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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes • May 12, 1998 Page 13 1 Marks noted that appointment to a Commission is normally the charge of the City but asked if it 2 would be possible for the School.Board to make one or two appointments to the Commission., 3 Faust noted that School Boardmembers are welcome to apply for the position. 4 Ms. Wolff noted that they could apply but they may not be chosen. She stated this is school 5 property. 6 Mayor Ranallo stated he believed the other two parks would be finished before Central Park. 7 Marks stated he agreed that the other parks would be finished but believed that a lot of parts of 8 Central Park would be phased in. 9 Faust noted it is incumbent on the Council to ensure that the Commission includes a broad sense 10 of the community. 11 Cavanaugh recommended that the number of Commissioners be increased from 7 to 9. This 12 would allow a School Boardmember to have a seat on the Commission. He also was in favor of 13 having a younger person on the Commission. 104 Faust suggested that a senior citizen should then be delegated to the Commission to provide'that gg g P 15 perspective. 16 Cavanaugh stated that the School Board is working with the City on a collaborative basis and 17 should have a member on the Commission. 18 Mayor Ranallo noted that St. Charles Borromeo Church uses Silver Point Park extensively and 19 asked if they should then have a seat on the Commission. 20 Cavanaugh stated that District#282 is different than these examples as it is a governing agent. It 21 is a school. 22 Faust noted that nothing would arbitrarily be placed on school property without their approval. 23 Cavanaugh stated that he believed it should be more than that. It should be more of a 24 collaboration and they should be part of the process. A representative of the School Board could 25 bring something to the conversation that could enhance the outcome. 26 Faust noted that the only park on school property was Central Park and the school has been 27 brought into conversation on that issue. The rest of the parks are not on school property. He 48 stated that the Council has to be the "honest brokers" in this situation. 29 Cavanaugh asked how often the Parks Commission would meet.