Redwood City Council Special Meeting - April 21, 2025: Board and Commission Interviews\n\nThe Redwood City Council held a special meeting on Monday, April 21, 2025, at 6:00 PM in Council Chambers (1017 Middlefield Road) and via Zoom. The sole purpose of the meeting was to interview applicants for several city boards, commissions, and committees. No votes on appointments were taken during the meeting; the council will consider appointments at a future meeting. No transcript or minutes are available, so the summary below is derived solely from the published agenda.\n\n### Public Comments & Testimony\n- The agenda provided for public comment (2-minute limit, accepted in person or via email). No public comments were recorded in the agenda or in any available meeting record.\n\n### Discussion Items\nThe council conducted interviews for the following bodies, with applicants listed by district or affiliation:\n\n1. Housing and Human Concerns Committee – One partial-term seat (expires May 31, 2026)\n- Applicants: Kiara Arai (D7), Max Discher (D3), Anastasia Grandy (D1), Sarah Recinos (Unincorporated), Ilana Su (D2), Sophia-Marie Thibault (D4), Victoria Valenciam (D2)\n\n2. Library Board – One partial-term seat (expires June 30, 2026) + two full-term seats (expires June 30, 2029)\n- Applicants: Reem Al-Humadi (D2), Juliana Costello (D7), Laura Covington (D7), Cynthia Dalbor (D2), Sue Field (D6), Whitney Glockner Black (D6), Christopher Mayer (D6), Aimee Swanson (D7), Jordan Winokur (D5)\n\n3. Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission – One partial-term seat (expires May 31, 2028)\n- Applicants: Emily Prado (Unincorporated), Aravind Somanchi (D5), Crystal Tran (D1)\n\n4. Planning Commission – One partial-term seat (expires June 30, 2026) + three full-term seats (expires June 30, 2029)\n- Applicants: Alexander Avina (D7), Shishir Bhat (D2), Filip Crnogorac (D4), Mohamed El-Gasseir (D1), Marcel Gradidge (D1), Rick Hunter (D7), Bryan Jacobs (D7), Michelle Kapnias (D4), Anthony Lazarus (D7), Malik Navarra Gilbert (D4), Craig Robinson (D6), Edward Stancil (D2), Michael Verdone (D7)\n\n5. Police Advisory Committee – Seven two-year term seats (expires May 31, 2027) and four four-year term seats (expires May 31, 2029) – Note: Agenda states that council was considering modifications to Police Advisory Committee membership as recommended by the Governance Sub-Committee.\n- Applicants: Austin Baik (D1), Christie Chang (D2), Lou Covey (D3), Clara Jaeckel (D5), Samantha Kelley (D6), Asteris Ling (D1), Joy Magana (Employed in RWC), Michael Mansour (D6), John McMullen (D7), Kathi Petrick (D5), William Reach (D6), Nuvya Sharda (D6), Daniel Torunian (D6)\n\n6. Transportation Advisory Committee – One partial-term seat (expires June 30, 2027) + four full-term seats (expires June 30, 2029)\n- Applicants: Robin Betz (D4), Max Chen (D2), James Cowing (D1), Nicole De La Cruz (D4), Carl Ebeling (D6), David Fribush (D5), Rona Gundrum (D1), Nicole Noga (D4), Brian Schmidt (D2), Joseph Wisniewski (D2), Jean Yang (D7)\n\n### Key Outcomes\n- The council interviewed all applicants for each body as listed above. No appointments were made during the special meeting; formal appointments will be decided at a future regular council meeting (next scheduled for April 28, 2025).\n- No votes, deliberations, or decisions were recorded in the available agenda or any accompanying materials. The meeting adjourned after the interviews.