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CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL WORK SESSION
Mayor
Amáda Márquez Simula
Councilmembers
John Murzyn, Jr.
Connie Buesgens
Nick Novitsky
Kt Jacobs
City Manager
Kelli Bourgeois
City Hall—Council Chambers, 590 40th Ave NE
Monday, March 15, 2021
3:30 PM
MINUTES
Due to COVID-19 pandemic, this hybrid meeting was held both virtually and in-person.
CALL TO ORDER
The Special Work Session was called to order at 3:30 pm.
Present: Mayor Márquez Simula, Councilmembers Buesgens, Jacobs, Murzyn, Jr., and Novitsky
Also Present: Kelli Bourgeois, City Manager; Nicole Tingley, City Clerk
CALL TO ORDER
WORK SESSION ITEMS
1. Interview Board & Commission Candidates
The City Council conducted interviews for Board & Commission positions as follows:
1. Gordon Manns for the Park & Recreation Commission. This was an in-person interview.
2. Nelle Bing for the Park & Recreation Commission. This was a video conferencing
interview.
3. Angie Heitz for the Park & Recreation Commission. This was a video conferencing
interview.
4. Nikki Wakal for the Park & Recreation Commission. This was a video conferencing
interview.
5. Brian Clerkin for the Park & Recreation Commission. This was an in-person interview.
6. Samara Bilyeu-Anderson for the Park & Recreation Commission. This was a video
conferencing interview.
7. Carrie Mesrobian for the Library Board. This was a video conferencing interview.
8. Allen Ciesynski for the Planning Commission. This was an in-person interview.
9. Nicole Peterson for the Park & Recreation Commission. This was an in-person interview.
10. Adam Davis for the Traffic Commission. This was an in-person interview.
11. Bruce Evans for the Park & Recreation Commission. This was a video conferencing
interview.
12. Clara Wolfe for the Planning Commission. This was a video conferencing interview.
13. Gaid Gaid for the Park & Recreation Commission. This was an in-person interview.
City of Columbia Heights MINUTES March 15, 2021
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2. Post-Interview Debrief
The City Council discussed which candidates to appoint to the Boards and Commissions at
the March 22, 2021 City Council Meeting. The following applicants were recommended by
at least a majority of the City Council:
• Adam Davis and Allen Ciesynski for the Traffic Commission.
• Clara Wolfe for the Planning Commission.
• Brian Clerkin and Nicole Peterson for the Park & Recreation Commission.
• Tricia Conway and Gerri Moeller for the Library Board for full 3 year terms.
• Carrie Mesrobian to fill the Library Board vacancy of 1 year.
It was determined how all applicants would be contacted. The Mayor would contact the
current members who were not selected and the City Clerk would contact all other
applicants both selected and not selected. The City Council also provided direction to
recognize departing Board and Commission Members at the April 12, 2021 City Council
meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 7:45 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
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Nicole Tingley, City Clerk/Council Secretary