HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/07/2020 02Ci Appointments to Boards & Commissions BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. C.i.
For Meeting of: July 7, 2020
ITEM TITLE: Appointments to Boards & Commissions
SUBMITTED BY: Sonya Claar Tee, City Clerk
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
The Council Nominating Committee (Byers, Cousens & Funk) met on June 24, 2020 (minutes
attached) and makes the following recommendations for appointment/reappointment:
• Reappoint Jack McEntire (artist), appoint Teresa Pritchard (community rep), James Ward
Morris (community rep) and confirm Season's appointment Pat Strosahl and Museum
appointment Susan Duffin to the Arts Commission.
• Reappoint Barbara Cline, Jim Johnston and James Fickel to the Board of Appeals.
• Appoint Magaly Solis and reappoint Sandra Aguilar to the Community Integration
Committee.
• Reappoint Alixanne Pinkerton to the Historic Preservation Commission.
• Reappoint Matt Tweedy and Jo Miles to the Parks & Recreation Commission.
• Reappoint Angie Girard to the Public Facilities District Board.
• Reappoint Jacob Liddicoat to the Planning Commission.
Additionally, the Committee would like Council to make a decision on the following two issues:
1. The Committee brought forward two applicants, Lisa Wallace and Liz Hallock, for
consideration of appointment to the lone position on the Planning Commission (applications
attached confidentially).
2. The Committee is asking Council to make a decision specific to the Planning Commission
on whether to require applicants to include a resume with their application.
ITEM BUDGETED:
STRATEGIC PRIORITY:
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COUNCIL NOMINATING COMMITTEE MINUTES
Council Members Byers, Cousens and Funk
City Manager's Conference Room
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Meeting convened at 2 P.M.
Council present: Byers, Cousens and Funk
Staff present: Sonya Claar Tee, City Clerk
1. New business—the Committee nominated Cousens as Chair by consensus.
A. The Committee reviewed boards & committee applications and made the
following recommendations:
.1 Arts Commission
• MOTION: Funk moved and Byers seconded to reappoint
Jack McEntire (artist), appoint Teresa Pritchard
(community rep), James Ward Morris (community rep) and
confirm Season's appointment Jason Kilda' and Museum
appointment Susan Duffin to the Arts Commission. The
motion carried by unanimous vote.
• Board of Appeals
• MOTION: Byers moved and Cousens seconded to
reappoint Barbara Cline, Jim Johnston and James Fickel to
the Board of Appeals. The motion carried by unanimous
vote.
• After a discussion on the appointment process, MOTION:
Funk moved to refer this problem of a lack of applications
to the engineering department and legal to ask if this
procedure is adequate to the City's needs. The motion
died for lack of a second.
et Community Integration
• MOTION: Byers moved and Funk seconded to appoint
Magaly Solis and reappoint Sandra Aguilar to the
Community Integration Committee. The motion carried by
unanimous vote.
▪ Historic Preservation
• MOTION: Byers moved and Funk seconded to reappoint
Alixanne Pinkerton to the Historic Preservation
Commission. The motion carried by unanimous vote.
• Parks & Recreation
• MOTION: Byers moved and Funk seconded to reappoint
Matt Tweedy and Jo Miles to the Parks & Recreation
Commission. The motion carried by unanimous vote.
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N Planning Commission
• After discussion, MOTION: Byers moved and Funk
seconded to reappoint Jacob Liddicoat to the Planning
Commission. The motion carried by unanimous vote.
• MOTION: Byers moved and Cousens seconded to appoint
Lisa Wallace to the Planning Commission. After
discussion, the motion failed by a 2-1 vote, Cousens and
Funk voting no.
• MOTION: Byers moved and Cousens seconded to bring
forward two names, Lisa Wallace and Liz Hallock for
consideration of appointment to the lone position on the
Planning Commission. The motion carried by a 2-1 vote,
Funk voting no.
• MOTION: Funk moved that when taking this to Council, we
present a full resume for all appointments/reappointments.
The motion died for lack of a second.
• MOTION: Byers moved and Funk seconded to ask Council
to make a decision specific to the Planning Commission on
whether to require applicants to include a resume with their
application. The motion carried by unanimous vote.
• Public Facilities District
• MOTION: Byers moved and Funk seconded to reappoint
Angie Girard to the Public Facilities District Board. The
motion carried by unanimous vote.
2. Adjournment—Byers moved and Funk seconded to adjourn. The motion carried
by unanimous vote. The meeting adjourned at 2:55 p.m.
Q 1106
Holly Cousfst Chair