REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Amendments to Appointments to City Committees and Area Wide/Outside Agency Committees for the 2020 Calendar Year [Council Pillar: Enhance Community Engagement and Transparency]
Report
BACKGROUND
Annually, the Mayor requests that the City Council appoint members of the City Council to the City and Area Wide/Outside Agency Committee assignments. The 2020 appointments to City Committees (Attachment 1) and Area Wide/Outside Agency Committees (Attachment 2) were approved by the City Council at the December 17, 2019 City Council meeting.
At the January 28, 2020 City Council meeting, the Council was asked to note and file an informational report on Councilmember Patricia M. Mahan's resignation from the City Council. Her resignation was effective as of February 1, 2020, resulting in a vacant seat in District 5, and vacancies on the 2020 appointments to the City and Area Wide/Outside Agency Committees.
DISCUSSION
City staff met with Mayor Lisa M. Gillmor to review her recommendations to fill the committee appointment vacancies created by Councilmember Mahan's resignation, which are listed below:
City Committees
* Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Committee
o Appoint Councilmember Chahal as Chair
o Appoint Councilmember Davis as Alternate
* Audit Committee
o Appoint Mayor Gillmor as Chair
o Appoint Councilmember Watanabe as Member
o Appoint Vice Mayor Hardy as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Davis as Alternate
* Economic Development, Communications, and Marketing Committee
o Appoint Councilmember Davis as Chair
o Appoint Mayor Gillmor as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Watanabe as Member
o Appoint Vice Mayor Hardy as Alternate
* Caltrain Modernization Local Policymaker Group (CalMod)
o Appoint Councilmember Watanabe as Member
o Appoint Councilmember Chahal as Alternate
* City/Mission College Liaison Committee
o Appoint Mayor Gillmor as Chair
o Appoint Councilmember Davis as Member
o Appoint Vice Mayor Hardy as Member
o A...
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