DEPARTMENT: Office of the City Clerk
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Leticia M. Vacek (OCC)
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
Consideration of Applicants to the Conservation Advisory Board (8 Slots)
SUMMARY:
The Infrastructure and Growth City Council Committee will review and recommend eight applicants to the full Council for the Conservation Advisory Board. Below is a list of the applicants and the categories they represent:
First
MI
Last
Category
Appointment
Brock
J.
Curry
Edwards Aquifer Authority
New
Clayton
S.
Binford
Medina County
Reappointment
James
L.
Blair
San Antonio River Authority
Reappointment
John
P.
Dodson
Uvalde County
Reappointment
Scott
R.
Halty*
San Antonio Water System
Reappointment
Chris
Holm
Texas Parks & Wildlife
Reappointment
Matthew
S.
Myers*
San Antonio Economic Development Foundation
Reappointment
Francine
S.
Romero
Parks & Recreation Advisory Board
Reappointment
*Not a San Antonio Resident - An Ordinance waiving residency will be required
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Conservation Advisory Board is comprised of nine (9) members appointed by the City Council for two-year terms. City Ordinance provides for nominees from the following subdivisions, agencies or organizations: Texas Parks and Wildlife, Edwards Aquifer Authority, San Antonio River Authority, San Antonio Water System, Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, San Antonio Economic Development Foundation, Medina County, Uvalde County. The Director of the San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department or the Director's designee will be the ninth member of the board. The Board was originally created on April 6, 2000, to provide input and advice to City Council on the development of the approved sales tax, Proposition No. 3 entitled "Park Development and Expansion Venue Project." The Board continued in this capacity when, on May 7, 2005, and again on November 2, 2010 voters approved Propositions No. 1, "Edwards Aquifer Protection Venue Project," which cont...
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