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AGENDA BILL Agenda Item No. 5(I) Date: April 16, 2013 To: El Cerrito City Council From: Janet Bilbas, Senior Services Supervisor Subject: Committee on Aging Membership Recommendation ACTION REQUESTED Approve the Committee on Aging’s recommendation to appoint appointing Gabriel Quinto and Karen Christian to the Committee on Aging Effective April 17, 2013. BACKGROUND At the Committee on Aging’s March 20, 2013regular meeting the Committee voted unanimously to recommend to the City Council that Mr. Gabriel Quinto and Ms. Karen Christian be appointed to the Committee. Gabriel Quinto Mr. Quinto has been an El Cerrito resident for over 27 years. He has worked as an assistant office manager and recruiting coordinator dealing with all personnel and hiring issues for a major international law firm. Mr. Quinto also started the Conlon Neighborhood Watch, was Vice-Chair of El Cerrito Human Relations Commission, and served as board member on the Living Well Project and API Wellness Center. He currently serves on the West County Senior Coalition and looks forward to the opportunity to work with the Committee on Aging and playing an active role in improving life for seniors in El Cerrito. Karen Christian Karen has been an El Cerrito resident for over 12 years. Karen was the office manager and executive assistant for the Mayor of Fresno for four years. She coordinated special events and major projects, oversaw the mayoral budget, and recruited and pre-screened applicants for 35 boards and commissions. She represented the Mayor, and occasionally the City Manager at numerous community organization meetings, frequently making presentations on behalf of the city. Karen would like to offer her experience and insights and assist her community in improving and enhancing the quality of life for El Cerrito citizens. She looks forward to ---PAGE BREAK--- Agenda Item No. 5(1) the opportunity to work with the Committee on Aging and playing an active role in improving life for seniors in El Cerrito. Reviewed by: Scott Hanin City Manager Attachments: 1. Gabriel Quinto Application 2. Karen Christian 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 April 16 2013 Regular City Council Meeting Agenda Item No. 5(I) Attachments 1 & 2 – Gabriel Quinto and Karen Christian Applications Documents are available for review at: Office of the City Clerk 10890 San Pablo Avenue El Cerrito, CA (510) 215-4305 and The El Cerrito Library 6510 Stockton Avenue El Cerrito, CA