City Council Committee: Appointments

MINUTES OF COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE MEETING PURPOSE OF MEETING: To interview prospective candidates for appointment to boards and commissions, to discuss applicants and/or reappointments, and to conduct exit interviews with previous board and commission members. DATE OF MEETING: July 12, 2023 LOCATION: Oak Room, City Hall, 300 Park Avenue, Falls Church, VA. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY: Marybeth Connelly at 8:15 PM THOSE PRESENT: Appointments Committee Members Ms. Connelly: ___ Ms. Lian: ___ Ms. Hardi: ___ OTHERS PRESENT: Joseph Schiarizzi, ESC Chair Aaron Ford, BOE Chair TOPICS OF DISCUSSION: Candidate Schedule: 8:15 p.m. a) New Applicant: Brian Pendleton – Board of Equalization – See terms below b) Appointment Request: Sgt. Eric Reynolds – Towing Advisory Board (Police Department Representative) – (12/01/21) – 11/30/24 (Unexpired Term) c) Appointment Request: Long Hoang – Arts and Humanities Council of Falls Church (Arts Organization Representative) - (03/01/21) – 02/28/24 (Unexpired Term) d) Appointment Request (served previously): Patrice Lepczyk – Health Systems Agency of Northern Virginia – (07/01/22) – 06/30/25 (Unexpired Term) 8:30 PM (added last minute) Matthew Cunningham – Environmental Sustainability Council BOE Terms available: (02/01/23) – 01/31/26 (Unexpired Term) (02/01/23) – 01/31/26 (Unexpired Term) MEETING ADJOURNED AT: 9:07 PM RECORDER: Marybeth Connelly  City Council Appointments Committee Date: July 12, 2023 CLOSED SESSION: GOING IN TIME: 8:55 PM Upon motion made by Committee Member Lian, seconded by Committee Member Hardi, and passed by vote of the Council Appointments Committee, the Committee went into closed session pursuant to Section 2.2-3711 (A)(1) of the Code of Virginia for the discussion of prospective candidates for appointment to boards and commissions. [Candidates interviewed and considered at the July 12, 2023 Appointments Committee meeting.] ROLL CALL VOTE: Council Member Connelly: AYE Council Member Lian: AYE Council Member Hardi: AYE Upon motion made by Committee Member Lian, seconded by Committee Member Hardi, and passed by vote of the Appointments Committee, the Committee reconvened in open session. ROLL CALL VOTE: Council Member Connelly: AYE Council Member Lian: AYE Council Member Hardi: AYE COMING OUT TIME: 9:06 PM CERTIFICATION Upon motion made by Committee Member Lian, and seconded by Committee Member Hardi, and passed upon affirmative roll call vote in open session, it was certified that (i) only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements and (ii) only such public business matters as were identified in the motion by which the closed meeting was convened were heard, discussed or considered in the closed session or meeting by the Appointments Committee. ROLL CALL VOTE: Council Member Connelly: AYE Council Member Lian: AYE Council Member Hardi: AYE Marybeth Connelly 7/12/23 Recorder Date