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Special Meeting Minutes
MINUTES
CITY OF UNION CITY
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
CAROL DUTRA-VERNACI, Mayor
JEFF WANG, Vice Mayor (District 3)
GARY SINGH, Councilmember (District 1)
JAMIE PATIÑO, Councilmember (District 2)
SCOTT SAKAKIHARA, Councilmember (District 4)
Tuesday, July 25, 2024 | 5:00 PM
City Hall - City Council Conference Room
34009 Alvarado-Niles Road
Union City, CA 94587
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Dutra-Vernaci called the meeting to order at 5:00 PM.
2. ROLL CALL
Attendee Name Present
Councilmember Patiño
Councilmember Sakakihara
Councilmember Singh
Vice Mayor Wang
Mayor Dutra-Vernaci
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Mayor Dutra-Vernaci opened Public Comment. There being no speakers, Mayor Dutra-Vernaci closed Public Comment.
4. BOARD AND COMMISSION INTERVIEWS
4.a. Interview for Open Seats on Boards, Commission, and Committees and Discuss the Potential Appointments of All Candidates Interviewed
Community and Recreation Services Director Hahn provided the Council with a brief report about the problem of achieving quorum with several of the July 25, 2024 | 5:00 PM Page 2 of 2
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commissions that she oversees. A discussion ensued regarding reducing the Parks and Recreation Commission and Senior Commission from five to seven.
The Council further requested that staff provide them with an attendance sheet for all the commissions.
Council interviewed the following applicants:
Claudette Begin
Dean Nissen
Lillian Martinez
Richard Blaha
Florence Tsang
Sarahbeth Roquez-Co
Asif Khan
Harpreet Bains
The Council deliberated to fill the vacancies on various boards, commissions, and committees. Appointments will be made at the August 13, 2024 City Council Regular Meeting Agenda.
5. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Dutra-Vernaci adjourned the meeting at 7:35 PM.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing minutes were duly and regularly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Union City on August 13, 2024.
Thai Nam Pham, MMC, CPMC
City Clerk