Title
New member applications review
Recommended Action
Move to recommend three candidates and two alternates to fill the upcoming vacancies on the BPAC.??
Report
Issue:
Evaluate and recommend candidates to serve on the BPAC to the City Council's Community Livability and Public Safety Committee.?
Staff Contact:
Max DeJarnatt, Associate Planner, Public Works | Transportation, 360.570.3723?
Presenter(s):
Max DeJarnatt, Associate Planner?
Background and Analysis:
Introduction?
16 people?submitted?applications to fill the three upcoming vacancies on the BPAC. BPAC members have had the opportunity to evaluate, score, and?submit?the scores to the staff liaison ahead of this meeting. The results of the scores are attached, which will help guide the discussion on whom to recommend.??
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Since there are three vacancies, staff recommends that the BPAC choose three people to recommend and two alternates.??
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Scoring and ranking process?
On?December 17th?the staff liaison emailed redacted versions of the applications, attached, to committee members and asked them to score the candidates based on the criteria below. The redactions were to the applicants' names, addresses, and other personally identifying information.
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The scores are meant to be a guide for the meeting's discussion. The candidates who score the highest may not be the candidates the BPAC recommends for appointment. Staff recommends that the BPAC make its decision during the meeting after discussing the?initial?results of the scores.???
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The scores are based on these criteria, which was decided by the BPAC in previous years:??
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? Unique perspective?
? Engagement in walking, biking, and transit?
? Interest in community involvement?
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Committee members scored the candidates on a scale of 1 to 5 in each of those categories. Additionally, committee members considered a general idea of where each candidate lives to have?fairly even?geographic representation. For exa...
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