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: October 11, 2023 LOCATION: Oak Room, City Hall, 300 Park Avenue, Falls Church, VA. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY: Letty Hardi at 8:07 PM THOSE PRESENT: Appointments Committee Members Ms. Connelly:  Ms. Lian:  Ms. Hardi:  OTHERS PRESENT: Charley O’Hara TOPICS OF DISCUSSION: Candidate Schedule: 8:00 p.m. a) New Applicant: Mark Kawar – Advisory Board of Recreation and Parks – 2 terms available* 8:15 p.m. b) New Applicant: William Ackerman – Advisory Board of Recreation and Parks – 2 terms available* 8:30 p.m. c) New Applicant: Michael Bracken – Advisory Board of Recreation and Parks – 2 terms available* 8:45 p.m. d) New Applicant: Jacob Williams – Advisory Board of Recreation and Parks – 2 terms available* 9:00 p.m. e) New Applicant: Dave Gustafson – Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority – (10/01/23) – 09/30/27 (Unexpired Term) *Advisory Board of Recreation and Parks - 2 terms available: (09/01/22) – 08/31/25 (Unexpired Term) (09/01/23) – 08/31/26 (Unexpired Term) MEETING ADJOURNED AT: 9:35 PM RECORDER: Letty Hardi  City Council Appointments Committee Date: October 11, 2023 CLOSED SESSION: GOING IN TIME: 9:26 PM Upon motion made by Committee Member Lian, seconded by Committee Member Connelly, 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 October 11, 2023 Appointments Committee meeting.] ROLL CALL VOTE: Council Member Connelly:  Council Member Lian:  Council Member Hardi:  Upon motion made by Committee Member Lian, seconded by Committee Member Connelly, and passed by vote of the Appointments Committee, the Committee reconvened in open session. ROLL CALL VOTE: Council Member Connelly:  Council Member Lian:  Council Member Hardi:  COMING OUT TIME: 9:33 PM CERTIFICATION Upon motion made by Committee Member Lian, and seconded by Committee Member Connelly, 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:  Council Member Lian:  Council Member Hardi:  Letty Hardi October 11, 2023 Recorder Date