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7.A. - Page 2 of 4 BACKGROUND Due to expiring seats and existing vacancies on current Boards, Commissions and Committees (BCCs), the City Council began a recruitment process on February 10, 2020. The recruitment period for the Arts Commission, Board of Building Review, Board of Port Commissioners, Planning Commission and Senior Affairs Commission closed on July 31, 2020. ANALYSIS During the recruitment period for BCC applicants, community outreach included frequent announcements in the City's weekly electronic newsletter, advertisements on Facebook, Linkedln, Twitter, and Instagram, and email blasts to various community partners and contacts. Partners and contacts include the Redwood City Neighborhood Associations, the Redwood City Chamber of Commerce, the Redwood City Unified School District, and Latino Focus Redwood City. An advertisement also ran ahead of each City Council meeting during the pre -meeting scroll that airs on local television, Channels 26, 27 and 99 and on the livestream on the city website. Staff also contacted applicants who had previously applied for vacancies in an effort to garner new interest in serving the Redwood City community. Since the appointments were delayed due to the City's ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic and shelter -in-place orders, BCC members appointed during this recruitment will serve less than a full 12 months during the first year of their four-year term, however their terms will count as full terms for the purposes of calculating term limits. One partial term on the Senior Affairs Commission will not count toward the calculation of term limits. In addition, two current Planning Commissioners are running for City Council in the November 3, 2020 election. Election results will be certified in December and will determine if there are any additional vacancies on the Planning Commission. Staff recommends keeping the applicant pool for all BCCs open through January 31, 2021. If additional vacancies occur this year, staff recommends the City Council use the existing list of applications when considering whom to appoint rather than beginning a new recruitment process. At a Special Meeting on Wednesday, September 16, 2020, the City Council considered 32 qualified applicants who submitted an application and cover letter for the various BCC vacancies. The applicants for Council consideration are as follows: Applicants for the Arts Commission for four full-term seats that will expire on May 31, 2024: • Sandra Keely • Carol Sconzert • Victoria Norton Nelson • Anna Westendorf • Ashley Quintana* *Incumbent Page 2 of 4 City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore 79