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THE CITY OF <br /> ,,�� Human Services <br /> II I -i-1 II I I I Commission Minutes <br /> P 13 ASANTON. EXCERPT <br /> City Council Chambers — 200 Old Bernal Avenue <br /> November 2, 2011 — 7:00 p.m. <br /> MATTERS BEFORE THE COMMISSION <br /> 4. Consideration of Options for Merging the Housing and Human Services <br /> Commissions <br /> Chairperson Nagler noted that at the August meeting the Commission had asked staff to provide <br /> appropriate information regarding the concept for merging the Human Services and Housing <br /> Commissions, including the comparison of Commission duties, and the workload for each of the <br /> Commissions. He suggested the Commission review the information being provided by staff <br /> and be comfortable with the decisions and recommendations they make. <br /> Mr. Bocian advised that at previous meetings, the Commissions have asked staff to provide <br /> information pertaining to proposed duties, workloads, commission attrition/phasing, and training, <br /> together with information on what has been done in other communities, and the positives and <br /> negatives from merging the two Commissions. He reviewed with Commissioners a PowerPoint <br /> presentation covering Commission Merger Concepts including: 1) potential duties; 2) workload; <br /> 3) survey information from other communities; 4) Commission membership terms; 5) <br /> Commission phasing; 6) Training needs; 7) advantages and disadvantages; and lastly 8) the <br /> next steps and action to be taken. <br /> After reviewing the presentation, Commissioner Brock commented on required technical skills <br /> for Commissioners, length of meeting times, comparisons of other communities, and having a 5- <br /> member Commission with Task Force or Subcommittees. He also felt that having two <br /> Commissions in the City of Pleasanton allowed for more people to be encouraged into <br /> leadership positions within the City. <br /> Commissioner Lambert felt combining the Commissions would allow for some things to be <br /> overlooked and would not necessarily be helpful to people in the community. He did not like the <br /> idea of having a large number of people on one Commission, and in order to get things done it <br /> was necessary to have specialty commissioners with expertise in specific areas. <br /> Commissioner Wright compared the duties of the Commissioners on each of the Commissions <br /> and had concerns understanding what would be needed from them if the two Commissions were <br /> merged. <br /> Human Services Commission Minutes- EXCERPT <br /> November 2, 2011 <br /> Page 1 <br />