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File #: 22-026    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Memo Status: Passed
File created: 12/15/2021 Departments: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DISTRICT 4
On agenda: 1/11/2022 Final action: 1/11/2022
Title: Recommendation for reappointments to the North Fair Oaks Community Council, each for a term ending December 31, 2024: A) Jennifer Ruiz, as Member for a second term; and B) Gabriela Ake, as Youth Member for first full term.
Sponsors: Warren Slocum

Special Notice / Hearing:                         None__

      Vote Required:                         Majority

 

To:                      Honorable Board of Supervisors

From:                      Supervisor Warren Slocum, District 4

Subject:                      Reappointments to the North Fair Oaks Community Council

 

RECOMMENDATION:

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Recommendation for reappointments to the North Fair Oaks Community Council, each for a term ending December 31, 2024:

 

A)                     Jennifer Ruiz, as Member for a second term; and

 

B)                     Gabriela Ake, as Youth Member for first full term.

 

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BACKGROUND:

Pursuant to resolution of the Board of Supervisors, the bylaws of the North Fair Oaks Community Council have historically provided for nine voting adult members and one youth member and one youth member alternate.

 

DISCUSSION:

Gabriela Ake and Jennifer Ruiz are being recommended for reappointment to serve on the North Fair Oaks Community Council as Youth Member and full Member.

 

DISCUSSION:

Jennifer Ruiz is being recommended for reappointment to serve on the North Fair Oaks Community Council since the initial term began in 2018. Gabriela Ake is being recommended for reappointment to serve on the North Fair Oaks Community Council as Youth Member since an initial partial term began in May 2021.

 

Jennifer Ruiz was first appointed to the North Fair Oaks Community Council on August 22, 2018. This will be her second term on the council. Ms. Ruiz has been a member of the North Fair Oaks Council since 2018 and a resident of North Fair Oaks for 25 years. She is active in community work with various organizations including the Climate Ready North Fair Oaks Collaborative. Ms. Ruiz has been in the real estate business for 8 years, currently working in commercial property management. She and her husband also own a maintenance company in the Bay Area.

 

Gabriela Ake, first appointed to the North Fair Oaks Community Council on May 4, 2021 for a partial term, is a senior at Sequoia High School in Redwood City. She has long been involved in her community, including her current position as teen staff at the Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula in their Redwood City location. Gabriela has also been involved in Project Read since a young age.

 

FISCAL IMPACT:

None.