REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment or reappointment of the following individuals to the PLANNING COMMISSION:

Position One - MARTHA L. “MARTY” STEIN, reappointment, for a term to expire 6/30/2025

Position Three - ZAFAR “ZAF” TAHIR, reappointment, for a term to expire 6/30/2025

Position Five - RANDY JONES, reappointment, for a term to expire 6/30/2025

Position Seven - IAN ROSENBERG, reappointment, for a term to expire 6/30/2025

Position Nine - LISA M. CLARK, reappointment, for a term to expire 6/30/2025

Position Eleven - KEVIN ROBINS, reappointment, for a term to expire 6/30/2025

Position Thirteen - RODNEY R. HEISCH, reappointment, for a term to expire 6/30/2025

Position Fourteen - BILL BALDWIN, reappointment, for a term to expire 6/30/2025

Position Eighteen - SAMI KHALEEQ, appointment, for a term to expire 6/30/2024

Position Nineteen - LINDA PORRAS-PIRTLE, reappointment, for a term to expire 6/30/2025

Position Twenty-One - MEDARDO E. “SONNY” GARZA, reappointment, for a term to expire 6/30/2025

September 28, 2023

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 reappointment to the Planning Commission, subject to Council confirmation:

Martha (Marty) Lewis Stein, reappointment to Position One, for a term to expire June 30, 2025;

Zafar “Zaf” Tahir, reappointment to Position Three, for a term to expire June 30, 2025;

Randy Jones, reappointment to Position Five, for a term to expire June 30, 2025;

Ian Rosenberg, reappointment to Position Seven, for a term to expire June 30, 2025;

Lisa M. Clark, reappointment to Position Nine, for a term to expire June 30, 2025;

Kevin Robins, reappointment to Position Eleven, for a term to expire June 30, 2025;

Rodney R. Heisch, reappointment to Position Thirteen, for a term to expire June 30, 2025;

Bill Baldwin, reappointment to Position Fourteen, for a term to expire June 30, 2025;

Sami Khaleeq, appointment to Position Eighteen, for a term to expire Jun 30, 2024;

Linda Porras-Pirtle, reappointment to Position Nineteen, for a term to expire June 30, 2025;

and

Medardo E. “Sonny” Garza, reappointment to Position Twenty-One, for a term to expire June 30, 2025.

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

The résumés of the nominees are attached for your review.

Sincerely,