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Prior to a review of applicants, Supervisor Gioia asked that staff identify individuals who had withdrawn their applications and no longer wished to be considered for the Measure X Community Advisory Board. Staff announced Lori Chapman, Gabriel Lemus, and Kevin Romick and also provided the Committee with the Supervisorial substitution submitted by District II (David Cruise). Supervisorial seats are:
Supervisorial Seats
- District I: Brenda Williams (Richmond - Unincorporated), Edith Pastrano (Richmond), alternate - Cathy Hanville (El Cerrito)
- District II: Kathryn Chiverton (Alamo - Unincorporated), Jim Cervantes (Lafayette), alternate - Donna Colombo (Walnut Creek)
- District III: Odessa LeFrancois (Antioch), David Cruise (Brentwood), alternate - Sandro Trujillo (Antioch)
- District IV: Dr. Michelle Hernandez (Concord), Sharon Quesada Jenkins (Concord), alternate - Pello Walker (Concord)
- District V: Michelle Stewart (Pittsburg), Ali Saidi (Pinole), alternate - Gigi Crowder (Antioch)
Supervisor Gioia then provided a brief introduction including areas of expertise that were not yet covered by Supervisorial appointments (seniors, early childhood development, teens, fire, and social service programs). Supervisor Mitchoff thanked the participants and proceeded to invite each applicant wishing to make a public comment regarding their qualifications to do so. Applicants’ comments were limited to two minutes each.
Following these public comments, the Committee discussed the expertise and perspectives of the applicants and the desire to include more voices on the Measure X Community Advisory Board by including alternates. The Finance Committee recommended revisions to the bylaws to formally allow the use of five Supervisorial District Alternates and five At-Large alternates.
The Committee took turns making the following nominations:
At Large Seats: Jerry Short (El Sobrante - Unincorporated), Kimberly Aceves-Iniguez (Oakland), Ruth Fernandez (Concord), Debbie Toth (Fairfield), Sandra Wall (American Canyon), Susun Kim (Berkeley), Mariana Moore (Benicia)
At Large Seat Alternates: Genoveva Calloway (San Pablo/Richmond), Melissa Stafford Jones (Walnut Creek), Diana Honig (Orinda), Lindy Lavender (Unincorporated “Pacheco” area), Peter Benson (Alamo - Unincorporated)
The Committee requested that the County Administrator schedule a special meeting of the Board of Supervisors to adopt changes to the bylaws and appointment to the advisory board, in order to allow earlier meetings of the Measure X Community Advisory Board. After the Committee meeting, a Special Meeting of the Board of Supervisors was scheduled for April 6.
Staff was directed to prepare potential dates for an initial meeting of the Advisory Board. The first meeting will cover Brown Act training, introductions, scheduling future meetings, and choosing a chair and vice chair. Staff was directed to make all applicants part of the Measure X Community Advisory Board interested parties list.
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