Planning Commission Appointments

At a glance

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What: the council filled Planning Commission seats at its 2026-10-08 special meeting. Three sitting commissioners were reappointed and one new member, Seamus Lombardo, was appointed.
Where it stands: approved by voice vote with no opposition or abstentions heard. The manager said the vote had to happen that night so the commission would have a quorum for its meeting on October 13.
Next: none; the new commissioner took his seat at the 2026-10-13 commission meeting.

Official minutes (item 2026-380): four Planning Commission terms expired at the end of September 2026. Maria Arsenlis, Sean Linehan and Tim Sinnott reapplied and Seamus Lombardo applied for the open seat. Councilor Ben Doyle moved to reappoint the three and appoint Mr. Lombardo; Councilor Cary Brown seconded; carried unanimously (6-0).
Manager Curry said there were enough open seats for every applicant.
Seamus Lombardo spoke by video link. He has attended commission meetings for several months and said housing is an issue he cares about. He cited a background in geospatial analysis and Housing Committee work he had followed.
A councilor moved to appoint and reappoint all applicants as a slate, calling them eminently qualified. Councilor Brown pointed out the slate was four people, not three, and the motion was amended (three reappointments plus Lombardo).
A resident asked to speak before the vote and was ruled out of order by the mayor, who said public comment would not be taken on the agenda items that night. A city official explained that the open meeting law requires an opportunity for public comment but not on every item, and that this was the only item to be voted on that evening.

About 5 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).

Meeting	Minutes
2026-10-08 - City Council (special)	5

Minutes of this meeting note the reappointments had been made on October 8.
2026-10-08 - City Council (special) — Council reappointed three Planning Commissioners and appointed Seamus Lombardo on a unanimous voice vote.