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these appointments will go until June 30, 2017. He thanked everyone who applied to serve and noted that Council relies on people to help serve as ambassadors to the community. He noted that there were many applicants and if one is not chosen, to please consider applying for another Board, Commission or Committee as there will be a large recruitment in a few months. City Clerk Vonderlinden had each Council Member provide three choices. The tally of the roll call votes is as follows with the appointees being: Janet Borgens (votes by: Aguirre, Bain, Howard, Pierce, Foust and Gee) Rachel Holt (votes by: Bain, Howard Pierce and Gee) Ernie Schmidt (votes by: Aguirre, Bain, Howard, Foust, and Gee) Ms. Giselle Hale received votes from Council Members Aguirre and Foust and Ms. Josephine Thompson received a vote from Council Member Pierce and the three successful applicants for appointment to the Planning Commission were Janet Borgens, Rachel Elisabeth Holt, and Ernie Schmidt. MINUTE ORDER 14-021 B. US 101/84 Interchange Improvement Project Overview and Community Outreach Strategy (701) Recommendation: Receive staff report on project and community outreach strategy and provide guidance to the consultant team. MINUTE ORDER 14-022 Ms. Manzi, Senior Transportation Coordinator, said this is the first step in a long process to increase the safety, mobility, and connectivity at this interchange, and she then introduced Paul Krupka, Project Manager, who then in turn introduced two people as seasoned professionals: Scott Kelsey, Senior Transportation Manager with URS Corporation and Eileen Goodwin, Principal of Apex Strategies and Community Outreach Strategy Lead for the consultant team. Mr. Kelsey provided an overview of the project including the area map, overview, purpose and need, roles and the schedule. (presentation on file). Ms. Goodwin provided an overview of their goals, approach and schedule for community outreach (presentation on file). The community outreach approach plan was elaborated an. One Council Member wants to be sure the stakeholders' listing is inclusive, of both private and commercial residents, particularly east of 101 and residents of the Inner Harbor, so that they may be a part of any discussions and planning. Ms. Goodwin responded that they would be happy to take more information and cross check against their current listing to ensure they have everyone. This Council Member also asked that they plan and agree in advance as to who will handle what in the event of any emergencies now and going forward between the City and Caltrans. The Council was very appreciated of the plan moving forward and expressed thanks to staff and the consultant for the thorough approach. CITY COUNCIL January 27, 2014 MEETING MINUTES PAGE 11 MINUTE BOOK NO. 65 Page No. 69