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GPAC - 2 - February 22, 1999 In December 1998, the City began soliciting applications for membership on the GPAC. The GPAC was widely advertised to businesses, residents and at public meetings in San Leandro, such as the General Plan Town Hall Meeting on January 23, 1999. The Town Hall Meeting was very successful, with over 100 people attending. The deadline for GPAC applications was Friday, February 5, 1999, on which a total of 76 applications were received. An Ad Hoc Committee of the City Council was formed to consider applications for the GPAC and to recommend individuals to be appointed to the GPAC. DISCUSSION The GPAC application form (attached) asked people to identify a number of important characteristics about themselves, such as their age, gender, ethnicity and location of residence. The form also asked the applicants to identify any organizational affiliations that they held, and applicants were given the opportunity to briefly explain why they were interested in serving on the GPAC. Once the applications had been returned to staff, the information was entered into computer - based matrices, which facilitated the comparison of the applicants. On February 17, 1999, the Ad Hoc Committee met to select the applicants to be recommended for the GPAC. A concerted effort was made to ensure that the members of the GPAC would be representative of San Leandro's diversity, particularly with respect to organizational affiliation, ethnicity and location of residence/City Council District. In total, 45 individuals were chosen as members of the GPAC. An additional seven people will be appointed to the GPAC at the March 15t' City Council meeting --one each by the Mayor and each member of the Council. The first meeting of the GPAC will tentatively be held on Tuesday, March 23, 1999, from 7:00 — 9:00 p.m. CONCLUSION Having solicited applications for the GPAC, and having carefully reviewed all of the applications received, staff and the Ad Hoc Committee recommend to City Council that the individuals on the attached list be appointed as members of the General Plan Advisory Committee. With these individuals, the GPAC will be representative of the entire San Leandro community and will provide invaluable assistance in guiding the General Plan update. Attachment G:\OLIVER\GPAC\SR2 2) 99.DOC.RTF G:\OL I VER\GPA"PLICKnON.DOC G:\OLI VER\GPACVEMBERS.DOC 64