Megan Hansen/The Times-Standard
A number of residents have thrown their hat into the ring to be the next county planning commissioner, and it's possible the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors will choose one Tuesday.
During its July 3 meeting, the supervisors voted to consider making an appointment to the commission on Tuesday and directed county staff to collect applications from interested citizens. According to a county staff report, the clerk of the board has 11 applications.
Applicants include Virginia Graziani, Frank Bacik, Melvin Kreb, Ben Shepherd, Annette De Modena, Harry Davenport, Darrel Petersen, Stephen Madrone, Kurt Kramer, Pam Service and Glenn Ziemer. The clerk also had applications on file from Johanna Rodoni, Timothy Hooven and Richard Hansis.
Whoever is appointed to the position will be responsible for overseeing planning and zoning matters within the county.
Continuing with the planning commission theme, the supervisors will discuss approving the county's response to a grand jury report focused on the commission.
The grand jury report recommends more training be provided to commissioners and more support staff be allocated to the commission for validating findings upon which planning decisions are based. The report recommends the commission be given more time to evaluate materials from planning staff, planning commission meetings be held more frequently and that a limit of two consecutive four-year terms on the commission be established.
Regarding the supervisors, the grand jury report recommends the board instruct the commission to gather presentation time estimates from speakers appearing before the commission and schedule those speaker time slots accordingly. It's also suggested the commissioners be present when appealed items go before the board and be available to support their decisions.
A drafted response from the county administrative office recommends against three of the seven suggestions: the additional support staff, a time allocation for speakers and term limits.
As part of a consent agenda item, the board will consider giving county Senior Planner Michael Richardson a temporary pay increase. Richardson would be filling the position of supervising planner, which was vacated when Martha Spencer was promoted May 8 to interim building and planning director.
Richardson's pay increase would potentially start July 22 and end Dec. 22, or until a new planning and building director is hired. If approved, a county staff report states the pay increase would be $6,130 for the period of July 22 to Dec. 22.
During the afternoon session, the supervisors will hold two public hearings on building and planning issues.
The first hearing will address the Samoa Town Master Plan and a proposal to adopt map revisions to the town plan as part of a local coastal plan amendment that was submitted to the California Coastal Commission in December. A county staff report states the commission wants the maps modified before approving the amendment.
The second hearing will address a zone reclassification and subdivision issue on about 1,520 acres of land in Honeydew that is subject to both the Williamson Act and a land conservation contract.
During its closed session, the board will conduct a public employee performance evaluation for the county administrative officer and county counsel. The board will also discuss updating contracts for the positions.
For the complete Board of Supervisors meeting agenda and supporting documents, go online to www.co.humboldt.ca.us/board/agenda/questys/.
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