M2019-0547 REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment or reappointment of the following individuals to the PLANNING COMMISSION, for terms to expire June 30, 2021:

Position One            - MARTHA “MARTY” LEWIS STEIN, reappointment

Position Three          - ZAFAR “ZAF” TAHIR, reappointment

Position Five             - RANDALL L. JONES, reappointment

Position Seven          - IAN ROSENBERG, reappointment

Position Nine             - LISA M. CLARK, reappointment

Position Eleven         - KEVIN ROBINS, appointment

Position Nineteen      - LINDA E. PORRAS-PIRTLE, reappointment

Position Twenty-One - MEDARDO “SONNY” GARZA, reappointment

October 16, 2019

The Honorable City Council

City of Houston

Dear Council Members:

Pursuant to State of Texas Local Government Code, Chapters 211 and 212, City of Houston, Texas Code of Ordinances, Chapter 33, and City of Houston, Texas Ordinance No. 2008-609, I am nominating the following individuals for appointment or reappointment to the Planning Commission, subject to Council confirmation:

Martha “Marty” Lewis Stein, reappointment to Position One, for a term to expire June 30, 2021;

Zafar “Zaf” Tahir, reappointment to Position Three, for a term to expire June 30, 2021;

Randall L. Jones, reappointment to Position Five, for a term to expire June 30, 2021;

Ian Rosenberg, reappointment to Position Seven, for a term to expire June 30, 2021;

Lisa M. Clark, reappointment to Position Nine, for a term to expire June 30, 2021;

Kevin Robins, appointment to Position Eleven, for a term to expire June 30, 2021;

Linda E. Porras-Pirtle, reappointment to Position Nineteen, for a term to expire June 30, 2021;

and

Medardo “Sonny” Garza, reappointment to Position Twenty-One, for a term to expire June 30, 2021.

Members of the Planning Commission also serve as members of the Airport Commission. 

The résumés of the nominees are attached for your review.

Sincerely,

Sylvester Turner

Mayor