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Appointment to the Stormwater Advisory Commission
PURPOSE: This agenda item is for Council to make an appointment to the Stormwater Advisory Commission.
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Department
DEPARTMENT: Town Clerk
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Contact
CONTACT INFORMATION: Wendy Welsh, Interim Town Clerk, 919-918-7310, wwelsh@carrboronc.gov
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Council Direction
COUNCIL DIRECTION:
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Council Direction Statement
The Town Council follows the Advisory Board Recruitment and Appointment Policy which was adopted on 11-21-2017. Text amendments to this policy were approved by the Town Council on 12-1-2020 and 4-13-2021, respectively, to the section entitled “Composition” which related to expanding the racial and ethnic diversity on advisory boards and commissions. The Advisory Board Recruitment and Appointment Policy has been evaluated using the Racial Equity Lens tool which was finalized in May 2023. A copy of the completed lens is attached here as Attachment D.
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Information
INFORMATION: The Stormwater Advisory Commission shall consist of seven (7) members
• Five (5) residents of the Town of Carrboro
• One (1) resident of the Town’s extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction or the Town
• One (1) member who need not be a resident of the Town of Carrboro, but who must possess special expertise related to stormwater management
The Stormwater Advisory Commission currently has one vacancy for in-town seats and three upcoming vacancies for in-town seats.
A new application was received by Mikey Cristiano for an in-town seat on the board. Mr. Cristiano has attended a meeting and Jeanette O’Connor, Chair of the Commission, has submitted the chair form. Mr. Cristiano is a Community Garden Manager at the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle, a resident of Carrboro for five years, and has significant experience in environmental management, project management, and community partnerships.
The members with terms expiring expressed their interest in staying on the board until applicants are available to fill the seats.
Application and chair form for the new applicant are included as Attachment B.
An informational matrix is included as Attachment C.
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Fiscal and Staff Impact
FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact related to this item.
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Recommendation
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that Council review and make the appointment to the Stormwater Advisory Commission’s vacant in-town seat.
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