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INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	11/09/2020
Subject: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS COMMISSION
Submitted For:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Department:	Health Services
Referral No.:	IOC 20/5
Referral Name:	Advisory Body Recruitment
Presenter:	Michael Kent, Exec Asst to the Commission	Contact:	Michael Kent (925) 313-6712

Information

Referral History:

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 of Hazardous Materials Commission candidates to the Commission, for review by the IOC.

The Hazardous Materials Commission was established in 1986 to advise the Board, County Staff and the mayor’s council members, and staffs of the cities within the County, on issues related to the development, approval and administration of the County Hazardous Waste Management Plan. Specifically, the Board charged the Commission with drafting a Hazardous Materials Storage and Transportation Plan and Ordinance, coordinating the implementation of the Hazardous Materials Release Response Plan and inventory program, and to analyze and develop recommendations regarding hazards materials issues with consideration to broad public input, and report back to the Board on Board referrals.

Below is the current HMC Roster:

Hazardous Materials Commission
Position	Name	Start Date	End Date	City
Business Seat 1 - West Co. Council of Industries	Fred Glueck	26-Feb-19	31-Dec-22	Alamo
Business Seat 1 Alt. - West Co. Council of Ind.	Aaron Winer	26-Feb-19	31-Dec-22	Richmond
Business Seat 2 - Industrial Association	Mark Hughes	26-Feb-19	31-Dec-21	Benicia
Business Seat 2 Alternate - Industrial Association	Peter Dahling	19-Mar-19	31-Dec-21	Martinez
Business Seat 3 - Contra Costa Taxpayers Assoc.	Don Bristol	7-Mar-17	31-Dec-20	Rodeo
Business Seat 3 Alt. - Co. Co. Taxpayers Assoc.	Marjorie Leeds	21-Mar-17	31-Dec-20	Martinez
City Seat 1	Gabriel Quinto	12-Feb-19	31-Dec-22	El Cerrito
City Seat 1 Alternate	David Hudson	12-Feb-19	31-Dec-22	San Ramon
City Seat 2	Mark Ross	1-Jan-20	31-Dec-23	Martinez
City Seat 2 Alternate	Edi Birsan	21-Jan-20	31-Dec-23	Concord
City Seat 3	Vacancy	1-Jan-21	31-Dec-24
City Seat 3 Alternate	Vacancy	1-Jan-21	31-Dec-24
Environmental Engineering Firms	George Smith	27-Feb-18	31-Dec-21	Walnut Creek
Environmental Engineering Firms Alternate	Ronald Chinn	27-Feb-18	31-Dec-21	Concord
Environmental Justice Representative	Vacancy	27-Feb-18	31-Dec-21
Environmental Justice Representative Alternate	Vacancy	1-Jan-21	31-Dec-24
Environmental Organizations Seat 2	Jonathan Bash	16-Apr-19	31-Dec-23	Martinez
Environmental Organizations Seat 2 Alternate	Ed Morales	1-Jan-20	31-Dec-23	Martinez
Environmental Organizations Seat 3	Stephen Linsley	7-Mar-17	31-Dec-20	El Cerrito
Environmental Organizations Seat 3 Alternate	Linus Eukel	18-Oct-16	31-Dec-20	Orinda
General Public	Audrey Comeaux	25-Feb-20	31-Dec-23	Richmond
General Public Alternate	Tim Bancroft	1-Jan-20	31-Dec-23	Danville
Labor Seat 1 - Central Labor Council	Henry Alcaraz	26-Feb-19	31-Dec-22	San Pablo
Labor Seat 1 Alternate - Central Labor Council	Vacancy	N/A	31-Dec-22
Labor Seat 2 - Local 8-5, Pace	Jim Payne	1-Jan-20	31-Dec-23	Martinez
Labor Seat 2 Alternate - Local 8-5, PACE	Tracy Scott	1-Jan-20	31-Dec-23	Fairfield
League of Women Voters	Leslie Stewart	7-Mar-17	31-Dec-20	Concord
League of Women Voters Alternate	Rita Xavier	7-Mar-17	31-Dec-20	San Pablo

Referral Update:

The terms of Business Seat #3 and Business Seat #3 Alternate expire on December 31, 2020. The bylaws of the Commission provide that Business Seat #3 and its alternate be nominated by the Contra Costa Taxpayers Association, screened by the Internal Operations Committee and appointed by the Board of Supervisors. The Contra Costa Taxpayers Association has re-nominated Don Bristol or this seat and has re-nominated Marj Leeds for the alternate seat. Their applications and letters of support are attached. The terms for these seats expire on December 31, 2024.

The bylaws of the Commission provide that all applicants to any of the two “Environmental Organization” seats be nominated by an environmental organization, but that no particular environmental organization will have an exclusive right to nominate an individual to any one of the two aforesaid seats or their alternates, and therefore, which environmental organizations are represented on the Hazardous Materials Commission rests with the Internal Operations Committee and ultimately the Board of Supervisors.

The Commission advertised for this seat from September 3 to September 30, 2020 and received two applications. The Internal Operations committee of the Commission met on October 9, 2020 and recommended Steve Linsley be re-appointed to Environmental Seat #3 representing the Southeast Richmond Community Advisory Board, and Lisa Park be appointed to Environmental Seat #3 Alternate representing the Sierra Club. On October 22, 2020 the full Commission met and voted 10-0 to recommend these two candidates to the Board of Supervisors for consideration. The applications and letters of support for these two applicants are attached, as well as the promotional materials that were developed to advertise these seats.

The bylaws of the Commission were amended on July 14, 2020 to add an Environmental Justice Seat and alternate. The bylaws provide that applicants be a layperson from a community that is highly impacted and burdened by hazardous materials facilities and releases, who will be able to represent community interests, screened by the Internal Operations Committee, and appointed by the Board of Supervisors.

The Commission advertised for these seats from September 3 to September 30, 2020 and received four applications. The Internal Operations committee of the Commission interviewed three of these applicants on October 9, 2020 and recommended Sara Gurdian of San Pablo for the primary seat and Heather Youngs of Richmond for the alternate seat to the full Commission to consider at their October 22, 2020 meeting. On October 22, 2020 the full Commission voted 10-0 to recommend these two applicants to the Board of Supervisors for consideration. The applications for all four applicants are attached, as well as the promotional materials that were developed to advertise these seats.

In summary:

Incumbent	Seat Name	Recommendation	Term Expiration
Don Bristol	Business 3	ReAppoint	12/31/24
Marj Leeds	Business 3 Alternate	ReAppoint	12/31/24
Linus Eukel	Environmental Organizations 3 Alternate seat	Lisa Park, Richmond	12/31/24
Stephen Linsley	Environmental Organizations 3 seat	ReAppoint	12/31/24
VACANT	Environmental Justice Representative	Sarah Gurdian, San Pablo	12/31/21
VACANT	Environmental Justice Representative Alternate	Heather Youngs, Richmond	12/31/24

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

RECOMMEND to the Board of Supervisors appointments and reappointments to the Hazardous Materials Commission. (Michael Kent, Health Services Department)

Fiscal Impact (if any):

None.

Attachments
HMC Environmental Organizations Media Release
HMC Environmental Justice Media Release
Candidate Applications_Environmental Org Seats_HMC
Letter of Recommendation for Lisa Park
Candidate Applications_Environmental Justice Seats_HMC
Candidate Applications_Business Seats_HMC