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7. B. - Page 2 Applicants: � Barbara Britschgi (incumbent) • Sandra Cooperman (incumbent) • Harold S. Draeger (incumbent) • Billy James • Kay Whiting Watanabe Due to the fact that the Senior Affairs Commission has more vacancies than applicants, the Council may: 1) reconsider the two applications that were submitted but not selected for interview, 2) interview the one applicant who selected the Senior Affairs Commission as her second choice, 3) begin a new recruitment, and/or 4) not fill all seats at this time. BACKGROUND The City Council is responsible for appointments to eight Boards, Commissions and Committees (BCCs). Vacancies occur as seats expire or resignations occur. The current overall recruitment is to fill 27 seats with a Phase I and Phase II. Some seats expire at the end of the designated term, and other seats are vacant for myriad reasons. In parallel with this recruitment, staff recruited for the Architectural Advisory Committee and the Historic Advisory Resources Committee. There are five seats to be filled in these bodies. These appointments will be made by the Planning Commission. ANALYSIS On behalf of the City Council, the City Clerk's Office announces and recruits for various Boards, Commissions and Committee seats. The recruitment process includes ads in local papers, local magazine, e-blasts, posting banners in three locations in the City and placing announcements in various public buildings. All residents are invited to apply online or at the City Clerk's Office. Currently, there are seats expiring May 31, 2012, June 30, 2012 and July 31, 2012. The recruitment process was staggered to have Council interview and appoint those whose terms are up first in May 31, 2012 (Board of Building Review, Civic Cultural Commission, Housing and Human Concerns Committee, Parks Recreation and Community Services Commission and Senior Affairs Commission). This is Phase I of the process. The BCCs whose seats expire June 31, 2012 are Library and Planning with Port's seats expiring July 30, 2012 will be addressed shortly thereafter in Phase II. Per Mayoral direction, a Council sub-committee composed of Council Members Bain and Seybert, reviewed and revamped the application used for this recruitment. Proposed changes were implemented and supplemental questions included for those applying to Planning Commission seats. As in the prior recruitment, the City Council selected applicants to be interviewed and the interview session for these current seats took place on May 7, 2012.