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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT

Item No. C.i.
For Meeting of: July 7, 2020

ITEM TITLE:Appointments to Boards & Commissions
SUBMITTED BY:Sonya Claar Tee, City Clerk
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:

The Council Nominating Committee (Byers, Cousens & Funk) met on June 24, 2020 (minutes attached) and makes the following recommendations for appointment/reappointment:

 

  • Reappoint Jack McEntire (artist), appoint Teresa Pritchard (community rep), James Ward Morris (community rep) and confirm Season’s appointment Pat Strosahl and Museum appointment Susan Duffin to the Arts Commission.
  • Reappoint Barbara Cline, Jim Johnston and James Fickel to the Board of Appeals.
  • Appoint Magaly Solis and reappoint Sandra Aguilar to the Community Integration Committee.
  • Reappoint Alixanne Pinkerton to the Historic Preservation Commission.
  • Reappoint Matt Tweedy and Jo Miles to the Parks & Recreation Commission.
  • Reappoint Angie Girard to the Public Facilities District Board.
  • Reappoint Jacob Liddicoat to the Planning Commission.

 

Additionally, the Committee would like Council to make a decision on the following two issues:

 

  1. The Committee brought forward two applicants, Lisa Wallace and Liz Hallock, for consideration of appointment to the lone position on the Planning Commission (applications attached confidentially).
  2. The Committee is asking Council to make a decision specific to the Planning Commission on whether to require applicants to include a resume with their application.
ITEM BUDGETED:
STRATEGIC PRIORITY:
APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL BY THE CITY MANAGER
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ATTACHMENTS:
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minutes6/24/2020Cover Memo