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File #: 25-219    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Memo Status: Passed
File created: 3/19/2025 Departments: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DISTRICT 5
On agenda: 3/25/2025 Final action:
Title: Recommendation for the appointment of Martin Nakai to the Commission on Aging, for an initial partial term ending June 30, 2025.
Sponsors: David J. Canepa, Noelia Corzo

Special Notice / Hearing:                         None__

      Vote Required:                         Majority

 

To:                      Honorable Board of Supervisors

From:                      Supervisor David Canepa District 5

Supervisor Noelia Corzo, District 2

Subject:                      Appointment to the Commission on Aging

 

RECOMMENDATION:

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Recommendation for the appointment of Martin Nakai to the Commission on Aging, for an initial partial term ending June 30, 2025.

 

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BACKGROUND:

The mission of the San Mateo County Commission on Aging (CoA) is to improve the quality of life for seniors in San Mateo County through the promotion of independence, self-sufficiency, mental and physical health, as well as community involvement.

 

DISCUSSION:

Martin Nakai is being recommended for appointment to the CoA for an initial partial term through June 30, 2025 to fill the seat formerly held by Joyce Porter, who resigned mid-term.

 

Martin Nakai is a resident of South San Francisco. A 3rd generation Japanese-American local, he was born and raised in San Francisco.  A retiree now, Martin worked many years in retail, and was also a corporate buyer for 13 years, travelling abroad to 16 countries on three different continents.  He was a Sunday school teacher for 30 years and served as Sunday school Superintendent for 20 of those years, and is a monthly volunteer at a local Food Pantry program.  He has been married for 49 years, has 2 children and 2 grandchildren.

 

FISCAL IMPACT:

None.