With the Mission Bay Park Committee in a transition period, the committee’s regular monthly meeting on July 7 was cancelled. New members have not been selected for the committee and there is no word if the meeting scheduled for Aug. 4 will still be held. According to Rachel Laing, Mayor Jerry Sanders’ spokeswoman, the mayor and City Council are in the process of identifying and considering candidates to fill the committee seats. Laing said final candidates will be appointed and confirmed by City Council in early September. Until new appointments are made for the positions, the committee will not meet — making cancellation of the August meeting a likely possibility. When the committee resumes action, it will also act as the Improvement Fund Oversight Committee. This new role was stipulated by Proposition C, which was passed by voters in November 2008. “The role entails meeting quarterly to review and audit expenditure of the Improvement Fund, including determining priorities for fund expenditure, making sure it’s being properly collected and allocated according to priorities and in accordance with Proposition C, and reporting improper expenditures,” Laing said. In light of Prop. C City Council voted in June to term out the current 15 committee members by July 1 and replace them with an 11-member board with expertise in city finance and management. Of the 11 members, all are appointed by the mayor — three directly and three from nominations by District 2 Councilmember Kevin Faulconer and District 6 Councilmember Donna Frye. The committee members must possess expertise, experience or knowledge in one or more of the following areas: auditing, finance, general business planning, biology or environmental science, resource management or protection, wildlife management or protection, construction management, recreation management or planning. “There are no standard criteria for measuring qualifications or experience,” Laing said. “People are recommended or nominated, and our vetting determines whether their experience and background affords them the necessary knowledge.” Laing said members of the old committee may be considered and reappointed to the new committee if they meet the mayor and City Council’s criteria for qualifications. As part of the process of identifying candidates, a conflict of interest code for the committee was adopted on July 7. According to Laing, the code specifies what type of information members must disclose to the public on their annual Statement of Economic Interest, a state form for government decision-makers.