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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES FEBRUARY 3, 2009 2 <br />REGULAR AGENDA: <br /> <br />Consider request from the St. Croix Valley Community Foundation <br /> <br />The City Council was asked to fund an art survey done in the greater St. Croix Valley <br />communities. The purpose of this study is to explore the viability of creating or sharing <br />space to meet the need of cultural organization in the region and satisfy the growing <br />needs of the cultural community. <br /> <br />MOTION: Council Member Park moved to approve the request for funding ($1,844 <br />based on a per capita formula) by the St. Croix Valley Foundation. Council Member <br />Emmons second the motion. The motion passed 4-1 (Council member DeLapp voting <br />against the motion). <br /> <br />Appoint commissioners to existing vacancies on the planning and park commissions <br /> <br />The City Council was asked to make appointments to the Planning Commission and to <br />the Parks Commission. <br /> <br />Current Commissioners Mark Deziel (term expired 12/31/08) and Jennifer Pelletier (term <br />expires 1/31/09) have not reapplied for another term. Commissioner Ben Roth (term <br />expires 12/31/11) has resigned resulting in the vacancy of three Full-Voting Member <br />positions. <br /> <br />Commissioner Bob Helwig applied for a 1-year term (new Term expires 12/31/09) and <br />Julie Fliflet applied for a 3-year term as Full Voting Members. <br /> <br />The following candidates were interviewed. Joan Ziertman, Larry Green, Todd <br />Williams, Steve Britz, Tom Bidon and Saleh Van Erem. <br /> <br />Planning Commission: <br /> <br />MOTION: Council Member DeLapp moved to appoint Julie Fliflet and Bob Helwig and <br />move the First Alternate Todd Ptacek and Second Alternate Mike Pearson to Full-voting <br />members for 3-year terms on the Planning Commission. Council Member Emmons <br />second the motion. <br /> <br />MOTION: Council Member Smith moved to amend the motion to reappoint Julie Fliflet <br />to a 3-year term and move the First (Ptacek) and Second (Pearson) Alternates to Full- <br />Voting members for 3-year terms on the Planning Commission. Council Member Park <br />second the motion. The motion passed 3-2 (Council Members DeLapp and Emmons <br />voting against the motion). <br /> <br /> <br />