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Supervisor Diane Burgis, Chair
Supervisor Candace Andersen, Vice Chair |
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| 1. | Introductions | ||||||||||
| 2. | Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this agenda (speakers may be limited to two minutes). | ||||||||||
| No one requested to speak during the general public comment period. | |||||||||||
| 3. | RECEIVE and APPROVE the Record of Action for the October 17, 2022 IOC meeting. | ||||||||||
| The Committee approved the record of action for its October 17, 2022 meeting as presented. | |||||||||||
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| 4. | RECOMMEND to the Board of Supervisors the appointment of Joshua Klein to the Member of the Bar seat on the Public Law Library Board of Trustees for a one-year term expiring on December 31, 2023. | ||||||||||
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Committee staff presented the report. A Caller asked if the Law Library could provide better service to members of the general public and also wanted to know how often the Law Library refreshes its law books. When asked, she stated that she had not visited the County's Law Library. The Committee decided to recommend the appointment of Joshua Klein to the Member of the Bar seat on the Public Law Library Board of Trustees for a one-year term of January 1 - December 31, 2023. |
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| 5. | 1. CONSIDER applications received for the Ad Hoc Arts Council Steering Committee as listed below, provided in Attachment A, and summarized in Attachment B. District 1:
Najari Smith, Richmond District 2: Janet Berckefeldt, Lafayette Marija Bleier, Danville Leonardo Ding, Orinda Christy Mack, Lafayette Terri Tobey, Walnut Creek District 3: Germaine McCoy, Brentwood Sharon Mossman, Oakley District 4: Joan D’Onofrio, Concord Arlene Kikkawa-Nielsen, Clayton Tari Loring, Walnut Creek Wyatt Mathews, Pleasant Hill Alison McKee, Concord John Nakanishi, Pleasant Hill District 5: Kristen Cumings, Pittsburg John Meehan, Martinez Ben Miyaji, Pittsburg Charles Phalen, Martinez Joel Roster, Martinez Randall Wight, Martinez Out of County: Nilofar Gardezi Margot Melcon, San Francisco 2. CONSIDER recommendations of the County's consultant Arts Orange County, as follows: District 1 – Najari Smith
District 2 -- Terri Tobey (senior/LGBTQQ) and Leonardo Ding (youth) District 3 – Germaine McCoy District 4 – Arlene Kikkawa-Nielsen District 5 – Ben Miyaji and Joel Roster Arts Orange County also commented that County Librarian Alison McKee and out-of-County applicants Nilofar Gardezi and Margot Melcon are also favorably considered but are anticipated to be engaged in the process even if not appointed. 3. DETERMINE recommendations to the Board of Supervisors for appointment to the Ad Hoc Arts Council Steering Committee. |
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Lara DeLaney presented the staff report with options for the Committee's next steps. The Committee agreed to allow applicants present at the meeting to make a one-minute comment as to what they wanted to accomplish as a Steering Committee member. The Committee also received comments from Rick Stein about the rationale he used to formulate his recommendations for Steering Committee composition. A Caller commented about the proposed "youth" appointment and suggested that a countywide recruitment should be conducted to fill a seat designated for a youth. She also said that San Ramon had a vibrant arts community that did not appear to be represented among the applicants. The Committee accepted most of the recommendations of the County's project manager Rick Stein, with the exceptions highlighted in black below: District 1 – Najari Smith District 2 -- Janet Berckefeldt District 3 – Germaine McCoy District 4 – Arlene Kikkawa-Nielsen District 5 – Ben Miyaji Community Foundations - Nilofar Gardezi and Margot Melcon |
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| 6. | INTERVIEW applicants for the Board of Supervisors Appointee seat on the East Bay Regional Parks District Park Advisory Committee for the two-year term of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2024:
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| The Committee decided to recommend the reappointment of Neil Tsutsui to the BOS Appointee seat on the East Bay Regional Parks District Park Advisory Committee to the two year term of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2024. | |||||||||||
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| 7. | ACCEPT the 2021/22 Animal Benefit Fund Report. | ||||||||||
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Beth Ward presented the staff report and answered questions that arose. One caller asked if the Animal Benefit Fund could be made available to fund medical costs of people injured by animals. Committee members and Ms. Ward explained that the ABF exists to fund services to animals and that there are other remedies and assistance available to persons injured by animals. The Committee accepted the ABF report as presented. |
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| 8. | The next meeting is currently scheduled for December 12, 2022. | ||||||||||
| 9. | Adjourn | ||||||||||
| Chair Burgis adjourned the meeting at 2:15 p.m. | |||||||||||
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