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City of Palo Alto (ID # 11999)
City Council Staff Report
Report Type: Action Items Meeting Date: 2/8/2021
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Summary Title: PTC Vacancy Recruitment
Title: Provide Direction on the Recruitment for an Unfinished Term on the
Planning Transportation Commission due to a Resignation
From: City Manager
Lead Department: City Clerk
Recommendation
Staff is requesting direction from Council regarding the timeline for filling a vacant
position due to a resignation on the Planning and Transportation Commission, with a
partial term ending December 15, 2021. Two proposed options are:
1. Include the additional vacancy in the current recruitment period. Interviews are
scheduled for February 10, 2021 and appointments will occur on February 22,
2021.
2. Proceed with a special recruitment period for the vacant position, which will run
for 2 weeks with a proposed application deadline of February 23, 2021.
Background
On December 14, 2020, the Council directed Staff to extend the recruitment for the
Historic Resources Board and Planning and Transportation Commission. The City Clerk’s
Office established a new application deadline of Wednesday, January 27, 2021. This
recruitment is expected to fill two (2) expiring positions on the Planning and
Transportation Commission, with four-year terms ending December 15, 2024.
On January 13, 2021, Staff received a resignation from a Planning and Tran sportation
Commission member whose term expires December 15, 2021. With the addition of the
vacancy left by the resignation, the current positions needing to be filled on the
Planning and Transportation Commission are two (2) with four-year terms ending
December 15, 2024 and one (1) with a partial term ending December 15, 2021.
As of the January 27, 2021 application deadline, the City has received ten (10)
applications for the Planning and Transportation Commission, including the two
incumbents.
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Discussion
The current recruitment was advertised on the City’s website, social media, and
inclusion in the weekly Council Packet GovDelivery e -mail notifications. The City Council
is scheduled to hold interviews for vacant positions on the Planning and Transport ation
Commission and the Historic Resources Board on Wednesday, February 10, 2021.
Appointments to these positions are scheduled for February 22, 2021.