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INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	05/09/2022
Subject: INTERVIEW CANDIDATES FOR THE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
Submitted For:	Monica Nino, County Administrator
Department:	County Administrator
Referral No.:	IOC 22/5
Referral Name:	Advisory Body Recruitment
Presenter:	Julie DiMaggio Enea	Contact:	Julie DiMaggio Enea 925.655-2056

Information

Referral History:

On December 12, 2000, the Board of Supervisors approved a policy on the process for recruiting applicants for selected advisory bodies of the Board. This policy requires an open recruitment for all vacancies to At Large seats appointed by the Board. The Board also directed that the IOC personally conduct interviews of applicants for At Large seats on several boards, committees, and commissions including the Contra Costa County Planning Commission.

The term of office of the At Large #1 seat on the Planning Commission will expire on June 30, 2022 and the subsequent term will run from July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2026.

The Planning Commission's powers and duties include:

Exercise all powers and duties prescribed by law (statute, ordinance or board order), including consideration of matters referred to it by the zoning administrator except those powers and duties specifically reserved or delegated to other divisions of the planning agency;
Initiate preparation of general plans, specific plans, regulations, programs and legislation to implement the planning power of the county;
Be generally responsible for advising the legislative body of matters relating to planning, which, in the opinion of the commission, should be studied;
Be the advisory agency as designated in Title 9 of this code for the purpose of passing on subdivisions;
Hear and decide all applications or requests for proposed entitlements estimated to generate one hundred or more peak hour trips unless otherwise provided by this code or board order; and
Hear and make recommendations regarding proposed development agreements when it is hearing the related project applications being processed concurrently with the development agreements.

Referral Update:

At the direction of the Internal Operations Committee, staff initiated a four-week recruitment by issuing a press release (attached) on March 28th advertising the vacancy, with an application deadline of April 22. The recruitment garnered ___ applications, attached. All applicants were invited to interview with the IO Committee today.

The applicants are as follows:

Amin Bhupen, incumbent (Walnut Creek)
Bolston Jones (Concord)

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

INTERVIEW applicants for the pending vacant At Large #1 seat on the County Planning Commission and DETERMINE nomination to the Board of Supervisors for appointment to a four-year term beginning July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2026.

Fiscal Impact (if any):

Planning Commissioners receive a County-paid stipend of $50 per meeting, not to exceed $300 a month, plus mileage reimbursement.

Attachments
Media Release_County Planning Commission_3-28-22
Application_Amin Bhupen_Planning Commission
Application_Bolston Jones_Planning Commission