The Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation Commission reappointed and appointed members to several advisory committees during its Dec. 17 meeting.

Chair McGill moved to (re)appoint Greg Chittick, Valerie Halverson, Kristin Labonte and Keith Nevison to the Integrated Pest Management Committee. Each applicant introduced their background: Greg Chittick said the IPM program "has been around for 20 something years and I think it's one of the best programs we've got in Santa Barbara," citing experience in engineering and hazardous-materials consulting; Valerie Halverson described decades of gardening and leadership in the Santa Barbara Horticultural Society and work as a longtime Lotusland docent; Kristin Labonte noted 19 years on the committee and work at the UC Santa Barbara Library; and Keith Nevison said he serves as director of horticulture and operations at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. The commission approved the slate in a single motion.

The commission also reappointed Joanne Payne to the Golf Advisory Committee; Payne described nearly nine years of service and her role as president of the LPGA Amateurs Santa Barbara chapter. The commission postponed one other golf advisory application (Sherry Dean) to January after staff reported an urgent personal matter.

The meeting included ceremonial recognition of two parks employees — Patrick Wiley, a senior grounds maintenance worker with five years in parks maintenance, and Jose Luis Rojas, an equipment operator with 25 years of service — and a staff announcement about an upcoming volunteer rose-pruning day at Mission Historical Park in January.

Staff will complete appointment paperwork and notify appointees; the commission moved minutes approval and handled several advisory matters in a meeting that ran through a full slate of advisory interviews and tree items.