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C I TY OF S T _ ANTHONY • COUN C= L WORK S ESS 2 ON 2 NTERV 2 EW M 2 NUTS S AUGUST 25 , 3- 987 1 The interview of Peggy Swonger, 3525 Stinson Boulevard, to fill 2 the vacancy on the Eastside Hennepin County Human Services 3 Committee opened at 7 : 22 P.M. , following the H.R.A. interview of 4 Lang/Nelson. The Mayor and all four Councilmembers, as well as 5 the City Manager, Attorney and Public Works Director were present. 6 Ms. Swonger told the Councilmembers she had an interest in this 7 type of community service because she was in Occupational Therapy 8 classes at St. Mary' s. She indicated she was new in St. Anthony 9 and thought this presented her with a good opportunity of doing 10 some volunteer work related to her field without going too far 11 from her home. 12 Mr. Childs told the applicant he understood the Committee met one 13 Tuesday every month in the highrise building on 18th Avenue N.E. 14 and Central. 15 Councilmember Makowske indicated she perceived Ms. Swonger could 16 get a good feel for what the Committee did from Roscella Connolly 17 who had served as Chair of the Committee for three years. 18 Mayor Sundland said he perceived this Committee to be more of • 19 preventive maintenance type rather than a reactionary group. Mr. 20 Childs said he understood one of the main functions of this 21 Committee was . to help the Human Services Department decide where 22 funds could best be spent to provide for the Department' s needs 23 network including the handicapped, the unemployed, the elderly, 24 and single parent households. 25 The Mayor told the applicant the Council would be formally 26 appointing her to serve as the City' s representative on the 27 Committee during the Council meeting which would follow. He 28 indicated the Council would welcome her reports on the Committee 29 activities and a visit with her if she had any questions or was 30 looking for direction from them. 31 Her appointment was formalized by the following motion during a 32 short recess for that purpose of the meeting of the Housing and 33 Redevelopment Authority which followed the Council meeting at 9 : 00 34 P.M. 35 Council Action 36 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to appoint Peggy Swonger to 37 fill the vacancy on the Eastside Hennepin County Human Services 38 Committee. • 39 Motion carried unanimously. 40 Respectfully submitted, 41 Helen Crowe , Secretary 42 :cjk