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AGENDA BILL Agenda Item No. 5(G) Date: March 17, 2015 To: El Cerrito City Council From: Maria Sanders, Interim Operations + Environmental Services Division Manager Yvetteh Ortiz, Public Works Director/City Engineer Subject: Environmental Quality Committee Appointment ACTION REQUESTED Approve an Environmental Quality Committee recommendation to appoint Rebecca Milliken, Tracie Mackie, and Paloma Pavel to the Environmental Quality Committee, effective April 14, 2015. DISCUSSION Applications to serve on the Environmental Quality Committee (EQC) were recently received from Rebecca Milliken, Trina Mackie, and Paloma Pavel. These applications were distributed to all Committee members in advance of a Special Ad Hoc Membership Subcommittee Meeting held on March 10, 2015. During the Special Meeting, four members of the Committee interviewed the three candidates and agreed that they should be considered for membership recommendation. During the Regular Committee Meeting on March 10, which immediately followed the Special Meeting, the Committee voted unanimously to recommend to the City Council that they be appointed to the Environmental Quality Committee. Ms. Milliken is an environmental professional, who, along with her family, has volunteered during numerous Green Team events. Ms. Mackie is a public and environmental health professor with a strong understanding of the connection between the environment and human health. Ms. Pavel is also an environmental professional working on the intersection between environmental quality and social equity. She had previously served on the EQC from 2009 through 2014. Due to a leave of absence late in 2014, she was unable to serve; however, she is now able to serve on the EQC again. All applicants have attended three consecutive regular Committee meetings during the past few months. They have demonstrated through their applications, interviews, and participation in EQC-sponsored events that they are committed to environmental quality and the mission of the Committee. If the Council approves this recommendation, the number of Committee members will increase to 12 out of a possible membership total of 15, as established by Resolution 2008-13. ---PAGE BREAK--- STRATEGIC PLAN CONSIDERATIONS The work of the members on the EQC is instrumental is helping the city achieve Goal F of the El Cerrito Strategic Plan, which is to "Foster environmental sustainability citywide." The EQC initiates and a variety of activities that advance all the strategies under Goal F: • Be a leader in setting policies and providing innovative programs that promote environmental sustainability; • Promote environmental education to facilitate behavioral changes; • Implement policies to promote waste diversion; • Encourage alternative modes and • Implement the Climate Action Plan. Attachments: 1. Rebecca Milliken application 2. Tracie Mackie application 3. Paloma Pavel application Page 2 ---PAGE BREAK--- OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK CITY HALL 10890 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, CA 94523-3034 Telephone (510) 215-4305 Fax (510) 215-4379 http://www.el-cerrito.org March 17, 2015 City Council Meeting Agenda Item No. 5(G) Environmental Quality Committee Appointments Attachments 1 – 3 Candidate Applications Hardcopies are available for review at: Office of the City Clerk and The El Cerrito Library 10890 San Pablo Avenue 6510 Stockton Avenue El Cerrito, CA El Cerrito, CA (510) 215-4305