To: Board of Supervisors
From: Shanelle Scales-Preston, District V Supervisor
Report Title: Appointments to the Marathon Community Benefits Agreement Review Panel
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPOINT Shawn Garcia to Pacheco Seat #1 on the Marathon Community Benefits Agreement Review Panel for a term ending on August 30, 2027, as recommended by Supervisor Shanelle Scales-Preston.
APPOINT Lindy Johnson to Pacheco Seat #2 on the Marathon Community Benefits Agreement Review Panel for a term ending on August 30, 2029, as recommended by Supervisor Shanelle Scales-Preston.
APPOINT Megan Tucker to Unincorporated Vine Hill/Martinez Seat #1 on the Marathon Community Benefits Agreement Review Panel for a term ending on August 30, 2029, as recommended by Supervisor Shanelle Scales-Preston.
APPOINT Gwyneth Gilkey to Unincorporated Vine Hill/Martinez Seat #2 on the Marathon Community Benefits Agreement Review Panel for a term ending on August 30, 2027, as recommended by Supervisor Shanelle Scales-Preston.
APPOINT Mayim Wiens to the At-Large Seat on the Marathon Community Benefits Agreement Review Panel for a term ending on August 30, 2029, as recommended by Supervisor Shanelle Scales-Preston.
APPOINT Jason Steinburg to Clyde Seat #1 on the Marathon Community Benefits Agreement Review Panel for a term ending on August 30, 2027, as recommended by Supervisor Shanelle Scales-Preston.
APPOINT Nick Matthiessen to Clyde Seat # 2 on the Marathon Community Benefits Agreement Review Panel for a term ending on August 30, 2029, as recommended by Supervisor Shanelle Scales-Preston.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
BACKGROUND:
The Review Panel shall review and evaluate the Marathon Community Benefits Agreement funding applications. The Review Panel shall make non-binding funding allocation recommendations to the District 5 Supervisor using the scoring criteria established in the Improving Our Communities: Vision and Guidance for Distributing Community Benefit Funds from Two Renewable Fuels Projects report. It is understood that the Board of Supervisors is the final decision-making authority with respect to issues concerning the Marathon Community Benefits Agreement funds and that the Review Panel shall serve solely in an advisory capacity.
The Review Panel shall consist of seven (7) voting members in the following four categories:
Category A: Two (2) individuals who live or work in the unincorporated community of Clyde;
Category B: Two (2) individuals who live or work in the unincorporated community of Pacheco; and
Category C: Two (2) individuals who live or work in the unincorporated community of Vine Hill;
Category D: One (1) individual who is knowledgeable of the needs of the entire area surrounding the Marathon Project.
The Review Panel shall have one (1) staff representative from the County Department of Conservation and Development and one (1) representative from the District 5 Supervisor’s Office, both as non-voting members.
Four members of the Review Panel shall serve an initial two (2) year term and three members will serve four (4) year terms. Of the persons serving an initial two-year term, one shall be from Category A, one from Category B, one from Category C, and one from Category D. All subsequent terms shall be for four (4) years. All persons on the Review Panel will be subject to a two-term limit.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The suggested appointees would not be able to serve on the Marathon Community Benefits Agreement Review Panel, which could impact the body’s ability to achieve a quorum and conduct business.