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C. 80

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
Date:	August 1, 2017

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Subject:

REFER AVIATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT LARGE SEAT RECRUITMENT TO THE AIRPORTS COMMITTEE

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/01/2017

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Julie DiMaggio Enea (925) 335-1077
cc:	IOC Staff Airports Director

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: August 1, 2017
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BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

REFER to the Board's Airports Committee the recruitment to fill a vacant At Large seat on the Aviation Advisory Committee.

BACKGROUND:

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 majority of applications and candidates for these At Large seats are screened and/or interviewed by the Board's Internal Operations Committee (IOC), including those for the Aviation Advisory Committee.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

In December 2016, the IOC recommended to the Board of Supervisors appointment of Emily Barnett (Pleasant Hill) and reappointment of DeWitt Hodge (incumbent, Pittsburg) to At Large seats on the Aviation Advisory Committee. However, the Board decided to appoint only Ms. Barnett, leaving new term of At Large #2 seat (held by DeWitt Hodges) open, and requested the Airports Committee to resolve the issue of Mr. Hodges having a business interest on the premises rather than a general community interest, and to return to the Board with a recommendation for an appointment to the remaining At Large seat.

In March 1, 2017, the At Large 2 seat term of office expired. The Airports Director opened a five-week recruitment, garnering only one application, from DeWitt Hodge, who attended the July 10 IOC meeting. At the July 10 IOC meeting, Airports Director Keith Freitas explained that there had been two applicants for the vacant At Large seat but on the day of packet distribution, one applicant withdrew, leaving only one candidate for the IOC's consideration. The candidate, DeWitt Hodge, who previously held the seat, commented that there was no written description or requirements for the At Large seats and therefore, no grounds on which to disqualify him.

Acknowledging that the Board of Supervisors is seeking community representation in the AAC At Large seats, the IOC requested the Airports Director to initiate a new recruitment with the goal of attracting a pool of candidates for further consideration. The IOC recommends to the Board that the new recruitment for this seat be referred to the Airports Committee, which has direct oversight of airport issues within the county.