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File #: 23-1292    Version: 1
Type: Report Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 7/5/2023 In control: REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY*
On agenda: 8/1/2023 Final action:
Title: APPOINTMENT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION
Attachments: 1. Agenda Report, 2. 1. Planning Commission Applications
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APPOINTMENT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION
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DEPARTMENT: CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE/CITY CLERK DIVISION
PRESENTED BY: BRENDA GREEN, CITY CLERK
CONTACT INFORMATION: BRENDA GREEN, CITY CLERK, (714) 754-5221

RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends Council Member Marr make one (1) member appointment to the Planning Commission (term expiration of January 2027), with approval by the City Council.

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BACKGROUND:
The Planning Commission meets on the second and fourth Monday of each month and advises on planning, land-use, and development matters. The Commission is the final decision-making body for certain discretionary land-use approvals such as design review and conditional use permits. The Commission also functions as an advisory body to the City Council for Zoning and General Plan amendments.

Staff received seventeen (17) applications for the vacancy to be filled (applications attached). Council Member Marr may appoint any applicant, it is not a requirement to appoint within a Council Member's district.

1. Timothy L Starn (District 1)
2. Darrnell Neft (District 1)
3. Karen Klepack (District 1)
4. Jene Rosado (District 1)
5. David Jordan Smith (District 2)
6. Syed Zia Hussain (District 2)
7. Aaron Snyder (District 2)
8. Jennifer Doane (District 3)
9. Jose Gomez (District 5)
10. Wyatt Lin (District 5)
11. Hengameh Abraham (District 6)
12. Donita Culbertson (District 6)
13. Shayanne Wright (District 6)
14. John Raymond Razzano (District 6)
15. Lindsay Hezmalhalch (District 6)
16. Phil Palisoul (District 6)
17. Noel Perkins (District 6)

ANALYSIS:
A total of seventeen applicants have submitted applications for the appointment to the Planning Commission in response to the City's press releases that were sent on July 5, 2023, July 11, 2023, July 14, 2023, July 15, 2023, July 17, 2023, and July 20, 2023.
ALTERNATIVES:
City Council may choose not to make the appointment to the Planning Commission or to extend the rec...

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