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`003 COUNCIL MEETING February 24, 1986 Page Eight CONSIDERATION OF PLANNING AND ZONING APPOINTMENTS Mayor Benson explained there are two vacancies on the Planning and Zoning Board and the City has received four applications for the two vacancies. The Council has invited the four applicants to ap- pear tonight so that the Council may interview them. Each appli- cant has received a letter from Mr. Schumacher asking them to re- spond to several questions. Mayor Benson asked that each candidate respond to these questions. Ms. Julie LeBlond - Ms. LeBlond told the Council she has a strong interest on how the City is developing. She has been on several other Boards and has taken some time to return to school. Now that her school work is completed, she would like to become more involved again. She said her school would not interfer with being able to attend all meetings. Land use is a major concern to her because land is still reasonably priced in Lino Lakes, growth will continue at a high rate. Planned growth is another major concern. If an issue is presented that may cause a conflict of issue, she would remove herself from voting. Ms. LeBlond said she felt her greatest strengths were knowledge of the City and how government works. Ms. Arlene Averbeck - Ms. Averbeck told the Council she feels a need to become more involved with local government and has developed an interest. She felt if an issue arose that could present a con- flict of interest she would offer information but withdraw from voting. The major planning issues for her are development because this is a diverse City and would like to keep the diverse features She felt Lino Lakes greatest strength now is the Zoning Ordinance and would continue to encourage that it be followed. Ms. Pat Sorenson - Ms. Sorenson felt she could lend a new aspect to the Planning and Zoning Board, to allow it to be more felxible and add some new ideas or originality. She said she would withdraw from any issue that could present a conflict of interest. The major planning issues are many but she is interested in a standard that would bring Lino Lakes together as one community. For the past year she has been working to get a.degree in Administrative Communi- cation and felt she could utilize her education on the Planning ind Zoning Board. She has not had any prior experience with Planning and Zoning Ms. Cheryl Nelson - Ms. Nelson explained she has had eleven years experience in municipal government through working for a suburb in the engineering field and has experience in administering bonds for developers. She is also experienced with the process of development and with the terminology and basic ordinances and has training in flood plain management. She explained her view of the principle role of the Planning and Zoning Board is to review development proposals and act as an advisory board for the City Council. If a