Title
Consider appointment of one Alternate Member (Alternate No. 1) for a term to expire December 31, 2025, and one Alternate Member (Alternate No. 2) for a term to expire December 31, 2024, to the Board of Adjustment/Airport Board of Adjustment.
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Currently, the Board of Adjustment (BOA) has two vacancies for Alternate Members (Position Nos. 1 and 2). All members serve alternating two-year terms with a limit of three terms.
The Board of Adjustment consists of five regular members and two alternate members appointed by the City Council. The Board is charged with the responsibility of hearing requests for variances, special exceptions and appeals from staff interpretations of the Zoning Ordinance.
Members of the Board of Adjustment also serve on the Airport Board of Adjustment, which is required under State law to address zoning regulations and specific land use issues associated with the Mesquite Metro Airport.
Member attendance since January 1, 2023:
Possible Meetings
Name Appointed Expiration Meetings Attended
Regular Members
Position No. 1 *Kourtnie Airheart 02/20/2023 12/31/2025 7 6
Position No. 2 Aeneas Ford 06/17/2019 12/31/2024 10 9
Position No. 3 **David Burris 08/01/2022 12/31/2025 10 7
Position No. 4 Ronald Abraham 05/16/2022 12/31/2024 10 9
Position No. 5 Jack Akin 09/16/2019 12/31/2025 10 9
Alternate Members
Alternate No. 1 Vacant 12/31/2025
Alternate No. 2 Vacant 12/31/2024
*Kourtnie Airheart was appointed as Alternate No. 1 on February 20, 2023, and moved to Regular Member (Position No. 1) on December 4, 2023.
**David Burris was appointed as Alternate No. 2 on August 1, 2022, and moved to Regular Member (Position No. 3) on December 4, 2023. Alternate members are required to attend at least one meeting every six months.
Applications on file for service on this board include:
Jesse Barahona
Recommended/Desired Action
Staff recommends appointment of one Alternate Member (Alternate No. 1) for a term to expire December 31, 2025, and one Alternate Member (Alternate No. 2) for a term to expire December 31, 2024, to the Board of Adjustment/Airport Board of Adjustment.
Attachment(s)
List of Eligible Applicants
Drafter
Jeff Armstrong
Head of Department
Jeff Armstrong