SR 12-19-2023 3A
City Council
Report
City Council Meeting: December 19, 2023
Agenda Item: 3.A
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To: Mayor and City Council
From: Denise Anderson Warren, City Clerk, Records and Election Services
Department
Subject: Recognition of Outgoing Board & Commission Members
The City of Santa Monica has a rich history of public participation through its boards,
commissions, and task forces program. These volunteers serve in an advisory capacity,
assisting the Council in providing linkages between residents, organizations, city
officials and the general community.
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, members were acknowledged and recognized for
their service at an annual dinner, with the last dinner being held in April 2019. Since the
hiatus of the annual dinner, there has not been any public recognition for those
members who completed their service between 2020 and 2023. As such, on behalf of
the City of Santa Monica, the City Council, in coordination with the Office of the City
Clerk, would like to extend their appreciation and well wishes to the following former
members (see attached list).
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Prepared By: Nikima Newsome, Interim City Clerk
Approved
Forwarded to Council
Attachments:
A. List of Former B&C Members
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Name Board/Commission
Lael R. Rubin Airport Commission
Chris Waller Airport Commission
Dr. Joseph (Joe) Schmitz Airport Commission
Therese Kelly Architectural Review Board
Joshua Rosen Architectural Review Board
Jeff Swimmer Arts Commission
Arts Commission
Arts Commission
Arts Commission
Audit Subcommittee
Building and Fire-Life Safety Commission
Building and Fire-Life Safety Commission
Building and Fire-Life Safety Commission
Building and Fire-Life Safety Commission
Clean Beache & Ocean Parcel Tax Citizens Oversight Committee
Clean Beache & Ocean Parcel Tax Citizens Oversight Committee
Clean Beache & Ocean Parcel Tax Citizens Oversight Committee
Commission on Sustainability, Environmental Justice and the Environment
Commission on Sustainability, Environmental Justice and the Environment
Disabilities Commission
Disabilities Commission
Disabilities Commission
Disabilities Commission
Disabilities Commission
Disabilities Commission
Housing Commission
Housing Commission
Housing Commission
Housing Commission
Housing Commission
Housing Commission
Michael Robert Myers
Eric Chalice
Janeen Jackson
Elizabeth V Van Denburgh
Drew A Smith
Charles Biase Muttillo
James (Kit) Bagnell
David Lawrence Gray
Vanessa L Meier
Troy Harris
Debbie Dyner Harris
Garen Baghdasarian
Erik Neandross
Marielle A. Kriesel
June Carol Hagen
Christy Hobart
Lauri Ringer
Thomas John Hill
Delbert A. Whetter
Loren Henry Bloch
Rene Jean Buchanan
Carl Hansen
Todd Flora
Gina DeBaca
Richard Hilton
Leonora Camner Housing Commission
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Michael Soloff Housing Commission
Pamela Ramer Human Services Commission
Ruth Shari Landmarks Commission
Barry A. Rosenbaum Landmarks Commission
Kenneth A. Breisch Landmarks Commission
Eve Brosnahan Personnel Board
Joy O Abbott Personnel Board
Marcia Zimmer Personnel Board
Homa Mojtabai Personnel Board
Elisa Paster Planning Commission
Richard McKinnon Planning Commission
Mario Fonda-Bonardi Planning Commission
Marcy Kaplan Recreation and Parks Commission
Deborah A. Cohen Recreation and Parks Commission
Arlene Hopkins Santa Monica Library Board
John Hart Santa Monica Library Board
Laurel Schmidt Santa Monica Library Board
Marcia Ferreira Santa Monica Library Board
Hans Baumann Urban Forest Task Force
Thomas Cleys Urban Forest Task Force
Grace Phillips Urban Forest Task Force
Tom Berquist Urban Forest Task Force
Bruria Finkel Downtown Santa Monica, Inc.
Patricia Hoffman Downtown Santa Monica, Inc.
Rob Rader Downtown Santa Monica, Inc.
Johannes Van Tilburg Downtown Santa Monica, Inc.
Juan Matute Downtown Santa Monica, Inc.
Daniela Martin Santa Monica Pier Corp.
Rosemary Regalbuto Santa Monica Travel and Tourism, Inc.
Bill Parent Social Services Commission
Cindy Akin Social Services Commission
Winifred Beth Wechsler Social Services Commission
Kay Ambriz Social Services Commission
Ellen Sloan Social Services Commission
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Packet Pg. 20 Attachment: List of Former B&C Members [Revision 1] (5899 : Recognition of Outgoing Board &
Elaine V Barringer Social Services Commission
Nancy M Coleman Social Services Commission
Eric Stoff Social Services Commission
Barbara Jane Browning Commission for the Senior Community
Elliot Goldberg Commission for the Senior Community
Meghan E Kelley Commission for the Senior Community
Kathryn G Kietzman Commission for the Senior Community
Barry H Engelman Commission for the Senior Community
Paula Fern Commission for the Senior Community
Leigh Alan Brumberg Commission for the Senior Community
Nancy Pierandozzi Commission on the Status of Women
Ty-Juana T Taylor Commission on the Status of Women
Melissa Goodman Commission on the Status of Women
Jenny Vazquez-Newsum Commission on the Status of Women
Sylvia Ghazarian Commission on the Status of Women
Joni J Byun Commission on the Status of Women
Diane Miller Commission on the Status of Women
Elena Christopoulos Commission on the Status of Women
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Packet Pg. 21 Attachment: List of Former B&C Members [Revision 1] (5899 : Recognition of Outgoing Board &