Bond oversight committee elects Tim Matthews chair, Andrea Crawford vice chair and affirms AB 361 teleconferencing

The Citizens General Obligation Bond Oversight Committee voted to adopt resolution AB 361, permitting continued remote meetings during the COVID-19 emergency, then elected Tim Matthews as chair and Andrea Crawford as vice chair during a July remote meeting.

Roseanne Torrey, the meeting secretary, opened the session with remote participation instructions and a land acknowledgement. The committee then took up Item 3 — a motion to adopt AB 361 to authorize teleconferenced meetings — and passed it by roll-call vote. Members Crawford, Gaines, Larkin, Vice Chair Matthews, Pantoja and Sanderlin voted "Aye"; Chair McHugh was absent.

Following the resolution, members nominated and elected Tim Matthews to serve as chair by roll-call vote and then proceeded to choose a vice chair. Andrea Crawford signaled interest but noted her appointment term expires in November; staff advised there is no legal bar to serving if a successor has not yet been appointed. The committee voted to appoint Crawford as vice chair.

The committee also approved the minutes of the June 6, 2022 meeting by roll-call vote.

Votes at a glance: AB 361 (adopted) — roll-call: 6 Aye, 0 No, 0 Abstain, 1 Absent; Election of Chair Tim Matthews (approved) — roll-call recorded Aye by those present; Election of Vice Chair Andrea Crawford (approved) — roll-call recorded Aye by those present.

The meeting then moved to multi-department presentations on bond program progress and followed with questions from commissioners. The committee adjourned at 11:46 a.m.