Adoption of Resolutions Reappointing Troy Hosmer and Appointing April Madison-Ramsey as Members of the Civil Service Board; Reappointing Arnold Brillinger and Jennifer Linton and Appointing Allison Mullings as Members of the Commission on Persons with Disabilities; and Reappointing Christine Chilcott and Appointing Priya Jagannathan and Anthony Lewis as Members of the Social Service Human Relations Board.
Okay. So at this point I'm going to close oral communications and here's where we're going to hop ahead to item six A and so I know Madam Clerk here lining up our individuals, but let me just introduce what we're doing. This is where we are going to adopt a resolute resolutions. I think it can be one resolution, can it? Madam Clerk. You can approve it by one motion. One by one motions that we are adopting by one motion resolutions, reappointing Troy Horsburgh and appointing April Madison Ramsey as members of the Civil Service Board, reappointing Arnold Berlinguer and Jennifer Linton, and appointing Alison Mullens as members of the Commission on Persons with Disabilities and reappointing Christine Chilcott and appointing Priya Jagannathan and Anthony Lewis as members of the Social Services Human Relations Board. And then as an extra added bonus, Seema Cisneros, who is our newest appointee to the planning board, was unable to attend the the meeting, the last meeting where she would have been sworn in and introduced. Now, she managed to hook up virtually with the city clerk and be sworn in so she could attend her first planning board meeting. But I wanted you all to interest to meet her. So here in front of you, you have a very impressive collection of individuals. Hi, everyone. It was my high honor truly to have a chance to meet you all and hear your amazing backgrounds. I've counsel in the public. You should just be as amazed and grateful as I am that these talented, hardworking people with very, very busy lives are carving time out of their lives to help serve our city on the boards and commissions. So first, we need that resolution approved by one motion, correct? Correct. All right. I see Councilmember Odie is making that motion. Do I have a second? Councilmember Rivera has seconded me. We have a roll call vote, please. Councilmember de SAG. Yes, not Slate. Hi. Hi. Bella. Hi, Mayor. Is the Ashcraft High that carries by five eyes. May I quickly ask if anyone who is an attendee that called in and didn't have video options, if you could raise your hand by pushing Star nine so we can promote you too. But we just didn't see everybody. So we want to make sure nobody we weren't missing anybody. Nobody's raising their hands. So I think we're good. Okay. I'm not seeing Christine up. Oh. There there is someone that's an open for. We'll get well we'll put them in. Great. Thank you. Okay, great. And. And Anthony Lewis might be out there. Yeah. And Arnold and Jennifer. I'm not sure if you called in. Can you identify yourself just so we can say hello? You can go to. Go ahead and meet yourself. Hi, this is Anthony Lewis. Sorry about that. I know. No worries. I knew that accidentally, but thank you. I'm looking forward to being on the Shrub for sure. We're delighted to have. Thank you. Thank you. The city of Alameda when that's what a staff. Yes, that's. That's us. That's the broadcasters. Okay. All right. Well, let's let's move forward and we'll just get we've got a great crew right here. So. Yes. So if. And if you could stand if you're able and raise your right hand. This is kind of the awkward part on Zoom, but we all kind of step backwards. Maybe it helps out. Added you raise your right hand. Do you solemnly swear you support the Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of the State of California, and that you'll well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which you're about to enter. And then we can oh, they're all muted. But I think I saw as I said, I think. Yeah, for sure. Thank you. And, um, and again, I just want to thank you so much for, for this commitment to the city. We are all better for the, the time and the effort that you are going to spend on these various boards and commissions. So thank you. And you know what we can do really quick because we just have half a dozen. May I just ask you to just stand mute really quickly and introduce yourself and just a little, little bit about you? April, may I start with you? Is Madison Ramsey. Good evening, mayor and council members. I am April Madison Ramsey. I am a practicing attorney. I've been practicing law in the state of California for about 28 years, currently working in-house in the Office of General Counsel at Stanford University. I have worked for both. The city and county of San Francisco and the City of Oakland as an employment attorney, but most specifically as counsel to the various civil service commissions and boards. And so I was interested and excited about this opportunity to serve the city of Alameda. Thank you so much. And I'm just going to kind of go down at least on my screens tomorrow. CISNEROS Just say hello and introduce yourself. Sure. Getting me mayor and council members really excited to be here and sorry about the other time. But yeah, I've been in the land use and commercial real estate industry in both the public and nonprofit sector in different roles, whether ranging from. A big mixed use. Development to accessory dwelling units and been a resident of Alameda on and off since 2007. So I'm really excited to contribute back to my community in this role. So thank you all for this chance. And thank you, Anthony. Louis, introduce yourself. Yeah. Good evening, Mayor and City Councilman. I'm Anthony Lewis. I'm retired. I was a rehabilitation counselor for the state of California for quite a while. Resident of Alameda on and off since 1988. And I'm as I said before, I'm really looking forward to being a part of the shrub. I still volunteer a lot with the Institute on Aging and other senior programs, and my passion is really working with homeless seniors and making sure folks are taken care of as we all get older and making sure we don't get left behind. So thank you so much for this opportunity. And I was became a fan of yours when you told me that you you ride the city bus. I'm always a fan of people who are either 55, so they forget. I think I may have seen you in your golden retriever one of those times. I'm sure you have. A mr. Hosmer treehouse. Maybe we'll go to you next. Yes. Good evening, Mayor. City Council. Thanks for the opportunity. My name is Troy Hosmer. I retired from. The Coast Guard as a senior officer after a 26 year career and decided to make Alameda a home at that point. Currently serve as the. Maritime Port Security Director of the Port of Oakland. And I appreciate the opportunity to continue serving on the Civil Service Board for a second term. So thank you very much. Happy to be here. Thank you. Alison Mullings, welcome. Thank you. I want to make sure you can hear me. Yeah, just fine. It's perfect. Oh, great. So thank you, Mayor, and members of the city council and city staff. I'm very excited to be a part of this and join the Council on or the Commission for Persons with Disability, a long time Alameda resident. Proud parent of a couple of jets. And very dedicated and invested in. Progression in the area of accessibility and inclusion for persons with disability and by way of resumé. I'm an attorney as well. And work at Intel and have enjoyed the benefits of. Alameda and have been on the forefront of this area. And thank you for the opportunity. Thank you for serving jagannath and. I didn't think the mayor and council members. I'm Jagannathan. And I lead an early childhood. Collaborative in Oakland and prior to that. I worked for the City of Oakland and their Human Services Department on Early Childhood, put their Head Start program as well as the violence prevention programs. And my. Family and I moved here. About six years ago. I have two children and super excited to be able. To serve on this shrub. And really want to support the social service needs of our residents in Alameda. Thank you. Thank you. And so thank you to all of you. Again, we are so grateful for your service and lovely to have you all introduced and sworn in tonight. So take care. Stay safe. We'll see you soon. Thank you. Yes. Right. Okay. So. Okay. Thank you, everyone, for that. Agenda change because we didn't want to keep our appointees waiting too long. So then we go back to the agenda and we move to item five C, which is the consent calendar. Items are routine and will be approved with one motion unless a removal is requested by the council or the public