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Council appoints two planning commissioners and an alternate

East Palo Alto City Council Meeting · June 3, 2025
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Summary

After interviews, the council appointed Michael Maishek and Robert Allen Fisk to the planning commission’s two full seats and named Christopher Cowell as the alternate following roll-call tallies.

Council interviewed applicants for two full-term planning-commission seats and one alternate. Michael Maishek (applicant) highlighted long-term community involvement and previous planning-commission service; Robert Allen Fisk described his multi‑year experience on the commission and community engagement. After ballots and roll-call tallies read by the clerk, the council appointed Michael Maishek and Robert Allen Fisk as full members and Christopher Cowell as the alternate.

Votes were read aloud by the clerk and tallied on the record; the clerk confirmed the outcomes and congratulated the appointees. One of the newly elected appointees thanked the council for their support. No contestable legal authority was cited during the vote; appointments proceed per the council’s standard appointment process.