The Ocean Beach Community Planning Board (OBCPB) confirmed and seated their newly elected board members during a monthly meeting April 4 at the Ocean Beach Recreation Center.
Five of the seven seats available went uncontested with the contested seat filled after a three-way race.
The seventh seat, that of Shane Finneran, remains vacant because Finneran chose not to vote for himself, according to OBCPB chair Landry Watson.
“Any person who fills out a petition could potentially be appointed [to the board],” he said.
To qualify for the seat the applicant must live or own a business in the area they want to represent and must also gather 35 signatures from residents or business owners in the area. To download an application, visit www.obpb.org.
The board seated the six new board members April 4.
Newly elected board members include Seth Connolly, who claimed the only contested seat for the district around Newport Avenue. The seat represents many businesses in the surrounding area, according to Watson.
Connolly received about 37 votes, edging Eli Ben-Moshe, who garnered 28 votes. Patrick Tyler Farmer also ran for the seat and collected about 3 votes, according to the unofficial count.
As a result of the uncontested races, the board also seated Ronson Shamoun, Brittany Taylor, Michael Taylor and George Murphy and appointed new board member Giovanni Ingolia as vice chair.
Taylor served on the OBCPB about two years ago and returns after a break from the board, Watson said.
In other board news, the board overwhelmingly approved both projects on this month’s agenda, Watson said.
The board approved a permit to convert existing residential units at 4862 Santa Monica Ave., into a veterinary hospital.
The board also approved an application for a condominium conversion project currently under construction at 4844 Coronado Ave., Watson said.
The Ocean Beach Community Planning Board acts as an advisory board to the city. It advises on land use and development issues in Ocean Beach. The board is one of the oldest community planning boards.