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Home My WebLink About101-Staff Report.pdfPage 1 of 4 SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: December 15, 2010 AGENDA ITEM: DEPARTMENT: City Manager’s Office CITY MANAGER: Dave Anderson PREPARED BY: Crystal Morrow DIRECTOR: Barbara Powell Administrative Analyst II Assistant City Manager SUBJECT: Commission Qualifications and Expiring Terms RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the list of Commission qualifications and terms expiring in the 2011 calendar year. BACKGROUND: Per Municipal Code 2-12.010(f), “on or before December 31 of each year, the City Clerk shall prepare and the City Council shall adopt a list of all Commissions containing the following information: 1. A list of the qualifications necessary for each Commissioner position; and 2. A list of all Commissioner terms which will expire during the next calendar year, including the name of the incumbent Commissioner, the date of appointment, the date the term expires and the qualifications necessary for the position. This list shall be made available to the public and shall be posted in the office of the City Clerk and at the Saratoga Library.” Commissioners must be a Saratoga resident and a registered voter in the City of Saratoga, with the exception that one member of the Library Commission must be a resident of Monte Sereno and Youth Commissioners are not required to be registered voters. Additionally, each Commission applicant must attend at least one meeting of the Commission he or she is applying to before being interviewed by the City Council. Commissioners may not hold an elected public office and cannot be employed by the City of Saratoga. Commission terms are 4 years and Commissioners are limited to two full consecutive terms on a single Commission. Partial terms are not considered full term. Youth Commission terms, however, are 2 years and there are no restrictions on the number of terms a Youth Commissioner can serve. Below is a list detailing special qualifications for each of the City’s Commissions and terms that will be expiring in the 2011 calendar year. Page 2 of 4 Heritage Preservation Commission Special Qualifications (Municipal Code 13-10.010) - One member to be nominated by the Saratoga Historical Foundation. - Two members must be trained and experienced in the field of construction and structural rehabilitation, such as a licensed architect, engineer, contractor, or urban planner. Terms Ending in 2011 Hong Tai - Appointed October 2007 – April 2011 - Eligible for reappointment Library Commission Special Qualifications - One member is nominated by the City of Monte Sereno. Terms Ending in 2011 Sam McBane Mulford - Appointed March 2007 – October 2011 - Eligible for reappointment Javed Khan - Appointed June 2008 - October 2011 - Eligible for reappointment Parks and Recreation Commission Special Qualifications - No special qualifications No Terms Ending in 2011 Planning Commission Special Qualifications - No special qualifications, however, members must be able to attend regular meetings that are held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the Civic Theater, site visits held the day before public hearings, Commission study sessions, and City Council meetings when necessary. Terms Ending in 2011 Mary-Lynne Bernald - Appointed November 1996 – April 2001, February 2009 – April 2011 - Eligible for reappointment Linda Rodgers - Appointed April 2004 – April 2007, May 2007 – April 2011 - Eligible for reappointment Page 3 of 4 Traffic Safety Commission Special Qualifications - No special qualifications Terms Ending in 2011 Nancy Kirk - Appointed October 2007 – April 2011 - Eligible for reappointment Judy Coulter - Appointed May 2007 – April 2011 - Eligible for reappointment Peggy Guichard - Appointed April 2004 – April 2007, May 2007 – April 2011 - Eligible for reappointment Mitch Kane - Appointed May 2000 – April 2004, April 2004 – April 2007, May 2007 – April 20011 - Not eligible for reappointment Youth Commission Special Qualifications - Members must be a resident of Saratoga in grade 7-12 while serving on the Youth Commission. Terms Ending in 2011 Aditya Dev - Appointed July 2008 – July 2010, July 2010 – July 2012 - Not eligible for reappointment, graduating from high school in 2011 Troy Estes - Appointed September 2009 – July 2011 - Not eligible for reappointment, graduating from high school in 2011 Vishal Goel - Appointed September 2009 – July 2011 - Eligible for reappointment Lauren Kuan - Appointed September 2009 – July 2011 - Not eligible for reappointment, graduating from high school in 2011 Natasha Morgan-Witts - Appointed September 2009 – July 2011 - Eligible for reappointment Kevin Mu - Appointed September 2009 – July 2011 - Not eligible for reappointment, graduating from high school in 2011 Priyanka Nookala - Appointed September 2009 – July 2011 Page 4 of 4 - Eligible for reappointment Ramiz Sheikh - Appointed September 2009 – July 2011 - Not eligible for reappointment, graduating from high school in 2011 Lauren Tang - Appointed July 2007 – July 2009, September 2009 – July 2011 - Not eligible for reappointment, graduating from high school in 2011 Sarah Tang - Appointed September 2009 – July 2011 - Eligible for reappointment Ali Wilson - Appointed September 2009 – July 2011 - Eligible for reappointment FISCAL IMPACTS: N/A CONSEQUENCES OF NOT FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDED ACTIONS: N/A ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S): N/A FOLLOW UP ACTION(S): Implement Council direction. 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: Nothing additional.