HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-23-2022 Special City Council Work Session MinutesCITY COUNCIL SPECIAL WORK SESSION
City Hall —Council Chambers, 590 40th Ave NE
Tuesday, March 23, 2022
4:30 PM
MINUTES
Mayor
Amado Mdrquez Simulo
Councilmembers
John Murzyn, Jr.
Connie Buesgens
Nick Novitsky
KtJocobs
City Manager
Kelli Bourgeois
The following are the minutes for the City Council Special Work Session held at 4:30 pm on
Wednesday, March 23, 2022, in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 590 401" Avenue NE, Columbia
Heights, Minnesota.
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
The Special Work Session was called to order at 4:30 pm.
Present: Mayor Marquez Simula, Councilmembers Buesgens, Jacobs, Murzyn, Jr., and Novitsky
Also Present: Kelli Bourgeois, City Manager; Sara Ion, City Clerk
SPECIAL WORK SESSION ITEMS
1. Interview Board and Commission Candidates.
The City Council conducted interviews for Board and Commission Positions as follows:
Laurel Deneen for the Planning Commission.
Tom Kaiser for the Planning Commission.
Rachel James for the Park and Recreation Commission.
Cliff Johnston for the Park and Recreation Commission.
Rachelle Waldon for the Library Board.
Chris Polley for the Library Board (Via Zoom).
Dana Gulley for the Planning and Park and Recreation Commission.
2. Post Interview Debrief.
The City Council discussed which candidates to appoint to the Boards and Commissions by
Resolution at the March 28, 2022, City Council meeting. The following applicants were
recommended by at least a majority of the City Council.
Rachel James, Dayna Gulley and Andrew Macko for the Parks and Recreation Commission.
Eric Sahnow, Tom Kaiser, and Laurel Deneen for the Planning Commission.
Carrie Mesrobian and Rachelle Waldon for the Library Board.
It was determined how all applicants would be contacted. The City Manager would contact the
applicants who were not selected via phone, and the City Clerk would contact all other
applicants both selected and not selected to follow up on their appointment or to offer other
opportunities to continue to be involved in the City.
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ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 7:25 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Sara Ion, City Clerk