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MEMORANDUM <br />To:St. Anthony Village City Council <br />From:Charlie Yunker, City Manager <br />Date:November 28, 2023 City Council Work Session <br />Request:Commission Vacancies and Chair/Vice Chair Appointments <br />BACKGROUND <br />Parks and Environmental Commission Vacancies and Chair/Vice Chair Appointments <br />Parks and Environmental Chair Terese Bordeau has resigned effective December 31, 2023, and her term ends on <br />December 31, 2024. Also, Lona Doolan, Parks and Environmental Commissioner has been elected as <br />Councilmember with her term beginning January 1, 2024 as councilmember and her term as commissioner <br />ending on December 31, 2025. That leaves the commission with two vacancies for 2024. <br />Past practice has been to advertise the vacancies in the VillageNotes, and conduct interviews with all applicants. <br />Staff recommends advertising in the January 2024 edition and conducting interviews in February to have <br />vacancies filled before the commission’s first scheduled meeting in March. <br />Appointment of the Chair and Vice Chair of the Commission are also chosen by the City Council, and a resolution <br />for the Planning Commission Chair/Vice Chair appointments is scheduled to be on the December 12, 2023 City <br />Council agenda. <br />Planning Commission Chair/Vice Chair Appointments <br />The Planning Commission interviews were conducted on November 13, 2023 and Council selected incumbent <br />Chair Meridith Socha, Barbara Anderson and Minerva Hark to serve a three-year term. <br />Appointment of the Chair and Vice Chair of the Commission are also chosen by the City Council, and a resolution <br />for the Planning Commission Chair/Vice Chair appointments is scheduled to be on the December 12, 2023 City <br />Council agenda. <br />DISCUSSION ITEMS FOR COUNCIL FEEDBACK <br />Below are the specific items for discussion and feedback for the City Council: <br />Does the Council wish to advertise for the Parks and Environmental vacancies in the January edition of <br />the VillageNotes, with the appointment of new members to occur before the commissions scheduled <br />meeting in March 2024? <br />Who does the Council wish to appoint as Chair and Vice Chair for the Parks & Environmental <br />Commission? <br />Who does the Council wish to appoint as Chair and Vice Chair for the Planning Commission? <br />13