NOTICE AND CALL OF SPECIAL MEETING BY MAYOR VINATIERI
MINUTES
WHITTIER CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
ADMIN COMMITTEE ROOM, 13230 PENN STREET
JULY 5, 2022, 4:00 PM
CALL TO ORDER - REGULAR SESSION
The Whittier City Council met in Special Session on July 5, 2022. Mayor Vinatieri called the meeting to order at 4:01 p.m. in the Admin Committee Room of Whittier City Hall, 13230 Penn Street, Whittier, California.
2. ROLL CALL
PRESENT:
Joseph A. Vinatieri, Mayor
Jessica Martinez, Mayor Pro Tem
Fernando Dutra, Council Member
Cathy Warner, Council Member
Octavio Martinez, Council Member
STAFF PRESENT:
Brian Saeki, City Manager
Rigoberto Garcia, Jr., City Clerk
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Council Member Warner led the Pledge of Allegiance.
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
5. STAFF REPORTS
5.A. Board and Commission Interviews and Appointments
Recommendation:
1) Interview selected Planning Commission; Parking and Transportation Commission; Personnel Board; Parks, Recreation and Community Services; and Cultural Arts Commission applicants;
2) Appoint one member to the Planning Commission;
3) Appoint three members to the Parking and Transportation Commission; 4) Appoint three members to the Personnel Board;
5) Appoint four members to the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission; and
6) Appoint three members to the Cultural Arts Commission.
Whittier City Council Special Meeting Minutes
July 5,2022 Page 2 of 2
The City Council interviewed the following individuals and deliberated on appointments:
1) Planning Commission: Luis Rodriguez, Delicia “Dee” Barba, and James Becerra.
2) Parking and Transportation Commission: Alejandro Mendoza, Martha E.
Romero, Ricardo Izquierdo, and Arthur Revueltas.
3) Personnel Board: Marsha Schultz, Fernando Lopez, and Paul Estuar. 4) Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission: Joseph Westrup, Andrew Roble, Tiffany Givens, Robert Sera, Elizabeth Apodaca, and Daniel Contreras.
5) Cultural Arts Commission: Beth Robinson, Christopher Rubalcaba, and Jaz Sawyer.
CONSENSUS
By consensus, the City Council appointed the following individuals to board and commission vacancies:
Planning Commission:
1) Luis Rodriguez
Parking and Transportation Commission:
1) Alejandro Mendoza
2) Ricardo lzquierdo
3) Arthur Revueltas
Personnel Board:
1) Fernando Lopez
2) Paul Estuar
Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission:
1) Joseph Westrup
2) Tiffany Givens
3) Robert Sera
4) Elizabeth Apodaca
Cultural Arts Commission:
1) Beth Robison
2) Christopher Rubalcaba
CONSENSUS
By consensus, the City Council directed staff to conduct a recruitment for the Personnel Board and Cultural Arts Commission.
6. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Vinatieri adjourned the meeting at 7:52 p.m.