The Board of Supervisors created the Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) in 1970 to promote the orderly development of compatible land uses around each public airport in the County, in order to safeguard both the interests of the general public and the welfare of inhabitants in the areas surrounding the airports. The California Public Utilities Code requires and specifies the composition of the ALUC, whose membership shall include:
(1) Two representing the cities in the county, appointed by a city selection committee comprised of the mayors of all the cities within that county, except that if there are any cities contiguous or adjacent to the qualifying airport, at least one representative shall be appointed therefrom.
(2) Two representing the county, appointed by the board of supervisors.
(3) Two having expertise in aviation, appointed by a selection committee comprised of the managers of all of the public airports within that county.
(4) One representing the general public, appointed by the other six members of the commission.
The Internal Operations Committee conducts interviews for the two County seats described in item 2, above, and makes recommendations to the Board of Supervisors for appointment. Seat terms are four years, expiring the first Monday in May.
The term of the Appointee #1 seat expired in May 2011 and prior incumbent Tom Weber has continued to serve in that capacity until the Board appoints a successor, whose term will expire on May 2, 2016. The term of the Appointee #2 seat will expire on May 4, 2015 and the seat is currently vacant. The Conservation and Development Department recruited to fill two vacancies. The recruitment garnered 12 applications. One application was later withdrawn and one was rejected due to non-eligibility, leaving 10 candidates for consideration:
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Felix Boston (Pleasant Hill)
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James Flessner (Danville)
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Alexander Golovets (San Pablo)
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John Jewell (Discovery Bay)
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Charles Kreling (Walnut Creek)
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Geoffrey Logan (Walnut Creek)
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Ronald Reagan (Brentwood)
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Shaun Rice (Lafayette)
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Hanspal Ravinderpal (H.R.) Singh (San Ramon)
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Thomas Weber (Pleasant Hill), incumbent
Four of the ten candidates appeared for the interview with the IOC on April 13, 2015. The IOC recommends the appointment of Tom Weber to the Appointee #1 seat to complete the unexpired term ending on May 2, 2016; and Ronald Reagan to the Appointee #2 seat to complete the unexpired term through May 4, 2015 and to a new term expiring on May 6, 2019.
Should the Board elect not to approve the appointments, the seats will remain technically vacant.