COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

Inter-Departmental Correspondence

Board of Supervisors

DATE:

December 18, 2008

BOARD MEETING DATE:

January 6, 2009

SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING:

No

VOTE REQUIRED:

Majority

TO:

Honorable Board of Supervisors

FROM:

Richard Gordon

SUBJECT:

Appointment of Rob Skinner to the Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council.

RECOMMENDATION:

Approve the appointment of Rob Skinner to the Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council representing the Council’s First District to a term expiring December 1, 2010.

VISION ALLIGNMENT:

Commitment: 2

Goal(s): Civic engagement -- including voting, public service, charitable giving, volunteerism, and participation in public discussions of important issues -- is uniformly high among the diverse population of San Mateo County.

BACKGROUND:

Ed Dee, who represented District 1, resigned in November due to health concerns. Mr. Skinner has expressed interest in filling the vacated seat which represents downtown Pescadero.

Mr. Skinner has attended many Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council meetings and has become very familiar with the issues and concerns facing the Council. The Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council passed a resolution on Tuesday, December 9^th to write a letter in support of the appointment of Rob Skinner to the Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council representing Downtown Pescadero. That letter is attached.

Rob Skinner has been lived in the Pescadero region for decades and has recently moved to downtown Pescadero. He has been an active member of the community as President of the Butano Canyon Water Company and currently owns a shop and Bed and Breakfast on Stage Road in Pescadero.

FISCAL IMPACT:

None.