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: December 13, 2023 LOCATION: Oak Room, City Hall, 300 Park Avenue, Falls Church, VA. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY: Letty Hardi at 8 PM THOSE PRESENT: Appointments Committee Members Ms. Connelly:  Ms. Lian:  Ms. Hardi:  OTHERS PRESENT: TOPICS OF DISCUSSION: Candidate Schedule: Candidate Schedule: 8:00 p.m. a) New Applicant: Sara Ferrara – Housing Commission* 8:15 p.m. b) New Applicant: Alan Brangman – Economic Development Authority** 8:30 p.m. c) Reappointment Request: Ed Saltzberg – Economic Development Authority** 8:45 p.m. d) New Applicant: Phil Duncan – Planning Commission*** e) Reappointment Request: Jordan Hicks – Housing Commission - 01/01/24 – 12/31/26 f) Reappointment Request: Christina Goodwin – Aurora House Citizens’ Advisory Committee - 10/01/23 – 09/30/27 Previously Interviewed: Ross Litkenhous – Economic Development Authority** Gene Gresko – Planning Commission*** Naomi Lipsky – Planning Commission*** James Jung – Planning Commission*** Pirouz Khanmalek – Planning Commission*** *Housing Commission: 2 vacancies, both terms are (01/01/23) – 12/31/25 (Unexpired Term) **Economic Development Authority: 2 expiring terms, both terms are 12/01/23 – 11/30/27 ***Planning Commission: 1 vacancy with the term (01/01/23) – 12/31/26 (Unexpired Term) MEETING ADJOURNED AT: 9:49 p.m. RECORDER: Letty Hardi  City Council Appointments Committee Date: December 13, 2023 CLOSED SESSION: GOING IN TIME: 9:26 PM Upon motion made by Committee Member Connelly, seconded by Committee Member Lian, 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 December 13, 2023 Appointments Committee meeting.] ROLL CALL VOTE: Council Member Connelly:  Council Member Lian:  Council Member Hardi:  Upon motion made by Committee Member Connelly, seconded by Committee Member Lian, 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: 9:48 PM CERTIFICATION Upon motion made by Committee Member Connelly, and seconded by Committee Member Lian, 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 December 13, 2023 Recorder Date