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AGENDA REPORT Reviewed:
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MEETING DATE: AUGUST 20, 2019
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: ERICA N. YASUDA, CITY CLERK
SUBJECT: 2019 COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS TO FILL VACANCIES
SUMMARY:
Council direction is needed to fill (1) one vacancy on the Planning Commission and (1)
one vacancy on the Community Services Commission.
RECOMMENDATION:
Pleasure of the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
BACKGROUND:
Due to recent resignations, one vacancy exists on the Community Services Commission
and one vacancy will exist on the Planning Commission. On July 15, 2019, Community
Services Commissioner Emi Embler submitted her letter of resignation with an effective
date of July 23, 2019. On June 24, 2019, Planning Commissioner Jeff Thompson
submitted his letter of resignation with an effective date of September 10, 2019.
To address the vacancies, Mayor Puckett appointed an ad hoc committee consisting of
Councilmember Letitia Clark and Councilmember Austin Lumbard to review the list of
remaining candidates from earlier this year and provide a recommendation to the full City
Council.
The following candidates remained on the list for the Community Services Commission:
Renee Bond, Tierra Burns, Ken Eckman, Geraldine Date, Stephen Kozak, Bernard Miller,
Aaron Peters, and Jonathan Smith. The following candidates remained on the list for the
Planning Commission: Rafat Abbasi, Sam Altowajii, Renee Bond, Tierra Burns, Lisa Chu,
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Ken Eckman, Tim Haider, Eric Higuchi, Bernard Miller, Toby Moore, Aaron Peters, Leo
Savoie Jr., John Schroeder, Jeremy Schwartz, Lupe Solis, Osman Cemal Tashan, and
Kevin Verdi.
Councilmember Clark and Councilmember Lumbard are recommending the following
candidates for Council's consideration:
Planning Commission: Lisa Chu, Businesses Taxes Administrator, California
Department of Tax and Fee Administration
Community Services Commission: Stephen "Rusty' Kozak, Associate Attorney,
Business and Litigation, Fitzgerald Yap Kreditor
The remaining term for the Planning Commission vacancy is through March 1, 2023 and
the remaining term for the Community Services Commission vacancy is through March
1, 2021. Accordingly, the recommended candidates will serve through their respective
terms, if appointed.