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C. 23

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
Date:	October 18, 2016

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Costa

County

Subject:

RECOMMENDATION FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS COMMISSION

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 10/18/2016

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Julie DiMaggio Enea (925) 335-1077

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: October 18, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPOINT Linus Eukel (Orinda) to the Environmental Organization #3 Alternate seat on the Hazardous Materials Commission, to complete the unexpired term ending on December 31, 2016 and to a new four-year term ending on December 31, 2020.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No fiscal impact.

BACKGROUND:

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

In 2013, IOC reviewed Board Resolution Nos. 2011/497 and 2011/498, which stipulate that applicants for At Large/Non Agency-Specific seats on specified bodies are to be interviewed by a Board Committee. The IOC made a determination that it would delegate the screening and nomination to fill At Large seats on the Hazardous Materials Commission to the Commission or a subcommittee thereof.

The Environmental Organization #3 Alternate seat was vacated on March 8, 2016 when Ush Vedagiri was reassigned to the Environmental Organizations #2 seat. The Commission recruited, interviewed one candidate and, in May, nominated Charles Davidson for appointment to the seat. A second application from Linus Eukel (Orinda) was received late and also transmitted to the IOC.

The IOC, in May, interviewed both Charles Davidson and Linus Eukel for the Environmental Organization #3 Alternate seat. Supervisor Anderson was reluctant to recommend candidates who, philosophically, were biased against anything other than renewable energy, considering the number of refineries operating within the county. Supervisor Gioia said he expected members to be open-minded but it was beneficial to have differing viewpoints and important to achieve geographic representation on the advisory bodies; and for this body in particular to have west county represented due to the operation of refineries in west county. He preferred to see someone who would replace Henry Clark's voice on the Commission.

Lacking unanimous IOC approval for either candidate in May, and recognizing that the Hazardous Materials Commission had not interviewed or recommended Mr. Eukel, the IOC directed the Hazardous Materials Commission to conduct a new recruitment and submit a new nomination to the IOC. The IOC asked for staff to indicate the city of residence of all Commission members and which agency each member is representing.

The vacant seat was advertised again during the month of June and Mr. Eukel's application was the only application received. The Commission interviewed and recommended the appointment of Mr. Eukel. The IOC interviewed Mr. Eukel on September 26 and concurs with the the Commission's nomination. Since there are only about three months left on the current seat term, which expires on December 31, 2016, the IOC recommends that Mr. Eukel be appointed to complete the current office term and also to a new four-year term expiring on December 31, 2020.