DATE: January 26, 2021
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Clerk
SUBJECT
Adopt a Resolution Appointing Mr. Zachariah Oquenda to the Planning Commission to Fulfill the Unexpired Term of Ms. Angela Andrews
RECOMMENDATION
That Council adopts a resolution (Attachment II) appointing Mr. Zachariah Oquenda to the Planning Commission to fulfill the unexpired term of Ms. Angela Andrews, which will expire on September 30, 2022.
SUMMARY
Following the July 28, 2020 City Board and Commission interviews, the City Council established an alternate list comprising eligible applicants who were not selected to fill vacancies because there were not enough vacant seats to appoint them. The alternate list comprised four Hayward residents who were nominated as alternates for specific commissions and the list was set to expire at the beginning of the 2021 recruitment process, which usually begins in April. The City Council, during its September 15, 2020 Council meeting, confirmed the list of alternates for each commission. Mr. Zachariah Oquenda was nominated as an alternate for the Planning Commission.
A General Municipal Election was held on November 3, 2020 for the purpose of electing four members of the City Council. Following receipt of the Statement of Results of all votes cast and during the December 15, 2020 City Council meeting, Ms. Angela Andrews, now former member of the Planning Commission, was sworn-in as an elected Hayward City Council Member, which created an unexpected vacancy on the Planning Commission.
If appointed to the Planning Commission, Mr. Zachariah Oquenda’s term would be effective immediately and would end on September 30, 2022.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Resolution