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INTERNAL OPERATIONS
COMMITTEE


RECORD OF ACTION FOR
December 14, 2015
Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, Chair
Supervisor John Gioia, Vice Chair
Present: Karen Mitchoff, Chair  
  John Gioia, Vice Chair  
Staff Present: Julie DiMaggio Enea, Staff
Attendees: Jill Ray, District II Supervisor's Office
CeCe Selgren, IPM Advisory Committee
Tanya Drlik, Health Services Department
Maureen Parkes, Conservation & Development Dept
             
1. Introductions
  Chair Mitchoff convened the meeting at 2:35 p.m.
             
2. Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this agenda (speakers may be limited to three minutes).
  No one asked to speak during the Public Comment period.
             
3. RECEIVE and APPROVE the Record of Action for the November 9, 2015 IOC meeting.
  The Committee approved the Record of Action for the November 9, 2015 meeting as presented.
 
AYE: Chair Karen Mitchoff, Vice Chair John Gioia
Passed
  Attachments:
  DRAFT IOC Record of Action for 11-9-15
 
             
4. APPROVE nomination to re-appoint Nolan Armstrong to the Member of the Bar seat on the Law Library Board of Trustees to a new one-year term expiring December 31, 2016.
  The Committee approved the nomination to re-appoint Nolan Armstrong to the Member of the Bar seat on the Law Library Board of Trustees to a new one-year term expiring December 31, 2016, and directed staff to forward the recommendation to the Board of Supervisors.
 
AYE: Chair Karen Mitchoff, Vice Chair John Gioia
Passed
  Attachments:
  Candidate Letter_Nolan Armstrong_Law Library
 
             
5. INTERVIEW the following candidates for membership on the Integrated Pest Management Advisory Committee and DETERMINE recommendations for Board of Supervisors consideration:
 
Candidate Seat Term
Jim Cartan (Walnut Creek)* Environmental Organization 1/1/16-12/31/18
James Donnelly (Danville) At Large 1 1/1/16-12/31/19
Andrew Sutherland (Martinez) At Large 2 1/1/16-12/31/19

*Note that Mr. Cartan disclosed a financial relationship with the County in question 9 on the application.
  The Committee interviewed Jim Cartan (Walnut Creek) and Andrew Sutherland (Martinez) and directed staff to forward the Committee's recommendations to appoint Jim Cartan to the Environmental Organization seat and Andrew Sutherland to the At Large #2 seat on the Integrated Pest Management Advisory Committee. 

Candidate James Donnelly (Danville) did not appear for the interview.  The Committee directed Health Services staff to recruit to fill the remaining At Large #1 seat vacancy and reschedule interviews with the 2016 IOC.
 
AYE: Chair Karen Mitchoff, Vice Chair John Gioia
Passed
  Attachments:
  IPM Transmittal Letter_11/24/15
  Candidate Application_IPM_Jim Cartan
  Candidate Resume__IPM_Cartan
  Candidate Recommendation Ltr_IPM_Cartan
  Candidate Application_IPM_James Donnelly
  Candidate Application_IPM_Andrew Sutherland
 
             
6. INTERVIEW the following candidates for the At Large #1 and #2 seats for three-year terms 1/1/16-12/31/18* and DETERMINE recommendations for Board of Supervisors consideration:
 
  • Elizabeth Brunckhorst, Concord
  • Scott Cashen, Walnut Creek
  • Rhonda Gehlke, incumbent, Oakley
  • Scott Hanson, Martinez**
  • Shaun Horne, El Cerrito
  • Jay Jahangiri, Martinez
  • Kathleen Jennings, incumbent, Concord
  • Caitlyn Obolsky, Hercules

* The seat terms will convert to four years terms beginning 1/1/19. 
**Note that Mr. Hanson disclosed a financial relationship with the County.
  The Committee interviewed six candidates:  Elizabeth Brunckhorst, Concord; Scott Cashen, Walnut Creek; Rhonda Gehlke, incumbent, Oakley; Shaun Horne, El Cerrito; Kathleen Jennings, incumbent, Concord; and Caitlyn Obolsky, Hercules, to fill two vacancies.  The Committee directed staff to forward to the Board the Committee's recommendations to reappoint Rhonda Gehlke to the At Large #1 seat and Kathleen Jennings to the At Large #2 seat on the Fish & Wildlife Committee. The Committee also directed staff to forward the candidate applications to the Supervisors' offices for consideration for other committee vacancies.  The Committee suggested that Fish & Wildlife Committee staff return in 2016 with a proposal to expand regular membership on the committee from 9 to 11 seats.

Candidates Scott Hanson, Martinez; and Jay Jahangiri, Martinez, did not appear for the interview.
 
AYE: Chair Karen Mitchoff, Vice Chair John Gioia
Passed
  Attachments:
  Fish & Wildlife Transmittal and Applications
 
             
7. REVIEW the Committee's work for 2015 and identify issues to be referred to the 2016 Internal Operations Committee
  The Committee approved the draft year-end report with one change:  #9 Social Media Policy should be kept on referral to the 2016 Committee to allow for the follow-up report from the Office of Communications & Media Director on administration of the County’s Social Media Policy.  The Committee directed staff to forward the modified report to the Board for informational purposes.
 
AYE: Chair Karen Mitchoff, Vice Chair John Gioia
Passed
  Attachments:
  DRAFT 2015 IOC Year-End Report
 
             
8. No additional meetings are scheduled for the 2015 Internal Operations Committee.
             
9. Adjourn
  Chair Mitchoff adjourned the meeting at 3:26 p.m.

For Additional Information Contact:

Julie DiMaggio Enea, Committee Staff
Phone (925) 335-1077, Fax (925) 646-1353
julie.enea@cao.cccounty.us

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