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MEMO Date: March 4, 2004 To: City Council (~rl ShcIia Young, MayorT) ~ City Council Standing Committees, Ad Hoc Committees and Intergovernmental Agencies From: Re: Attached is the matrix of appointments for the 2004 committee and agency assignments. I would suggest that future mayors and city councils consider making appointments to internal city committees for two year cycles in order for the continuity of city government and the learning curve to be more effective. There is a larger discussion that needs to take place among the council members regarding the appointment process to appoint members to represent the City with intergovernmental agencies. I would hope that by the time a new mayor is in place in 2006 those discussions can be explored and the matter resolved. In the meantime, I am prepared to turn over the two scats which were the subject of the last meeting, even though my work with these agencies is not complete. I am currently serving as the elected Chair of the Oakland Airport Noise Fomm and have been working closely with the other mayors on the Forum as well as the FAA and FedEx. That personal connection and relationship will be lost in relinquishing the seat; however, last year when Council Member Santos declared he "did not want" to be appointed, I did in fact say that I would step aside in 2004. I am prepared to do that at this time and have also removed myscIf [rom the internal Airport Committee. I have recommended the appointment of Vice Mayor Glaze to replace me on the committee since his district remains squarely in the path of airport traffic. As far as the EBDA seat is concerned, I will always feel it was "taken" from me as punishment for asking for a raise after the council granted itself an increase. I remain convinced that the Charter's intention by virtue of the placement under the powers and duties of the mayor and the parenthetical language expects any mayor of this city to represent the "direction" of the council with intergovernmental agencies. Obviously, there is disagreement on this point. The process of committee meeting schedule and assignments was changed in 1998. Previously, the mayors in office with the exception of appointed Mayor Faria served on every committee and, although the record is not clear, I suspect the mayor in office also chaired those committees, as was the case with Mayor Corbett. I'm sure it was tradition handed down from years of experience. It was my decision in 1998 to attempt a new concept in governance called "shared leadership." Not only have I not served on every committee, I have not chaired even all the committees on which I have served. That Mayor Page 1 3/5/2004