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AGENDA ITEM <br />Date: February 24, 2025 <br />Title: Park & Planning Commission Applicant Interviews <br />Presenter: Laura Oakden, Community Development Director <br />Section: Work Session Item <br />Purpose: <br />Conduct Park and Planning Commission applicant interviews. <br />Item: 1 <br />2. Background: <br />City Code Section 22.32 stipulates the Park Commission is composed of seven members, who <br />serve staggered three-year terms. The council may, by majority, vote to appoint one or more <br />alternate park commission members to serve when regular members are absent. The director of <br />public services and one council member shall be members of the commission, ex officio and <br />without a vote, and are in addition to the seven -member commission. <br />The Planning Commission is made up of seven regular members who serve staggered 3-year <br />terms. City Code Section 74-2 prescribes membership to include individuals from all areas of the <br />city, including lakeshore, rural (2+ acre lots), and urban areas (<2 acre lots) in order to provide <br />diverse perspectives. A commissioner can serve up to three 3-year terms. The City Council <br />appointed 3 new planning commission members and 1 new alternate at the February 10 City <br />Council Meeting. This resulting in a 7 member commission and 2 alternates for the February 18 <br />Planning Commission. <br />3. Summary: <br />There are four (4) openings in the Park Commission, due to expired terms on March 1.2025 that <br />required new appointments. Mr. Rick Carter has requested to be reappointed. His reappointment <br />would result in three (3) vacancies for the Park Commission to be filled. <br />Planning Commissioner Mark McCutcheon's term is set to expire March 31, 2025. Additionally, <br />Commission Scott Kirchner has submitted his resignation at of February 20, 2025. This results in <br />two (2) openings on the Planning Commission that require new appointments. <br />Time <br />Applicant <br />5:00 pm- Park <br />Janie Delaney <br />5:08 pm- Park <br />Mollie Reynolds <br />5:16 pm- Park <br />Kim Carswell <br />5:24 pm- Park <br />Jacob Selseth <br />5:32 pm- Planning <br />Sam Tift <br />5:40 pm- Planning <br />Shane Weltzin <br />5:50 pm <br />Adjourn <br />P' <br />