DANA POINT : City Appoints 12 to New Commissions
The City Council this week appointed 12 residents to fill positions on two newly formed city commissions that will serve as advisory panels to the council.
Seven people were chosen for the Economic Development Commission from a group of 29 who sought appointments. The commission will provide the council with goals to ensure the city’s economic health.
The commissioners are John Bates, a local businessman and member of the Chamber of Commerce; Gayle Bloomingdale, an urban planner; Arthur Kesselhaut, a certified public accountant and insurance executive; Daryl Lucarelli, a realestate broker; Robert Mardian Jr., a Dana Point Harbor restaurant owner; Robert Norton, an accountant; and Simon Whitney, a banker and financial consultant.
Five people were selected for the new Human Services Commission from a group of 21 applicants. The commission will review grant applications and make recommendations to the council as to how it should spend the $50,000 annual human services fund.
The five commissioners are Dorothy Baird, an educator and librarian; Josefina Barton, a member of the Chamber of Commerce; Karen Casey, a planner; Mike Nemeth, a probation officer; and Mary Stringfield, a psychologist.
The commissioners’ length of service will be staggered. A lottery at the commissions’ swearing-in ceremony Jan. 14 will determine who will serve two-year terms and who will serve four-year terms.
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