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• <br />• <br />COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 14, 2002 <br />Councilmember Carlson stated she agreed with Councilmember Dahl's comments. She recalled <br />reading in the newspaper a few years ago when she was not serving on the City Council that there had <br />been an investigation that found the women were sitting toward the back while the men sat at the <br />table. She believed decisions such as appointing an Acting Mayor should be based on who has the <br />best experience and training. She felt that Councilmember Dahl, the current Acting Mayor, would be <br />the best candidate for this appointment, because she has done a very good job over the past two years, <br />has been on the Council twice as long as Councilmember Reinert, has served on the Planning and <br />Zoning Board and has been involved in other community activities. would be the best candidate for <br />re- appointment. <br />If Councilmember Dahl is not the choice, Councilmember Carlson stated she would be willing to <br />serve as Acting Mayor. She noted she has served as Vice Chair of various boards since 1976 and has <br />served on the Planning and Zoning Board for one year prior to being elected to the Council. <br />Councilmember Carlson noted the Planning and Zoning Board is mandated by State law and she <br />believed the City placed a great deal of emphasis on the Planning and Zoning Board. She noted per <br />the minutes of the Special Council meeting minutes of October 17, 2001, Mayor Bergeson had stated <br />he believes the Environmental Board is a sub -board relatmg to the Planning and Zoning Board. She <br />did not believe this is the case and she felt the Enviromental Boarzj''s more important than that. <br />Councilmember Carlson noted Councilmember Retne <br />that there has been some animosity from the Board <br />embrace development, or that the City is looking for <br />development in order to be part of the process. <br />Board that will embrace development as far as working with developers with an emphasis on the <br />Board. <br />d the Environmental Board applicants <br />ast and the Board should work hard to <br />nvironmental Board that embraces <br />ved the City needs a strong Environmental <br />Councilmember Carlson believed the City Council needs a role for women. She noted the current <br />Mayor is male and she received 4`5 =5 percent'` of the votes when she ran for Mayor. She believed that <br />women are not as respected as they should' "be in the City. <br />Councilmember O'Donnell stated Councilmember Dahl has done a wonderful job as Acting Mayor <br />over the last two years. However, he believed that providing another individual an opportunity to <br />have that experience is a good idea. He stated he has not noticed any divisiveness on the Council by <br />gender or any other lines in the two years he has served on the Council. He felt the fact that all the <br />incumbents have been re- elected speaks to this very clearly. Therefore, he supported the appointment <br />of Councilmember Reinert as Acting Mayor for 2002. <br />Councilmember Reinert said he was surprised by these concerns. He noted the Acting Mayor simply <br />runs the City Council meetings in the absence of the Mayor. He stated he appreciated the nomination. <br />Regarding his comments during the interviews of the Environmental Board candidates, <br />Councilmember Reinert indicated the statement "embracing development" if taken out of context, <br />could mean a variety of things. He felt the Environmental Board should embrace development in the <br />sense that they should be able to work with what is being developed. He stated development will <br />