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CITY OF PALO ALTO OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
May 21, 2018
The Honorable City Council
Palo Alto, California
Appointment of one Candidate to an Unexpired Term on the Historic
Resources Board Ending December 15, 2019, one Candidate to an
Unexpired Term on the Human Relations Commission (HRC) Ending
May 31, 2020, and Three Candidates to HRC for Three-year Terms
Ending May 31, 2021
On Monday, May 21, 2018, the Council is scheduled to appoint:
One (1) candidate to the Historic Resources Board (HRB) for an unexpired term
ending December 15, 2019;
One candidate to the Human Relations Commission (HRC) for an unexpired term
ending May 31, 2020; and
Three (3) candidates to the HRC for three-year terms ending May 31, 2021.
Voting will be by paper ballot.
Background
On May 9, 2018, the Council interviewed applicants for the HRB and HRC.
Applications can be viewed online HERE. The recording of the interviews can be viewed
online HERE.
On May 9, 2018, Mehdi Alhassani resigned from the Human Relations Commission. His
term would have ended on May 31, 2020.
On May 10, 2018, Patricia Landman withdrew her application for the Historic Resources
Board.
Historic Resources Board
Vote to appoint one (1) unexpired term on the Historic Resources Board (HRB) ending
December 15, 2019. The first candidate to receive at least five votes (required) will be
appointed.
The 2 HRB Candidates are as follows:
1. Gogo Heinrich
2. Deborah Shepherd
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Human Relations Commission
Vote to appoint three (3) three-year terms on the Human Relations Commission (HRC)
for terms ending May 31, 2021. The first three candidates to receive at least five votes
(required) will be appointed.
Following these three appointments, vote to appoint one (1) unexpired term on the
HRC ending May 31, 2020. The first candidate to receive at least five votes (required)
will be appointed.
The 8 HRC Candidates are as follows:
1. Rebecca Eisenberg
2. Kathy Johnson
3. Gabriel Kralik
4. William Morrison
5. Kaloma Smith
6. Valerie Stinger (Incumbent)
7. Mark Weiss
8. Qifeng Xue
Department Head: Beth Minor, City Clerk
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