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• • ,CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION FEBRUARY 8, 2006 APPROVED 1 The resolution calling for a public hearing to grant property tax abatement and to amend 2 the business subsidy agreement with the YMCA was added to the regular Council agenda 3 Monday, February 13, 2006, 6:30 p.m. 4 5 ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENT PROCESS 6 7 City Administrator Heitke advised an announcement of the application period for 8 advisory board appointments was published in the Quad Press on November 15, 2005, 9 with the application deadline of December 9, 2005. The City Council chose to extend the 10 application period at its work session of January 4, 2006. This extended application 11 period was published in the newspaper on January 17, 2006, with the application deadline 12 of January 31, 2006. 13 14 City Administrator Heitke noted the number of applicants for each advisory board, 15 exceed the number of vacancies, so the Council can move forward with in the 16 appointment process. He advised one additional application was found on the 17 receptionist's desk the morning of February 1, 2006. 18 19 City Administrator Heitke stated staff is seeking direction as to when the Council wishes 20 to interview applicants. Also, staff is seeking direction from the Council as to the 21 handling of the application, which was found on the receptionist's desk at 8 a.m. on 22 February 1. Staff normally administers deadlines to be the end of the workday. Another 23 person did not apply since they could not get their application to City Hall before closing 24 time on the deadline day. • 25 26 The Council discussed the application that was received on February 1. Councilmember 27 Reinert and Councilmember Stoltz indicated the applicant should not be interviewed 28 because the application was not received before the deadline. Councilmember Carlson 29 stated she believes the applicant should be interviewed because there was not a time of 30 day posted on the deadline. Mayor Bergeson indicated he did not mind if the application 31 was or was not interviewed. 32 33 The Council gave no clear direction to staff regarding this matter. 34 35 Council directed staff to schedule advisory board interviews the nights of February 20 and 36 22 at 5:30 p.m. The Council also suggested staff shortens incumbents' questions and 37 streamline interviews. 38 39 SUPER RINK PARTICIPATION 40 41 Councilmember Carlson stated she may have a conflict of interest regarding this issue and 42 would like an opinion from the City Attorney. She excused herself to the back of the 43 room to listen to the discussion. 44