City Council Special Work Session

Mayor CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL WORK SESSION Amáda Márquez Simula Councilmembers City Hall—Council Chambers, 590 40th Ave NE John Murzyn, Jr. Tuesday, March 23, 2022 Connie Buesgens 4:30 PM Nick Novitsky Kt Jacobs City Manager MINUTES 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 40th Avenue NE, Columbia Heights, Minnesota. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL The Special Work Session was called to order at 4:30 pm. Present: Mayor Márquez 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. City of Columbia Heights MINUTES March 22, 2022 City Council Special Work Session Page 2 ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:25 pm. Respectfully Submitted, _____________________________________ Sara Ion, City Clerk