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REPORT <br />To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From the City Manager <br /> <br />June 8, 2015 <br /> <br />SUBJECT <br />Council appointment, by roll call, to the Complete Streets Advisory Committee (two-year <br />pilot) <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Appoint by roll call, five members to the Complete Streets Advisory Commission, with <br />the option of the fifth member being either a resident of unincorporated Redwood City or <br />an employee of a Redwood City business <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />At its City Council meeting of January 26, 2015, the City Council received a report titled <br />“Complete Streets Update” and approved the creation of a Complete Streets Advisory <br />Committee. The composition of this Board, Commission and Committee was confirmed <br />at the City Council meeting of May 18, 2015. <br /> <br />ANALYSIS <br /> <br />Staff began recruitment for the five seats committee on March 4, 2015 and the process <br />ran through March 31, 2015. The usual means of outreach were used including: news <br />releases, e-blasts, banners through town, at the Council meetings, and NextDoor. <br /> <br />The City Council hosted an Open House for prospective applicants on March 23, 2015 <br />prior to the Council meeting. The Planning Manager and the Staff Liaison to this <br />committee were present at this event and the Open House was well attended. <br /> <br />By the end of the recruitment period, staff had received 17 applications for Council <br />consideration. The City Council reviewed all the applications between April 2 and April <br />16 and all seven Council Members provided their selections of who they wanted to <br />interview to the City Clerk. Those applicants who were selected by four Council <br />Members were invited to be interviewed. Out of the seventeen applicants the City <br />Council selected 14 applicants (82.3%) to interview. <br /> <br />The interviews took place on May 4, 2015 and all fourteen applicants were in <br />attendance with one participating via telephone. <br />8.A. - Page 1