DEPARTMENT: Office of the City Clerk
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Leticia M. Vacek (OCC)
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
Review of Applicants to the VIA Metropolitan Transit Authority Board of Trustees (1 Slot)
SUMMARY:
The Governance City Council Committee will convene to review 32 applications to select applicants to be interviewed. One slot is vacant on the VIA Metropolitan Transit Authority Board of Trustees due to the resignation of Patricia Rodriguez. The Committee will meet on August 21, 2019 to interview the selected applicants. The selected appointee will serve the remainder of the unexpired term of office to expire on December 31, 2019. The individuals listed below are eligible for consideration:
|
Applicant |
District |
Gender |
Employer |
|
Ruben Alcantara |
District 8 |
Male |
Alcantara and Orozco, PLLC |
|
Anthony B. Cantu |
Nonresident |
Male |
Food Service |
|
Eric Clark |
District 6 |
Male |
Gray Line |
|
Krystle DeLeon |
District 1 |
Female |
Meadowlawn Funeral Home |
|
Dr. Curtis Doebbler |
District 2 |
Male |
RAICES |
|
Clyde J. "Jack" Downey II |
District 10 |
Male |
Retired |
|
Branden J. Dross |
District 7 |
Male |
CPS Energy |
|
Richard R. Dullnig |
District 10 |
Male |
Ameriprise Financial |
|
Roger Gary |
District 1 |
Male |
Self-Employed |
|
Jordan Ghawi |
District 1 |
Male |
Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council (STRAC) |
|
Erika Gonzalez |
District 1 |
Female |
STAAMP Allergy |
|
Dr. Chantal Harrison |
District 8 |
Female |
Retired |
|
Dr. Sonia Jasso |
District 6 |
Female |
University of the Incarnate Word |
|
Jennifer S. Lee |
District 7 |
Female |
Galen College of Nursing |
|
Ernest T. Leija |
District 9 |
Male |
Retired |
|
Kenneth Lemanski, Sr. |
District 3 |
Male |
SAISD |
|
Michelle Lugalia-Hollon |
District 2 |
Female |
Kronkosky Charitable Foundation |
|
David L. Macias |
District 6 |
Male |
Navy Retired |
|
Athalie D. Malone |
District 2 |
Female |
Accountant |
|
Will McLeod |
District 7 |
Male |
Ross Stores Inc. |
|
Tania Moran |
District 8 |
Female |
EISD |
|
Maria Nelson |
District 1 |
Female |
RS and H, Inc. |
|
Mary Palmer |
District 8 |
Female |
M. Leslie Palmer Consulting |
|
Melinda Razvi |
District 8 |
Female |
Fresenius Kidney Care |
|
Ruby Resendez |
District 8 |
Female |
Cilantro Creative Agency |
|
Andrew Shelnutt |
District 10 |
Male |
The University of Texas at San Antonio |
|
John A. Smith |
District 8 |
Male |
DXC Technology |
|
Megan Smith |
District 8 |
Female |
Self - Consultant |
|
Ranjit Singh Thakurratan |
District 8 |
Male |
Dell EMC |
|
Judy Trevino |
District 8 |
Female |
CCVI Ministries, Inc. |
|
Dr. Julian Villarreal |
District 7 |
Male |
UTSA |
|
Dr. Sandi Wolff |
District 2 |
Female |
Catamount Constructors, Inc |
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
VIA manages and operates the Metropolitan Transit Authority within Bexar County, Texas. VIA is governed by a Board of Trustees with eleven appointees, five (5) of which are appointed by the San Antonio City Council; three (3) are appointed by the Bexar County Commissioners Court; two (2) are appointed by the Suburban Mayors; and the Chair of the Board is elected by the Board Members. Board members serve staggered two-year terms and may serve up to four terms.
ISSUE:
Board appointments require full City Council approval.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact.
RECOMMENDATION:
The City Clerk recommends approval for the Governance City Council Committee’s recommendations of individuals to be interviewed at the Governance City Council Committee Meeting on August 21, 2019.