City Council Special Work Session

Mayor CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL WORK SESSION Amáda Márquez Simula Councilmembers City Hall—Council Chambers, 590 40th Ave NE Connie Buesgens Monday, March 14, 2023 Kt Jacobs 5:30 PM Rachel James Justice Spriggs City Manager MINUTES Kelli Bourgeois The following are the minutes for the Special Work Session of the City Council held at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, March 14, 2023, in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 590 40th Avenue NE, Columbia Heights, Minnesota. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL Mayor Márquez Simula called the meeting to order at 5:36 p.m. Present: Mayor Márquez Simula; Councilmember Buesgens; Councilmember Jacobs; Councilmember James; Councilmember Spriggs Also Present: Kelli Bourgeois, City Manager; Sara Ion, City Clerk WORK SESSION ITEMS 1. Interview Candidates for Board and Commission Vacancies. The City Council conducted interview for Board and Commission positions as follows: 5:30 PM Robert Odden for the Library Board 3:50 PM Teresa Eisenbise for the Library Board and Park and Recreation Board 6:10 PM John Gianoulis for the Planning Commission 6:30 PM Stephanie Small for the Planning Commission and Library Board 6:50 PM Adam Davis for the Park and Recreation, Planning and Library Board 7:10 PM Antonio Mendez for the Library, Park and Rec and Planning Commission 2. Post Interview Debrief. The Council discussed which candidates to appoint to the Boards and Commissions by Resolution at the March 27, 2022, City Council meeting. The following applicants were recommended by at least a majority of the City Council: Taher Herzallah and Andrea Ostergaard for the Parks and Recreation Commission. John Gianoulis for the Planning Commission. Melanie Madgow for the Library Board. City of Columbia Heights MINUTES March 13, 2023 City Council Special Work Session Page 2 It was determined how all applicants would be contacted. The City Manager and Mayor would contact all applicants via phone to alert them to the status of their application. The City Clerk would contact 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. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 8:20 pm. Respectfully Submitted, ______________________________________ Sara Ion, City Clerk/Council Secretary