To: Board of Supervisors
Department or Agency Name(s): Board of Supervisors
Staff Name and Phone Number: Kyreen Jorgensen 565-2241
Vote Requirement: Majority
Supervisorial District(s): Countywide
Recommended Action:
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A) Approve the Reappointment of Gerard Giudice, the City Selection Committee’s nomination to the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway & Transportation District, for a term beginning January 1, 2025 and ending on December 31, 2026.
B) Approve the Reappointment of Chris Snyder to the non-elected, public member seat to the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District Board, for a term beginning January 1, 2025 and ending on December 31, 2026.
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Executive Summary:
The Board of Supervisors are responsible for appointments to over 75 Boards, Commissions, Committees, and Task Forces. Vacancies and upcoming expiring appointments are posted on the County’s list of Boards, Commissions, Committees, and Task Forces website: <https://sonoma-county.granicus.com/boards/w/808bd6e42edf8e0f>.
Rule 50 of the Board Rules of Procedures states that the Clerk of the Board shall convene staff to review prospective countywide appointments and make appointment recommendations to the Board. The current item submits recommendations for the countywide vacancies for the County of Sonoma seats on the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District Board. (Countywide)
Discussion:
The Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District Board is comprised of 19 members, representing six counties. County of Sonoma represents 3 Directors in total: 1 Director is an elected member of the Board of Supervisors, 1 Director is an elected member of the Council of Mayors and Councilmembers and is appointed by the Board of Supervisors and 1 Director is a non-elected, public member appointed by the Board of Supervisors. The goal of the Board is to provide safe, efficient, reliable means for the movement of people, goods, and services within the Highway 101, Golden Gate Corridor. The District operates and maintains the Golden Gate Bridge in a structurally sound condition, provides public transit services including bus and ferry systems, and carries out its activities in a cost-effective, fiscally responsible manner.
At the February 13, 2025, the Sonoma County City Selection Committee meeting met at Paradise Ridge Winery, 4545 Thomas Lake Harris Dr. Santa Rosa at 6:00pm. The City Selection Committee recommended by unanimous vote, Gerard Giudice, Mayor of Rohnert Park, to represent Sonoma County on the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway & Transportation District for a two-year term from January 2025 to January 2027.
Mayor Giudice currently services on the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway & Transportation District Board and has actively contributed through roles on key committees, including the Governmental Affairs and Public Information Committee, the Building and Operating Committee, the Finance-Auditing Committee (including the OPEB Retirement Investment Trust Board), the Suicide Deterrent System Advisory Committee, and the Nomination of Officers of the Board of Directors Advisory Committee.
The current item also recommends Chris Snyder for reappointment to the non-elected, public member seat. Chris was previously appointed to the Golden Gate Bridge District Board on January 10, 2023. Chris has a background in political science and completed a Harvard Trade Union Program. Chris was a prior Board member of both the Sonoma County Workforce Development Board and the Sonoma County Transportation Committee Citizens Advisory Board. This was the only application received. Chris has served two terms and currently Chair the GGBHT Government Relations Committee where he helped lobby for $700 million in State and Federal dollar for the Golden Gate Bridge. He is also currently Chair of the ATU Golden Gate Bridge Pension Fund and in the middle of working through a pension rehabilitation plan.
Prior Board Actions:
January 10, 2023; April 2, 2019; January 24, 2017
Fiscal Summary
Narrative Explanation of Fiscal Impacts:
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Narrative Explanation of Staffing Impacts (If Required):
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Attachments:
A. Draft Minutes of the February 13, 2025 City Selection Committee Meeting;
B. The February 13, 2025 City Selection Committee Agenda Packet;
C. Mayor Gerard Guidice Application;
D. Chris Snyder Application
Related Items “On File” with the Clerk of the Board: