Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Supervisor Noelia Corzo, District 2
Supervisor Lisa Gauthier, District 4
Subject: Appointments to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual Plus (LGBTQIA+) Commission
RECOMMENDATION:
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Recommendation for appointments to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual Plus (LGBTQIA+) Commission:
A) David Crafts, for an initial full term ending June 30, 2028; and
B) Jane Howard, for an initial partial term ending June 30, 2026; and
C) Camille Kennedy, for an initial partial term ending June 30, 2026.
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BACKGROUND:
The LGBTQIA+ Commission reports and makes recommendations to the Board of Supervisors regarding policies, programs, procedures and legislation affecting LGBTQIA+ individuals in San Mateo County, and provides outreach and support to at-risk and underserved LGBTQIA+ populations within San Mateo County, including youth, communities of color, non-English speakers, older adults, and immigrants. The Commission promotes transgender inclusion among private and public entities in San Mateo County, including access to health care and to gendered spaces such as bathrooms and shelters. It develops initiatives to support LGBTQIA+ families with children in San Mateo County and provides a public forum for input from the LGBTQIA+ community to identify unmet needs.
DISCUSSION:
David Crafts (they/them) are being recommended to serve an initial full term, a seat formerly held by Jane Rickerson whose term ended June 30, 2025 and opted not to continue serving. Jane Howard (she/her) is being recommended to serve an existing partial term ending June 30, 2026 on a seat formerly held by Kevin Babeaux who resigned. Camille Kennedy (she/they) is being recommended to serve an existing partial term ending June 30, 2026 on a seat formerly held by Aaron Adriano whose resigned due to moving out of California.
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