Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Supervisor Don Horsley, District 3
Supervisor Carole Groom, District 2
Subject: Appointments and Reappointments to the San Mateo County Event Center
RECOMMENDATION:
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Recommendation for appointments and reappointments to the San Mateo County Event Center Board of Directors, each for a term ending September 30, 2025:
A) Leonard Iniguez, reappointment representing Agriculture for a third term; and
B) Rosanne Foust, reappointment representing Director for a second term; and
C) Kitty Lopez, appointment representing Director for an initial full term; and
D) Amy Buckmaster, appointment representing Director for an initial full term.
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BACKGROUND:
The Exposition and Fair Association directs the use of Event Center facilities. Directors are responsible for policy in the management and daily operation and maintenance of the Event Center.
DISCUSSION:
Leonard Iniguez has served on the Event Center Board of Directors since September 2016 and is being recommended to serve for a third term. Rosanne Foust has served on the Event Center Board since 2019 and is seeking reappointment for a second term. Kitty Lopez and Amy Buckmaster are each being recommended to serve initial terms ending September 30, 2025.
Prior to Leonard's time on the Event Center Board, he was a member of the San Mateo County Fair Livestock Advisory Group for a few years and managed the Junior Horse Show for the Fair. He has been a supporter of the County FFA and 4H groups, and has a passion for the San Mateo County Fair, especially the Youth Division.
Leonard was born and raised in San Francisco and has been a resident of San Mateo County for over 45 years. He has resided in Brisbane, Pacifica and now Half Moon Bay.
From a young age, Leonard has had a love for horses which led him to pursue a career as a Professional Horse Racing Jockey. He rode at Bay Area tracks and...
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