DEPARTMENT: Office of the City Clerk
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Tina J. Flores
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City-Wide
SUBJECT:
Consideration of At-Large Appointments to the Planning Commission (5 slots)
SUMMARY:
Mayor Nirenberg formed a Subcommittee to review the 28 applications submitted for the five (5) available slots on the Planning Commission. Subcommittee Members selected nine (9) nominees to be considered by the full Governance Committee. The Planning Commission is comprised of 9 seats with over-lapping terms of office which are 2-years in length. A total of 5 seats need to be filled as a result of (two) 2 vacancies and three (3) seats with a term of office to expire October 6, 2020. All five (5) seats will have a new term of office to expire October 6, 2022.
Three (3) of the nine (9) applicants selected to be interviewed are current Planning Commissioners who seek reappointment.
Below is the list of applicants selected for interviews:
Applicant Name
Applicant Status
Council District
Page Number
George Peck
Re-Appointment
Council District 8
Page 7
Julia Carrillo
Re-Appointment
Council District 9
Page 15
Matthew Proffitt
Re-Appointment
Council District 10
Page 20
Arlene Fisher
Appointment
Council District 1
Page 27
Sumita Jonak
Appointment
Council District 1
Page 32
Marcy Newman
Appointment
Council District 1
Page 38
Meredith Siegal
Appointment
Council District 1
Page 49
Samer Dessouky
Appointment
Council District 8
Page 55
Josue Burguete
Appointment
Council District 9
Page 103
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Planning Commission has the principal duty of acting as an advisory body to City Council regarding both amendments to the master plan of the City and the Unified Development Code. The Commission also serves as a final authority pertaining to subdivision plats within the City of San Antonio City limits and within the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction.
ISSUE:
Board Appointments require full City Council approval.
ALTERNA...
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