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Agenda Item No. 5(A)(2) EL CERRITO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, January 7, 2014 – 6:30 p.m. Hillside Conference Room This meeting will not be televised Meeting Location El Cerrito City Hall 10890 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito Janet Abelson – Mayor Mayor Pro Tem Rebecca Benassini Councilmember Mark Friedman Councilmember Jan Bridges Councilmember Greg Lyman ROLL CALL Present: Councilmembers Bridges, Friedman, Lyman and Mayor Abelson Absent: Councilmember Benassini 6:30 p.m. CONVENE CITY COUNCIL MEETING Mayor Abelson convened the City Council meeting at 6:35 p.m. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC - No speakers. COMMISSION INTERVIEWS, STATUS AND APPOINTMENTS Conduct interviews of candidates for city boards and commissions. Interviews may result in an announcement of appointment at the meeting. The City Council may also discuss and determine the scheduling and structure of future interviews. Action: The City Council scheduled a special meeting devoted to commission interviews on January 29, 2014 and unanimously appointed the following candidates as indicated below: 1) Deb Danziger reappointed to the Arts and Culture Commission to a term commencing on March 1, 2014 and concluding on March 1, 2018; 2) Maggie Leighly reappointed to the Design Review Board to a term commencing on March 1, 2014 and concluding on March 1, 2018; 3) Manish Doshi reappointed to the Parks and Recreation Commission to a term commencing on March 1, 2014 and concluding on March 1, 2018; and 4) Lisa Motoyama reappointed to the Planning Commission to a term commencing on March 1, 2014 and concluding on March 1, 2018. ADJOURNED SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING at 9:15 p.m.