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8.A. - Page 1 <br /> RE PO RT <br /> To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br /> From the Cit Mana er <br /> April 22, 2013 <br /> SUBJECT <br /> Appointment to the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission for one <br /> unexpired seat ending May 31, 2014 <br /> RECOMMENDATION <br /> By roll call vote, appoint one applicant to one unexpired seat on the Parks Recreation <br /> and Community Services Commission. The list of applicants selected for consideration <br /> includes: Margaret McDonough Becker, Richard Hunter and Anne Palu. <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> On January 31, 2013 the City Clerk was notified of the vacancy. The vacancy created <br /> is for an unexpired seat expiring on May 31, 2014. <br /> ANALYSIS <br /> The City Clerk's office initiated the recruitment period which ran between February 22 <br /> through March 25, 2013. The outreach included ads in a local newspaper, a local <br /> magazine, as well as an e-news blast and posting on the city's website. <br /> Sixteen applications were received electronically. Of these, thirteen applications met the <br /> voter and residency requirements. Three applicants did not qualify because they did <br /> not reside within Redwood City. Out of the thirteen qualifying applications, the City <br /> Council selected four for interviewing. One of those applicants withdrew her interest on <br /> April 15, 2013. <br /> The City Council will conduct interviews on April 22, 2013 prior to the regular meeting. <br /> Appointments are scheduled for that same evening. <br /> ALTERNATIVES <br /> The City Council could opt to leave this seat vacant or to initiate a new recruitment <br /> process. <br /> FISCAL IMPACT <br /> There is no fiscal impact. <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW <br /> Not a project under CEQA. <br />