TO:City Council
FROM:David Newman, Mayor
Bob Engler, Councilmember
DATE:July 8, 2025
SUBJECT: Council on Aging Appointments
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Approve Council on Aging reappointment of Dorothy Hatfield and Nivedita Vaidya to serve two-year terms ending July 2027.
2. Approve Council on Aging appointments of Penny Greenblatt, Patricia Lownes, and Karen Pavic-Zabinski to serve two-year terms ending July 2027.
3. Approve Council on Aging appointment of Jean Kammerer to fill an unscheduled vacancy and finish the term ending July 2026.
4. Find that this action is not a project as defined in the California Environmental Quality Act.
LEVINE ACT: No
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
No Additional Funding Requested. Minimal staff time for costs associated with coordinating interviews, appointments, and preparing support materials is included in the Adopted FY 2025-26 General Fund Budget.
BACKGROUND:
The Council on Aging (COA) consists of nine members who serve two-year, staggered terms. The role of the COA is to serve as an advisory body to the City Council on matters concerning older adults.
An open application period for five scheduled vacancies and one unscheduled vacancy was opened April 8, 2025, and closed May 8, 2025. Public outreach took place in April and May and included news postings on the City’s website, social
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media channels, and the CityScene e-newsletter. Ads were run in the Acorn, Goebel Gazette, the Conejo Senior Volunteer Program Newsletter, and placed around the Goebel Adult Community Center. Complete information can be found on the dedicated Boards and Commissions webpages on the City website (www.toaks.gov/boards).
DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS:
Nineteen applications were received for the five scheduled vacancies with a term to July 2027 and one unscheduled vacancy with a term to July 2026.
Nineteen interviews were scheduled for June 16, 2025, in Conference Room A of the Grant R. Brimhall Library. Three applicants declined the interview, and one applicant did not respond to multiple emails or voicemails inviting them to participate. The interview committee consisted of Mayor Newman and Councilmember Engler. After reviewing applications and conducting interviews, the following appointments are recommended: reappoint Dorothy Hatfield and Nivedita Vaidya to serve two-year terms ending July 2027; appoint Penny Greenblatt, Patricia Lownes, and Karen Pavic-Zabinski to serve two-year terms ending July 2027; and appoint Jean Kammerer to fill an unscheduled vacancy and finish the term ending July 2026. Recommended appointment applications are attached (Attachment #1).
COUNCIL GOAL COMPLIANCE:
Meets the following City Council goals:
A. Create a more equitable, accessible, safe, welcoming, and inclusive government and community regardless of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, physical or mental ability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, language, education, and/or socio-economic status.
G. Continue City's commitment to community and cultural programs and services (such as Performing Arts/Theatres, Libraries, TOTV, Visual Arts, Youth and Senior Programs).
PREPARED BY: Sarah Mailes, Community Services Analyst
Attachments:
Attachment #1 – Applications
CMO: 110-20\sm\H:\COMMON\City Council\City Council Items\2025 Staff Reports\07082025 COA Appointments.docx