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Meeting Minutes - Final
Tuesday,November 17, 2015 5:30 PM Ciry Hall •Executive Conference Room
276 4th Avenue, Building A
Chula Ysta,CA 97910
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CALL TO ORDER
A Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Chula Vista was cal/ed to order at 5:55 p.m. in the
Executive Con(erence Room, located at City Hall, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Visla, Califomia.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Councilmember Aguilar, Depury Mayor Bensoussan, Councilmember McCann,
Councilmember Miesen and Mayor Salas
Also Present:City Attomey Googins and City Clerk Norris
ACTION ITEMS
1. 15-0621 A. INTERVIEWS AND APPOINTMENT TO FILL FOUR VACANCIES
ON THE PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION
On November 10, 2015, the following individuals received two or more
nominations to be interviewed for the vacant seats on the Parks &
Recreation Commission: Leticia Cazares, Alice Chaisongkram, Eric
Chaisongkram, Thomas Doyle, Hector Fernandez, G. Michael German,
Linda Navarro, Thom Nehring, David Olivera, Leslie Pham, Emmanuel
Soto, and John Zarem.
B. SELECTION OF DATE AND TIME OF OPEN MEETING OR
MEETINGS TO CONDUCT INTERVIEWS OF APPLICANTS FOR THE
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION AND FOR THE LOCAL EDUCATION
REPRESENTATIVE SEAT ON THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT
OVERSIGHT COMMfSSION WHO RECEIVED TWO OR MORE
NOMINATIONS AT THE MEETING OF NOVEMBER 10, 2015, AND
ALL APPLICANTS FOR THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST
TERRITORY REPRESENTATIVE SEATS ON THE GROWTH
MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT COMMISSION
Mark Twohey, Chula Vista 2sident, iep�esenting the Chula Vista Youth Sports Council, expressed
concem about applicants fo� the Parks 8 Recraation Commission who rep�esented outside sports
orqanizafions.
Arturo Torres, Chula Vista 2sident, rep/esenting the Chula Visfa Youth Sports Council, spoke in support
ol Mr Twohe}�s comments.
The Council oonducted interviews tor fhe Parks 6 Rec2ation Commission vacancies.
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Mayor Salas recessed the meeting at 7:05p.m. The Council reconvened af 7:20p.m., with all members
present.
Madc Twohey, Chula Vis[a resident, represenfing the Chula Vista Youth Sports Council, spoke about the
diverse pool of applicants and expressed concem about an applicant representing an outside sports
organization.
Arturo Torres, Chula Vista resident, representing the Chula Vista Youth Sports Council, thanked the
Council for the opportunity to participate in the appointmenf process.
City Attomey Googins stated that City C/erk Norns had checked the lobby for additional public speakers
and there were none.
ACTION: A motlon was made by Councilmember McCann, seconded by Deputy Mayor
Bensoussan, that Leticia Cazares, Hector Fernandez, G. Michael German, and
Emmanuel Soto be appointed to the Parks & Recreation Commission. The motion
carried by the following vote:
Yes: 5- Aguilar, Bensoussan, McCann, Miesen and Salas
No: 0
Abstain: 0
ACTION: A motion was made by Depuly Mayor Bensoussan, seconded by Councilmember
McCann, that a special City Council meeting be held on December 15, 2015, at
4:00 p.m., for the purpose of conducting interviews to fill vacancies on the
Growth Management Oversight Commission, and that the regular Ciry Council
meeting of December �5, 2015 begin at 6:30 p.m. The motion carried by the
following vote:
Yes: 5- Aguilar, Bensoussan, McCann, Miesen and Salas
No: 0
Abstain: 0
ADJOURNMENT
At 9:OOp.m., Mayor Sa/as adjoumed the meeting to the Regular City Council Meeting on December 8,
2015, at 5:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers.
Kerry K. �i elow, ` sistant City Clerk
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