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: January 10, 2024 LOCATION: Oak Room, City Hall, 300 Park Avenue, Falls Church, VA. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY: Letty Hardi at 8:02 PM THOSE PRESENT: Appointments Committee Members Ms. Flynn:  Ms. Lian:  Ms. Hardi:  OTHERS PRESENT: Marybeth Connelly, Bob Young TOPICS OF DISCUSSION: Candidate Schedule: 8:00 p.m. a) New Applicant: Rachelle Dove – Economic Development Authority* 8:15 p.m. b) New Applicant: David Stile – Environmental Sustainability Council – (03/01/23) – 02/28/26 (Unexpired Term) 8:30 p.m. c) New Applicant: Sarah Coughter – Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board** 8:45 p.m. d) New Applicant: Marsha Hertzberg - Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board** e) Reappointment Request: Jessica Hegenbart – Citizens’ Advisory Committee on Transportation – 02/01/24 – 01/31/27 f) New Applicant: Pirouz Khanmalek – Architectural Advisory Board – (06/01/22) – 05/31/25 (Unexpired Term) Previously Interviewed: • Reappointment Request (Interviewed 11/8/23): Ross Litkenhous – Economic Development Authority* • Reappointment Request (Interviewed 12/13/23): Ed Saltzberg – Economic Development Authority* • New Applicant (Interviewed 12/13/23): Alan Brangman – Economic Development Authority* • New Applicant (Interviewed 11/8/23): Pirouz Khanmalek – Planning Commission (also interested in AAB & EDA*) *Economic Development Authority: 2 expiring terms, both terms are 12/01/23 – 11/30/27 ** Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board – 1 position available, with the term (07/01/23) – 06/30/26 (Unexpired Term) MEETING ADJOURNED AT: 9:35 p.m. RECORDER: Letty Hardi  City Council Appointments Committee Date: January 10, 2024 CLOSED SESSION: GOING IN TIME: 9:08 PM Upon motion made by Committee Member Lian, seconded by Committee Member Flynn, 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 January 10, 2024 Appointments Committee meeting.] ROLL CALL VOTE: Council Member Flynn:  Council Member Lian:  Council Member Hardi:  Upon motion made by Committee Member Lian, seconded by Committee Member Flynn, and passed by vote of the Appointments Committee, the Committee reconvened in open session. ROLL CALL VOTE: Council Member Flynn:  Council Member Lian:  Council Member Hardi:  COMING OUT TIME: 9:34 PM CERTIFICATION Upon motion made by Committee Member Lian, and seconded by Committee Member Flynn, 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 Flynn:  Council Member Lian:  Council Member Hardi:  Letty Hardi January 10, 2024 Recorder Date