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INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	10/08/2018
Subject: FISH & WILDLIFE COMMITTEE RECRUITMENT
Submitted For:	John Kopchik, Director, Conservation & Development Department
Department:	Conservation & Development
Referral No.:	IOC 18/5
Referral Name:	ADVISORY BODY RECRUITMENT
Presenter:	Maureen Parkes	Contact:	Maureen Parkes 925-674-7831

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Referral History:

Per IOC policy, the IOC conducts interviews for At Large seats on the following bodies: Retirement Board, Fire Advisory Commission, Integrated Pest Management Advisory Committee, Planning Commission, Treasury Oversight Board, Airport Land Use Commission, Aviation Advisory Committee and the Fish & Wildlife Committee; and delegates the screening and nomination fill At Large seats on all other eligible bodies to each body or a subcommittee thereof.

Referral Update:

The Fish & Wildlife Committee was established by the Board in December 1994 to advise the Board on fish and wildlife issues, make recommendations for the expenditure of funds from the Fish and Wildlife Propagation Fund, and to address issues surrounding the enforcement of fish and game laws and regulations of the County. The Committee comprises ten members: one nominated by each County Supervisor, four At Large seats, and one At Large Alternate seat. Seat terms are two years. The IOC conducts interviews for the At Large and At Large Alternate seats.

On December 31, 2018, the terms for the At Large #1 and #2 seats will expire. The Conservation & Development Department recruited for applicants as described in the attached transmittal memo. Seven applications were received and are attached hereto along with a report from the Fish & Wildlife Committee staff.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

INTERVIEW the following candidates for the At Large #1 and #2 seats for four-year terms ending on December 31, 2022 and the Alt Large Alternate #1 seat with a term expiring on December 31, 2020, and DETERMINE recommendations for Board of Supervisors consideration:

Madeline Burgess, Concord
Rhonda Gehlke (incumbent)
Kathleen Jennings (incumbent), Concord
Nicole Kozicki, Moraga
Bert Mulchaey, Pinole
Walter Pease, Pleasant Hill
Joshua Porter, Kensington
Jill Wiseman, Lafayette (applied specifically for the At Large Alternate seat)

Fiscal Impact (if any):

None.

Attachments
Fish and Wildlife Committee Candidate Applications and Transmittal Memo