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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO STAFF REPORT APPROVED AND FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL DATE: February 5, 2007 TO: Jolm Jermanis, City Manager FROM: Marian Handa, City Clerk \..,J SUBJECT: MATTER OF SELECTION OF APPLICANTS TO INTERVIEW FOR CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 6 VACANCY SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION Applications have been received from 12 individuals interested in appointment to the vacant District 6 City Council seat. It is recommended that at the February 5, 2007 City Council meeting, each member of the City Council select four individuals from among the field of applicants to participate in an interview process to be held at a Special City Council Meeting on February 13, 2007. The five applicants chosen most often by tbe Council will be invited to attend the February 13, 2007 Special City Council meeting for an interview with the Council BACKGROUND At the December 18, 2006 City Counci I meeting, the City Council approved the process for filling the District 6 Council vacancy created by the election of District 6 City Councilmember Tony Santos to Mayor, declared its intention to fill the District 6 Council vacancy by appointment and directed staff to provide public notice of the vacancy and application process. The Council added to the process tbe requirement that applicants gather 20 signatures of registered voters in District 6, as a way of showing community support for their applications. Applications for the District 6 City Council position were made available beginning on January 2, 2007, at City Hall and on the City's website. Announcement of the vacancy and information on the application process were published in both the Daily Review and San Leandro Times newspapers. At the close of the application period on January 26, 2007, 12 applications had been received. Applications were received from: Wafaa Aborashed, HcmlY Almonte, Adan Alonzo, Estelle Clemons, Esther Collier, Ray Davis, Cannen Fcwless, Luster Knight, Jean Morris, Bo Panoringan, Jim ProIa and Mark Tichy. Copies of the applications have been forwarded to the City Council for review and are available for public review in the City Clerk's Office. The nomination signatures of the applicants were verified by the Alameda County Registrar's Office. According to the Registrar's Office, of the 12 applicants, all but Luster Knight had 20 valid nomination signatures. Mr. Knight had 15 valid signatures.