HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-11-17 Council Work Session MINUTES
OF THE WORK SESSION OF THE
EDINA CITY COUNCIL
HELD AT CITY HALL
NOVEMBER 17, 2009
5:30 P.M.
Mayor Hovland called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. in the Community Room of City Hall.
Answering rollcall were Members Bennett, Brindle, Housh, Swenson and Mayor Hovland. Staff
present included: Gordon Hughes, City Manager, and Debra Mangen, City Clerk.
Mayor Hovland stated the purpose of the meeting was to discuss the process used by the Council to
appoint citizens to serve on the various Boards, Committees and Commissions.
Council discussed the methods used over the past few years to appoint members to the various
Boards, Committees and Commissions. Applications will be received from interested citizens until
4:30 p.m. on December 23, 2009. Following are the Boards, Committees and Commissions with
vacancies to be filled: Art Center Board, Board of Appeal & Equalization, Community Health
Committee, Heritage Preservation Board, Park Board, Transportation Commission and Zoning Board
of Appeals and Adjustments. The City Clerk will provide copies of all applications received through
December 23`d to the entire City Council.
The Council agreed to set aside, January 5, 6 & 19 to interview all persons applying for appointment
this year. Interviews will be held between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. in the Community Room of Edina
City Hall. The application for appointment will be modified to reflect these dates and will request that
each applicant indicate their preferred date. Staff will schedule the interviews endeavoring to
schedule applicants from a particular board on the same night. Each applicant will have between five
and seven minutes in which to interview with the entire City Council and Chairs from the various
Boards, Committees and Commissions will be invited to attend. The Council will reserve January 20,
2009, between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to deliberate their choices and make the appointments at the
first meeting in February.
The Council also discussed changes to the attendance ordinance, term limits and dual memberships
on commissions. No changes were made to current practices in these areas. Based upon the
comments of board and commission chairs, a change may be made to the dual representation on
Park Board and the EEC.
There being no further business, Mayor Hovland adjourned the meeting at 6:45 p.m.
Respectfully submitted, k�" 0 441—
ebr . Mangen, City Clerk
Minutes approved by Edina City Council, December 1, 2009
James B. Hovland, Mayor