Cruz
809 Center Street
Santa Cruz, California 95060
MINUTES OF A CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
January 18, 2022
7:00 PM
Call to Order – Mayor Brunner called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. via Zoom.
Roll Call
Present: Councilmembers Kalantari-Johnson (via Zoom), Golder (via Zoom), Cummings (via Zoom), Brown (via Zoom), Meyers (via Zoom); Vice Mayor Watkins (via Zoom); Mayor Brunner (via Zoom).
Absent: None.
Staff: City Manager M. Huffaker (via Zoom), Deputy City Clerk Administrator J. Wood, City Clerk Administrator B. Bush (via Zoom).
General Business
1. Advisory Body Interviews
Mayor Brunner opened the public comment period. There were no speakers.
Mayor Brunner closed the public comment period.
The following applicants addressed Council:
Elizabeth Birnbaum, seeking reappointment to the Arts Commission.
Everett Ó Cillín, applying for the Arts Commission.
Vivian Vargas, applying for the Arts Commission.
Rachel Kippen, applying for the Commission for the Prevention of Violence Against Women.
Emma Ledvina, applying for the Commission for the Prevention of Violence Against Women.
Carolyn Kelley, applying for the Downtown Commission.
January 18, 2022 CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES 5936 General Business (continued)
1. Advisory Body Interviews (continued)
Jennalee Dahlen, applying for the Downtown Commission.
Rafa Sonnenfeld, applying for the Downtown Commission and the Planning Commission.
Don Lauritson, seeking reappointment to the Historic Preservation Commission.
Joe Michalak, seeking reappointment to the Historic Preservation Commission.
Jane Mio, seeking reappointment to the Parks and Recreation Commission.
Jacob Pollock, applying for the Parks and Recreation Commission.
Elizabeth Conlan, applying for the Planning Commission.
Candice Elliot, applying for the Planning Commission.
Pete Kennedy, applying for the Planning Commission and the Water Commission.
Philip Mekis, applying for the Planning Commission.
Mark Mesiti-Miller, applying for the Planning Commission.
Daniel Nelson, applying for the Planning Commission.
Charles Prograce, applying for the Planning Commission.
Sarah Wikle, applying for the Planning Commission.
Shawn Williams, applying for the Planning Commission.
Andrei Kiktev, seeking reappointment to the Sister Cities Committee.
James Mekis, applying for the Water Commission.
Garrett Roffe, applying for the Water Commission.
Adjournment - The City Council adjourned at 8:26 p.m.
January 18, 2022 CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES 5937 RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED: ss/Julia Wood, Deputy City Clerk Administrator, ATTEST: ss/Bonnie Bush, City Clerk Administrator, APPROVED: ss/Sonja Brunner, Mayor.