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.
ALTERNATIVES:
The Committee can reject all or some of the applicants. If applicants are rejected, this would require the application process to start over, delaying the work of the Planning Commission.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact.
RECOMMENDATION:
The recommendation of the Governance Council Committee will be presented to the full City Council for approval at a future Council A Session.