NEWS
24 appointed to key Pleasanton commissions, committees City Council praises service of outgoing members whose terms expire this month BY JEB BING
Mayor Jerry Thorne and the Pleasanton City Council welcomed 24 Pleasanton residents who have been appointed or reappointed to four-year terms on key committees and commissions. At swearing-in ceremonies held in the council chambers last week were Justin Brown and Richard Duffy, new members of the Bicycle, Pedestrian & Trails Committee; Stephanie Wedge, John Loll, Sandra Jellison and Olivia Scrivner, Civic Arts Commission; Bryan Bowers, Richard Gross and Jay Galvin, Economic Vitality Committee; and Sophia Holbrook, who will serve as the youth member of the Energy & Environment Committee. Also sworn into office by City Clerk Karen Diaz at the June 18 council meeting were Varsha Clare, Susan Hayes and Alison Bowell as members of the Human Services Commission; Kellene Cousins and Ria Vyas, Library Commission; Deborah Wahl and Brad Hottle as members, Sophia Brown as youth member, and David Lambert as alternate member of the Parks & Recreation Commission. Also accepting appointments and sworn in
as members of the Pleasanton Youth Commission were Meghna Sinha, representing Amador Valley High School, Dianne Hadley of Foothill High School, and Kaitlyn Mallie, a commission member-at-large. Newly installed members of the Planning Commission are Herb Ritter and Nancy Allen. The council also recognized the service of Kathy Narum on the Planning Commission, who was elected to the City Council last month, and Herb Ritter, installed last week as a member of the Planning Commission, for his longtime service on the Parks & Recreation Commission. The council also thanked individuals whose terms of membership expired this month on various committee and commissions. They were Elizabeth Kolar and Deborah Wahl, Bicycle, Pedestrian & Trails Committee; Claudia Hess, Civic Arts Commission; Thom Kato and Howard Royer, Energy & Environment Committee; Don Wilson, Human Services Commission; Kurt Kummer, Parks & Recreation Commission; Phillip Blank, Planning Commission; and, Shannon Malindzak, Youth Commission. N
JOANNE HALL
Mayor Jerry Thorne (center) with members of the City Council standing in the back greet new members of city commissions and committees who were sworn in at a June 18 council meeting.
sunday 07.07.13 5k /10k 8:00 a.m.
from Eden Medical Center to Lake Chabot Regional Park in Castro Valley
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Registration Fees: 5k/10k: $30/$35 race day Kids Dash: $11/$15 race day Online registration closes at 11 p.m. on 7/4. Mailed registrations must be postmarked by 6/28. All race participants receive a commemorative t-shirt and goodie bag. First Responders Division supported by SF Police Credit Union
Register online: edenmedcenter.org Volunteers Needed! 510-727-2744
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