Personnel and Public Employees Committee Special Meeting - February 21, 2023
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Personnel and Public Employees Committee Special Meeting - February 21, 2023
The Personnel and Public Employees Committee of the Sacramento City Council held a special meeting on February 21, 2023, from 11:01 a.m. to 11:24 a.m. The committee considered nominations for seven city commissions and approved the previous meeting's minutes. All votes were unanimous (4-0).
Consent Calendar
- Approval of Minutes: The committee approved the meeting minutes from February 14, 2023, by a 4-0 vote (Member Valenzuela moved, Member Loloee seconded).
Discussion Items
- Nominations for the Sacramento Disability Advisory Commission: The committee nominated Alica Mercer (Seat C), Sylvia Kramer (Seat D), Neelam Chang (Seat G), and Stephani Crespin (Seat H). The motion was made by Member Maple, seconded by Member Valenzuela, and passed 4-0.
- Nominations for the Preservation Commission: The committee nominated Brian Forrest Burns (Seat C) and Margo Nayyar (Seat E). The motion was made by Member Valenzuela, seconded by Member Maple, and passed 4-0.
- Nominations for the Active Transportation Commission: The committee nominated Amy Lee (Seat J) and Debra Banks (Seat K). Member Maple made the motion, seconded by Member Loloee, and passed 4-0. Member Valenzuela expressed a preference for other candidates (Jeannie Wardwaller and Isaac Gonzalez) but supported the motion.
- Nominations for the Measure U Community Advisory Committee: The committee nominated Stella Byrd (Seat K), Donald Orrie Nahhas (Seat L), Nikki Paschal (Seat M), and Abram Diaz (Seat O). The motion was made by Member Maple, seconded by Member Loloee, and passed 4-0.
- Nominations for the Utility Rate Advisory Commission: The committee nominated Phillip Thomas (Seat C). The motion was made by Chair Kaplan, seconded by Member Valenzuela, and passed 4-0.
- Nominations for the Parks and Community Enrichment Commission: The committee nominated Cyera Boone (Seat K). The motion was made by Chair Kaplan, seconded by Member Maple, and passed 4-0.
Key Outcomes
- All seven nominations were forwarded to the Mayor and City Council for final appointment.
- The committee concluded its business and adjourned at 11:24 a.m., with Chair Kaplan noting that upcoming meetings would address commission rules and charter member evaluations.
Meeting Transcript
Staff, let's put 30 seconds on the clock and start our video stream. Good morning. Welcome to the personnel and public employees committee meeting. The meeting is now called to order at 1101 a.m. Will the clerk please call the role to establish a core? Thank you, Councilmember Lilowy. Councilmember Maple. Here. Councilmember Valenzuela. Here. And Chair Kaplan. Here. For members of the public in chambers, if you wish to speak on an agenda item and are not an applicant, please fill out a speaker slip, which can be found at the back of the room. For members of the public joining us online and wish to speak, raise your hand to provide public comment when the chair confirms public comment speaking period for your desired item. Online, if you are online, click on the raise hand at the bottom of your screen. If you're using the mobile app, um, you can raise your hand by tapping the raise hand option in the more tab. And then on telephone, if you are calling in via telephone to raise your hand, dial star nine, then to unmute or mute, dial star six. Speakers will be called on by the last four digits of their phone number. You will have two minutes to speak once you are called on. We will now proceed with today's agenda. So council member Louis, would you please lead us in the land acknowledgement in the pledge? My pleasure. Please rise for the opening acknowledgement in honor of Sacramento's indigenous people and tribal lands. To the original people of this land, the Nia Suns people at the cider Maidu, Valiant Plains, Miwog, Padwin, Wento, people, peoples, and the people of Wilton Rancher, Sacramento's only federally recognized tribe. May we acknowledge and honor the native people who came before us and still walk beside us today on this ancestral lands by choosing to gather to gather together today in an active practice of acknowledgement and appreciation of Sacramento's indigenous people's history, contribution, and lives. Thank you. I have pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands. One nation under God. So our first order of business today is approval of the consent calendar. That's okay. Thank you. Any council members who wish to speak on this consent item? I'll move consent. Move by Valenzuela, second by Loloe. Can voice vote? Aye. Aye. All right. All in favor for zero is passed. Now we're moving on to the discussion calendar. And Jacob, can you please announce the item, the seats that need recommendations to the mayor and qualifications for each seat? And we'll take this one item by item, correct? Yes. Awesome. So we're starting with item two. Thank you, Chair. Item two is nominations for the Sacramento Disabilities Advisory Commission. The current vacancies we have are we are for seats C, D, G, and H. Or C D E and H. My apologies.
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