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THE CITY OF 11111 � 1 1 1 PLEASANTON. Economic Vitality Committee February 21, 2019 7:30 a.m. Remillard Conference Room 3333 Busch Road, Pleasanton CALL TO ORDER/INTRODUCTIONS Minutes Meeting called to order at 7:32 a.m. by EVC Chair Christina Nystrom Mantha. Committee members present were Christina Nystrom Mantha, Councilmember Julie Testa, Ellen Pensky McGraw, Steve Van Dorn, Will Doerlich, Harsh Gohil, Shareef Mandavi, Olivia Sanwong, Chiman Lee, Esther Yu, Kristen Hayes Kuse, Barbara Steinfield, Judy Wheeler, Steve Baker, Sylvia Tian, Jeffrey Chen, and Jamie Hintzke/Glen Sparks. Committee member not in attendance was Angel Moore. Guest in attendance was Angela Ramirez Holmes. City staff present were City Manager Nelson Fialho, Assistant City Manager Brian Dolan, Management Analyst Sean Welch, Economic Development Specialist Lisa Adamos and Director of Economic Development Pamela Ott. EVC members and City staff introduced themselves. AGENDA AMENDMENTS No agenda amendments were made. PUBLIC COMMENT Glen Sparks offered an update on the status of a Career Technical Education (CTE) he had previously shared with EVC, noting that 2 of the 3 applications had been approved and were waiting on final decision from the State. He thanked members for their letters of support. Councilmember Testa noted that $8 million in CTE grants had been allocated in a prior cycle but that the grants required matching funds, and asked if that was the same for this cycle. Glen Sparks confirmed that matching grants were required and such funding would come from the recent bond. CONSENT CALENDAR The January 17, 2019, meeting minutes were approved as presented on motion by Steve Van Dorn and second by Shareef Mandavi by a vote of 15-0-2 with Councilmember Julie Testa and Jeffrey Chen abstaining. INFORMATION UPDATES Pamela Ott reviewed the Upcoming Meetings and Events listing. Harsh Gohil noted his recent appointment to serve on a regional committee for Kaiser Permanente.