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MOUNDS = T� Item No: V Meeting Date: December, 11, 2023 Type of Business: Council Business City Administrator Review: City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Resolution 9824 Approving Appointments to the City of Mounds View's Commissions Introduction: The Parks, Recreation and Forestry Commission, Planning and Zoning Commission and Economic Development Commission have term seats that will expire on December 31, 2023. Discussion: This item was tabled at your November 27th City Council meeting as it was decided by Council that further discussion as to the appointment process was necessary. Council discussed this item further at your December 3rd Work Session and it was the consensus of the Council to move ahead with the recommended candidates for appointment for 2024. It was also agreed that Council would discuss the appointment process in depth at a future meeting(s) to prepare for the 2025 commission appointments. As brought forward on November 27th, the recommendation for EDC and the PRF Commission are as follows: Economic Development Commission (Two Seats Open) As a reminder, the Economic Development Authority will approve EDC appointments by resolution at their November 27, 2023, meeting. Parks, Recreation and Forestry Commission (Two Seats Open) Staff received five applications for the Parks, Recreation and Forestry Commission: Andre Kovac, Gerald Arel, Heidi Quinn, Laura Wake-Reisner and Royal Dahlstrom. Gerald and Laura are currently serving on the PRF Commission and are seeking reappointment. Andre, Heidi and Royal are new applicants. The Parks, Recreation and Forestry Commission met October 26, 2023, and recommends that the City Council reappoint Gerald Arel and Laura Wake-Reisner to the Mounds View Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department. Both terms will expire December 31, 2026.