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SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: March 16, 2011 AGENDA ITEM: DEPARTMENT: City Manager’s Office CITY MANAGER: Dave Anderson PREPARED BY:Ann Sullivan, City Clerk DIRECTOR: Dave Anderson
SUBJECT: Appointment of Planning, Heritage Preservation, Traffic Safety, and Library Commissioners and Oaths of Office RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt the attached resolution appointing two
(2) members to the Planning Commission, one (1) member to the Heritage Preservation Commission, four (4) members to the Traffic Safety Commission, and one (1) member to the Library Commission,
and direct the City Clerk to administer the Oaths of Office. REPORT SUMMARY: On March 7, 2011, the City of Saratoga held interviews for two (2) vacancies on the Planning Commission,
one (1) vacancy on the Heritage Preservation Commission, four (4) vacancies on the Traffic Safety Commission, and one (1) vacancy on the Library Commission. Council appointed Pragati
Grover and reappointed Mary-Lynne Bernald to the Planning Commission. In addition, Council appointed Marilyn Marchetti to the Heritage Preservation Commission; appointed Elena Musselman
and reappointed Peggy Guichard, Judy Coulter, and Nancy Kirk to the Traffic Safety Commission; and appointed Sharon Andres to the Library Commission. The attached resolution appoints
Pragati Grover and re-appoints Mary-Lynne Bernald to the Planning Commission. The terms for Pragati Grover and Mary-Lynne Bernald are for 4 years – April 1, 2011 to April 1, 2015. The
resolution also appoints Marilyn Marchetti to the Heritage Preservation Commission. The term for Marilyn Marchetti is for 4 years – April 1, 2011 to April 1, 2015; The resolution also
appoints Elena Musselman and re-appoints Peggy Guichard, Judy Coulter and Nancy Kirk to the Traffic Safety Commission. The terms for Elena Musselman, Peggy Guichard, and Judy Coulter
are for 4 years and 9 months – April 1, 2011 to January 1, 2016. The term for Nancy Kirk is for 3 years and 9 months – April 1, 2011 to January 1, 2015. The resolution also appoints
Sharon Andres to the Library Commission to fill the unexpired term of Anya Iyengar. The term for Ms. Iyengar was for 4 years and 6 months – April 1, 2009 to October 1, 2013. Ms Iyengar
resigned from the Library Commission in October 2010. The term for Sharon Andres is for April 1, 2011 to October 1, 2013.
Upon direction from the City Council the Oath of Office will be administered by the City Clerk to the newly appointed Commissioners and signed by the new Commissioners. FISCAL IMPACTS:
N/A CONSEQUENCES OF NOT FOLLOWING RECOMMENDED ACTION: Appointments would not be made to the Planning, Heritage Preservation, Traffic Safety, and Library Commissions. ALTERNATIVE ACTION:
N/A FOLLOW UP ACTION: Update City’s Official Roster. ADVERTISING, NOTICING AND PUBLIC CONTACT: Pursuant to Government Code 54954.2, this item was properly posted as a City Council agenda
item and was included in the packet made available on the City’s web site in advance of the meeting. A copy of the agenda packet is also made available at the Saratoga Branch Library
each Monday in advance of the Council meeting. ATTACHMENTS: Attachment A – Resolution of Appointment Attachment B – Oaths of Office