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INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	02/10/2020
Subject: RECOMMENDATION 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 analyzing and developing recommendations regarding hazards materials issues with consideration to broad public input, and reporting back to the Board on Board referrals.

Referral Update:

The terms of the General Public and Alternate seats expired on December 31, 2019. The bylaws of the Commission provide that the General Public seat and Alternate be appointed by the Board of Supervisors. The Commission advertised for these seats (attached) and interviewed seven candidates for the positions. The Commission met on December 5, 2019 and voted unanimously to recommend Audrey Comeaux for the General Public seat and Tim Bancroft for the Alternate seat. Their applications, and the application of the other five candidates, are attached. The new terms for these seats will expire on December 31, 2023.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

RECOMMEND to the Board of Supervisors the appointment of Audrey Comeaux (Richmond) to the General Public seat and reappointment of Tim Bancroft (Danville) to the Alternate seat on the Hazardous Materials Commission to terms that will expire on December 31, 2023.

Attachments
HMC General Public Seat Announcement
HMC General Public Alternate Seat Announcement
HMC Recruitment Letter
HMC Applications
HMC Roster