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Recommendation Staff recommends City Council vote to appoint candidates to the following positions:
Architectural Review Board
Three (3) positions with three-year terms ending December 15, 2024 Historic Resources Board One (1) unexpired position with a term ending December 15, 2022 Parks and Recreation Commission Two (2) positions with three-year terms ending December 15, 2024 One (1) unexpired position with a term ending December 15, 2022 Planning and Transportation Commission Two (2) positions with four-year terms ending December 15, 2025 **A majority vote (4 yes’s) is required to appoint each applicant. Background The Fall 2021 Boards and Commission recruitment invited applications September 16, 2021 through October 26, 2021 through the new online application process. Palo Alto Municipal Code 2.16.060 requires public notification regarding vacancies of the Commissions as follows, “The City Clerk shall exercise their discretion in choosing the method of advertisement that will most effectively reach potential candidates.” Based on the September 14, 2021 Policy & Services Committee meeting report (available here) regarding Board and Commission Member demographics and community representation the City Clerk’s office expanded recruitment efforts through additional means to “most effectively reach potential candidates”. This recruitment was advertised through various methods including paid print advisements in The Palo Alto Weekly and the Daily Post; via the City’s website and
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social media channels; in physical locations of the Palo Alto Libraries and Community Centers; and distributed by e-mail and through established distribution lists to community based organizations, individuals and City subscription based notification lists. The City received a total of 36 qualified applicants by the end of the recruitment period.
Interviews On November 8, 2021, the Council selected to interview all applicants for the open positions (report available here). Due to the large pool of applicants, Council held two separate interviews on November 16, 2021 and November 29, 2021. On November 16th, Council interviewed for open positions on the Planning and Transportation Commission, the Architectural Review Board, and the Historic Resources Board. On November 29th, Council interviewed for open positions on the Parks and Recreation Commission and one Planning and Transportation applicant. Video recordings of the interviews have been made available to the public and to Council Members who were unable to attend. During the recruitment process, five applicants withdrew their applications for consideration. Tim Persyn, Simran Sandhu, and Haejin Ahn Kang withdrew their applications for the Parks and Recreation Commission; Stephanie Safdi withdrew her application for the Planning and Transportation Commission; and Alexander Lew withdrew his application from the Architectural Review Board. All the remaining listed applicants have been interviewed by the City Council. Membership Requirements Each Board or Commission has different requirements for appointment such as mandatory residency, specialized training, or professional service in a specified area. Only the Architectural Review Board requires for one of the three open positions to be either an architect, landscape architect, building designer or another design professional. The Historic Resources Board and the Parks and Recreation Commission require demonstrated interest in their scope of work. For Boards or Commissions
requiring Palo Alto residency, applicants have been pre-screened to fulfill that requirement. All other specific requirements are fulfilled by current members. For each of the Board or Commission with current vacancies, the requirements are listed below as well as the applicants for each. Planning and Transportation Commission: Two positions Terms ending December 14, 2025 • Palo Alto Residency (PAMC 2.20.010)
• APPLICANTS:
1. Bryna Chang (Incumbent)
2. Leonard Ely
3. Kathryn Jordan
4. Arthur Keller
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5.Chunming Niu
6.Keith Reckdahl
7.Stephanie Safdi (Withdrawn)
8.Nisar Shaikh
9.Brigham Wilson
Architectural Review Board: Three positions Terms ending December 15, 2024 •At least three members must be architects, landscape architects, buildingdesigners or other design professionals. (Two positions fulfilled, one vacant) •No Palo Alto residency requirement(PAMC 2.21.010)
•APPLICANTS:
1.Peter Baltay (Incumbent)
2.Valerie Driscoll
3.David L Hirsch (Incumbent)
4.Yujin Jeon
5.Kathryn Jordan
6.Alexander Lew (Incumbent) (Withdrawn)
7.Manix Patel
8.Brigham Wilson
9.Jim Xiao
10.Bin Zhou
Historic Resources Board: One position (unexpired)
terms ending December 15, 2022 •Demonstrated interest in and knowledge of history, architecture or historicpreservation.•One member shall be an owner/occupant of a category 1 or 2 historic structure,or of a structure in a historic district; (Fulfilled) •Three members shall be architects, landscape architects, building designers orother design professionals (Fulfilled) •At least one member shall possess academic education or practical experiencein history or a related field. (Fulfilled) (PAMC 2.27.010)
•APPLICANTS:
1.Valerie Driscoll
2.Alisa Eagleston-Cieslewicz
Parks and Recreation Commission: Three positions Terms ending December 15, 2024 and one unexpired term ending December 15, 2022 •Each member of the commission shall have a demonstrated interest in parks,open space and recreation matters.•Palo Alto Residency(PAMC 2.25.010)
•APPLICANTS:
1.Annie Carl
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2. Anne Warner Cribbs (Incumbent)
3. Claire Elliott
4. Nellis L. Freeman, Jr.
5. Jeff Greenfield (Incumbent)
6. Haejin Ahn Kang (Withdrawn)
7. Eve Klein
8. Shani Kleinhaus
9. Joy Oche
10. Rich Pearson
11. Tim Persyn (Withdrawn)
12. Andie Reed
13. Thomas Rota
14. Simran Sandhu (Withdrawn)
15. Mark Bennett Weiss
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