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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 6, 1987 PAGE 3 City Administrator Overby had presented excerpts from Minnesota Statutes which described the appointment process. The City Council votes on the selection of a nominee. In case of a tie vote among the City Councillors, "the Mayor shall make the appointment". City Attorney Fritz Knaak advised that Mayor Christ may vote with the three City Councillors, and then act as Mayor to break a tie vote if necessary. The following people were interviewed for the position: Richard E. Johnson, 8896 Lake Jane Trail; Fred Nazarian, 5450 Highlands Trail N.; Barbara Haacke, 9280 55th St. N.; and Howard Michels, 8740 Stillwater Boulevard. Councilman Graves felt that looking at the record within the community, Howard Michels had demonstrated a committment to the City by serving on the Planning Commission for eight years and as Chairman for a couple of those years. He has the breadth of knowledge of the issues confronting the City and had participated in the 1979 Comprehensive Plan. His length of service and the recent period in which he served speaks very well for him. Councilman Moe added that Howard Michels is dedicated, fair, honest and not one sided. He also felt that Fred Nazarian and Barb Haacke looked at both sides of the issues. Moe noted that Mr. Johnson had done a lot of travelling which has taken him out of the action for some time. Mayor Christ supported Richard Johnson because he has been active in the community before any of the rest of the people there were in the community. Christ felt that community involvement is certainly meritorius, but you can stand up for the rights and abilities in your community without being on the Planning Commission, which is not the criteria here. Mr. Johnson was extremely active on the Lake Jane Water problem, and he stood behind the people on 36th and 37th Street when the Lake Jane Landfill was found to be polluted. Johnson is genuinely concerned about the environment and the future of the City of Lake Elmo. He is a Tri-•Lakes resident and we need representation from that area of the community. He is dedicated,, hard working, independent, didn't support any candidate in the last, election and has the time to devote to the job. Councilman Graves felt there would be three out of the five councilmembers from the Tri-Lakes area. Fred and Barb would be from different portions of that area. On the other hand, Howard Michels is from South of Hwy 5, close to Tablyn Park. He owns 40+ acres and has the perspective for problems of people with some acreage and would give a better representation of the community. Councilwoman Armstrong felt that Richard Johnson shared the same philosophical ideas as her, and she could probably work the best with him. She felt that Johnson was effective in opposing the Lake Jane Landfill before other people even realized the potential problems of a landfill. He is a Chemical Engineer, lives near the