Rules Committee advances five commission nominations to full Board
June 27, 2022 | San Francisco County, California
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Chair Aaron Peskin opened the meeting and the committee moved through several nominations, approving housekeeping amendments and forwarding each item to the full Board of Supervisors for consideration.
The committee amended File No. 220,664 to replace the name Daryl Honda with Alex Lemberg and to adjust the long title to reflect the unexpired portion of the term, then voted to send Lemberg’s nomination for the Board of Appeals to the full Board so he may begin serving immediately. Lemberg introduced himself and answered questions briefly; Chair Peskin described the Board of Appeals as a quasi‑judicial body handling zoning, building and other administrative appeals.
The committee then considered the mayor’s nomination of Paul Wolford to the Public Works Commission. City-administrator office staff described preparations for the commission’s inaugural meeting and Wolford said he is licensed as an architect in several states and will recuse from matters where his employer, HOK, has a conflict. The committee amended the motion language and voted to send the nomination with a positive recommendation.
For the Police Commission seat formerly held by Malia Cohen, the committee received testimony from Deborah Walker, who emphasized her arts‑commission and community experience. Supervisor Connie Chan stated she could not support Walker’s appointment at this time, citing a desire for nominees with deeper criminal‑justice experience; to preserve unanimous committee action the chair amended the motion and the item was sent to the full Board without committee recommendation.
The committee also amended and forwarded the mayor’s nominations to the newly created Sanitation and Streets Commission, including Mario Moganam, a small‑business owner and West Portal merchant, and approved related housekeeping changes by roll call. All committee roll-call votes recorded Supervisor Chan, Vice Chair Rafael Mandelman, and Chair Peskin voting "aye;" motions passed without objection.
The committee’s actions send these nominations to the full Board for final confirmation or action at the next Board hearing.
The committee amended File No. 220,664 to replace the name Daryl Honda with Alex Lemberg and to adjust the long title to reflect the unexpired portion of the term, then voted to send Lemberg’s nomination for the Board of Appeals to the full Board so he may begin serving immediately. Lemberg introduced himself and answered questions briefly; Chair Peskin described the Board of Appeals as a quasi‑judicial body handling zoning, building and other administrative appeals.
The committee then considered the mayor’s nomination of Paul Wolford to the Public Works Commission. City-administrator office staff described preparations for the commission’s inaugural meeting and Wolford said he is licensed as an architect in several states and will recuse from matters where his employer, HOK, has a conflict. The committee amended the motion language and voted to send the nomination with a positive recommendation.
For the Police Commission seat formerly held by Malia Cohen, the committee received testimony from Deborah Walker, who emphasized her arts‑commission and community experience. Supervisor Connie Chan stated she could not support Walker’s appointment at this time, citing a desire for nominees with deeper criminal‑justice experience; to preserve unanimous committee action the chair amended the motion and the item was sent to the full Board without committee recommendation.
The committee also amended and forwarded the mayor’s nominations to the newly created Sanitation and Streets Commission, including Mario Moganam, a small‑business owner and West Portal merchant, and approved related housekeeping changes by roll call. All committee roll-call votes recorded Supervisor Chan, Vice Chair Rafael Mandelman, and Chair Peskin voting "aye;" motions passed without objection.
The committee’s actions send these nominations to the full Board for final confirmation or action at the next Board hearing.
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