Allotment committee elects Rebecca Balaster chair; names Alan Goya vice chair

The Boulder City Allotment Committee elected Rebecca Balaster as chair and announced Alan Goya as vice chair at its Jan. 6 meeting, after staff opened nominations and described the election process.

Staff community development director Michael Mays told the committee it needed to elect officers before beginning the night's business: "So before we begin the business of tonight's meeting, we need the committee to elect a chair and a vice chair," he said. Committee members nominated Rebecca Balaster for chair; the nomination was seconded and the committee closed nominations and elected her by acclamation.

The election matters because the allotment committee evaluates residential allotment requests that the City Council uses to decide how many residential building permits may be issued under the city's growth control ordinance. The committee met with six of seven seats filled and continues to operate while one seat remains vacant.

The transcript records a discrepancy in the vice-chair nomination sequence: an on-the-record nomination references a name recorded as "Ellen," but when nominations were closed the chair announcement identified Alan Goya as vice chair. The committee did not record a separate roll-call vote for that office; the meeting minutes and staff will reflect the final announced officer.

The newly elected officers will preside over the committee's review of allotment requests and the administrative amendments the group approved earlier in the meeting. The committee immediately moved on to approve minutes and to other agenda items after the election.

The committee's rules require nominations and either acclamation for a single nominee or a vote if multiple nominees are presented; staff told members the selection normally happens at the start of the construction year but was deferred because the committee had not met in two years. The next agenda items included a rules amendment and orientation for new members.