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Mounds View City Council January 8, 2001 Regular Meeting Page 9 MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Marty. To Waive the Reading and Approve Introduction Ordinance 677 (EDC), an Ordinance Amending City Code Language Relating to Council Liaisons to Boards and Commissions. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Stigney. To Waive the Reading and Approve Introduction Ordinance 678 (Planning and Zoning), an Ordinance Amending City Code Language Relating to Council Liaisons to Boards and Commissions. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. G. Adopting Resolution 5518, Appointing Board and Commission Members. Assistant to the Administrator Reed explained Resolution 5518 appoints representatives to the various Commissions within the City. Council Member Marty indicated he had received several telephone calls concerning the appointments and suggested Council may need to look at the appointments a little more closely. Mayor Sonterre explained in December he had drafted letters to all the members of the Commissions to inquire as to whether they wished to continue service on the Commission they were serving on or, in the case of those commission members with expiring terms, the letter inquired as to whether the commission member would like to reapply. These letters were dropped off at City Hall to be mailed and for an unknown reason were never mailed nor has anyone at City Hall been able to determine the whereabouts of the letters. Due to the fact the letters were never mailed there was some confusion among commission members as to how to proceed. Mayor Sonterre has spoken to commission members who may have been adversely affected by the fact they were not aware of the need to reapply for their seat and apologized for the misunderstanding. Assistant to the Administrator Reed noted there was a notice in the Mounds View Matters notifying residents of the application deadline to serve on a commission. Council Member Stigney inquired as to whether it was a generic notice concerning commission application deadlines or if the notice specifically stated those with expiring terms needed to reapply. Assistant to the Administrator Reed indicated she was not sure but believed it was a generic notice concerning commission application deadlines. Council Member Stigney inquired as to whether Dawn Little was comfortable with not serving on the Commission due to missing the application deadline.