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STAFF REPORT <br />DATE: December 3, 2024 <br /> Consent <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM: Parks Commission Reappointments <br />SUBMITTED BY: Julie Johnson, City Clerk <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The Parks Commission is established to review and make recommendations to the Council on the future <br />development of city parks, including the establishment of and improvements to the parks, and to make <br />recommendations to the Council on policies governing the maintenance and public use of the parks within <br />the city. The Parks Commission shall consist of 7 members. The voting members shall be appointed by <br />the City Council for a 3-year term. <br /> <br />The terms of two commissioners expire 12/31/24: Hank Hoelscher and Pat Barrett. In addition, there is a <br />3 year term that has been vacant since Vittorio Bloyer’s resignation. <br /> <br />ISSUE BEFORE COUNCIL: <br />Should the Council reappoint the two Parks Commissioners with terms that expire this year? <br /> <br />PROPOSAL: <br />Commissioners Hoelscher and Barrett have both requested reappointment. <br /> <br />The city has not received any additional applications for service on the Parks Commission. <br /> <br />The city will need to continue to advertise for applicants to fill the remaining position. Council members <br />are encouraged to recruit interested persons. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br /> <br />If removed from the Consent Agenda, staff recommend the following motion: <br /> <br />“Move to reappoint Hank Hoelscher and Pat Barrett to the Parks Commission <br />for terms ending 12/31/27” <br />