5a Staff Report-Comittee AppointmentsAL
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Staff Report
Date of Meeting: January 6, 2016
To: City Council
From: Neil Soltis, Administrator
Re: Committee/Commission Appointments
Background:
In November the City advertised for applications for openings on the Planning Commission,
Parks & Recreation Committee, and Wastewater Advisory Committee.
The Council may also want to review existing council liaison appointments for the EDA, Parks
and Recreation Committee, Planning Commission, and Wastewater Advisory Committee to
determine if any changes are necessary.
In 2015 there were 5 appointments made to the Capital Improvement Committee. In the past
those have been 1-year appointments.
Issue:
How would the Council like to proceed with committee/commission appointments?
Should the Capital Improvement Committee review the 5-year Capital Improvement Plan on an
annual basis, and if so, should there be an advertisement for applications?
Proposal Details:
The application deadline for all citizen committee/commission appointments was Friday,
December 18th. The following is a summary of applications received by committee:
Planning (one position) 5 year term:
Kaye Brase
Jodi Feldmann
Terry Gorham
Dustin Hegland
Tom Noyes
Carol Schwinghammer
Travis Waite
Parks & Recreation (one position) 5 year term
Alex Bildeaux
Jodi Feldmann
Terry Gorham
Matt Rasmussen
Wastewater Advisory (one position on Bliss) 5 year term:
No applications received
Current Council Liaisons:
EDA: Dan Lee and Bob Hegland
Parks and Recreation: Dan Lee
Planning Commission: Chris Ness
Wastewater: Chris Ness & Jim Schneider
Forest Lake Cable Commission: Randall Simonson
The Council will also need to appoint an Acting Mayor at the Annual Meeting (January 19th) and
may wish to discuss possibilities/express interest at this time.
Options:
1) Set a date to interview applicants
2) Make appointments without interviews
3) Readvertise for applications
4) A combination of the above