City of Santa Cruz
809 Center Street
Santa Cruz, California 95060
MINUTES OF A CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
January 17, 2023
6:00 PM
Call to Order – Mayor Keeley called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom and in Council Chambers.
Roll Call
Present: Councilmembers Newsome, Brown, Watkins, Brunner, KalantariJohnson; Vice Mayor Golder; Mayor Keeley.
Absent: None.
Staff: City Attorney T. Condotti, Director of Information Technology K. Morgan (via Zoom), Water Director R. Menard (via Zoom), Deputy City Clerk Administrator J. Wood, City Clerk Administrator B. Bush.
General Business
1. Advisory Body Interviews
The following applicants addressed Council:
Ayo Banjo, applying to the Planning Commission.
Bradley Angell, seeking reappointment to the Parks and Recreation Commission.
Martel Braymer, applying to the Arts Commission.
Carolyn Book-Kelley, seeking reappointment to the Downtown Commission.
Valeria Miranda, applying to the Arts Commission.
Christopher Carr, seeking reappointment to the Arts Commission.
Isabel Contreras, applying to the Arts Commission.
Peggy Dolgenos, applying to the Downtown Commission.
January 17, 2023 CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES 6346 General Business (continued)
1. Advisory Body Interviews (continued)
Maggie Duncan-Merrell, applying to the Water Commission.
Jessie Durant, applying to the Historic Preservation Commission.
Ilene Feinman, applying to the Commission for the Prevention of Violence Against Women.
Timerie Gordon, applying to the Planning Commission.
Megan Goddard, applying to the Water Commission.
Susan Gilchrist, applying to the Transportation and Public Works Commission.
Gillian Greensite, seeking reappointment to the Parks and Recreation Commission.
Thomas Kern, seeking reappointment to the Board of Building and Fire Appeals.
Walter “Joe” Griffin, applying to the Parks and Recreation Commission.
Jonathan Lear, applying to the Water Commission.
Hector Marin, applying to the Planning Commission, Commission for the Prevention of Violence Against Women, and the Arts Commission.
Cynthia Mathews, applying to the Downtown Commission.
Sean McGowan, seeking reappointment to the Arts Commission.
Chad Mitcham, applying to the Transportation and Public Works Commission, Planning Commission, and Downtown Commission.
Nikki Patterson, applying to the Arts Commission, the Historic Preservation Commission, and the Parks and Recreation Commission.
Michael Polhamus, applying to the Planning Commission and the Parks and Recreation Commission.
Charles Prograce, applying to the Planning Commission.
January 17, 2023 CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES 6347 General Business (continued)
1. Advisory Body Interviews (continued)
Monica Ratliff, seeking reappointment to the Board of Building and Fire Appeals.
Andy Schiffrin, seeking reappointment to the Planning Commission.
Isabelle Tuncer, seeking reappointment to the Sister Cities Committee.
Joe Thompson, applying to the Planning Commission, Transportation and Public Works Commission, and the Water Commission.
Rafa Sonnenfeld, applying to the Downtown Commission and the Planning Commission.
Leslie Wooding, applying to the Parks and Recreation Commission.
Adjournment - The City Council adjourned at 8:17 p.m.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED: ss/Julia Wood, Deputy City Clerk Administrator, ATTEST: ss/Bonnie Bush, City Clerk Administrator, APPROVED: ss/Fred Keeley, Mayor.