To: Board of Supervisors
From: Airports Committee
Report Title: Reappoint Dean J. Hickman-Smith to the Aviation Advisory Committee, Byron Neighbor Seat
☐Recommendation of the County Administrator ☒ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
REAPPOINT Dean Hickman-Smith to the Aviation Advisory Committee (AAC), Byron Neighbor Seat to a term beginning March 1, 2024, and expiring February 28, 2027, as recommended by the Airport Committee.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact
BACKGROUND:
The AAC provides a forum for the Director of Airports regarding airport policy matters.
The AAC is comprised of thirteen members appointed by the Board of Supervisors who must work and/or reside in Contra Costa County. The membership of the AAC consists of: 1) one member nominated by each of the five members of the Board of Supervisors; 2) one member nominated by the City of Concord; 3) one member nominated by the City of Pleasant Hill; 4) one member nominated by the Contra Costa County Airport Business Association; 5) one member nominated by the Airport Committee who lives in the vicinity of Buchanan Field Airport; 6) one member nominated by the Airport Committee who lives in the vicinity of the Byron Airport; and 7) three At Large members nominated by the Airport Committee representing the general community.
The Airport Committee conducted interviews during its January 22, 2024, meeting and recommended the reappointment of Dean J. Hickman-Smith to the Byron Neighbor Seat with a term beginning March 1, 2024, and ending on February 28, 2027.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Byron Neighbor Seat on the Aviation Advisory Committee will remain vacant.