Historic Preservation Commission Minutes

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Regular member(s) absent:
  • Chris Rowe,
  • Jeremy Flesch,
  • Michael Dorshorst,
  • Brian Kerns,
  • Gwen Langford Spencer,
  • Scott McNall,
  • Josh Nichols,
  • and Robin Saha
Alternate(s) absent:
  • Amber Sherrill (City Council rep) (non-voting)
  • and Chase Jones (staff)

1.
CALL TO ORDER
 

1.1
Roll Call
 

2.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
 

2.1
Scott McNall takes Robin Saha's position
 

Jeremy Flesch discussed Robin Saha service on the Team and departure. He suggested Scott McNall transition from his alternate position to the newly vacated regular member position. 

 

2.2
Renewal of other team members
 

Chris Rowe said the the members whose terms are expired expressed their desire to continue to serve.

Gwen Langford mentioned that she might not be able to serve the entire term, but will continue to serve during the transistion.

Chris Rowe mentioned getting the vacancies posted soon.

Marty Rehbein asked if two alternates are needed?

Jeremy Flesch mentioned that they need a better understanding of the alternates roles, because it seems they have the same abilities as regular members.

Marty Rehbein clarified the alternate roles and their voting privileges in the absence of regular members. 

Chris Rowe mentioned this information is in the team bylaws.

3.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA
 

Seeing none.

4.
NON-ACTION ITEMS
 

4.1
Recruitment of new Team members
 

Chris Rowe asked if anyone has thoughts about the number of alternates?

Scott McNall mentioned that he and Jeremy both served as alternates before serving as regular members. He finds value in having alternates serve.

Chris Rowe mentioned that serving as an alternate allowed him time to learn about this team and how the city functions.

Josh Nichols stated he can't think of any reasons not to have alternates.

Marty Rehbein clarified that the question is not if they should have alternates, but if they should have two alternates because the second alternates rarely has opportunities to vote. She stated that it is hard to fill open positions so having one alternate could be sufficient, unless they have members that are absent often.

Michael Dorshorst mentioned that perhaps they should think about this more and not make a decision today.

4.2
Strategic Planning process
 

Chris Rowe provided a background of the process.

Scott McNall asked Chris to provide more information about the concerns he has heard about from other people.

Chris Rowe and Jeremy Flesch summarized what they have heard regarding clarifying roles and the purpose of the team.

Scott McNall mentioned generating something policy related could help clarify the purpose of the team.

Chris Rowe said developing policy related things is really the role of Council members and their committees, not this team.

Jeremy Flesch discussed the teams functional relationship with Council and Brain Kerns and Michael Dorshorst provided historical information.

Chris Rowe discussed their advisory and outreach potential and the team brainstormed ideas.

5.
ACTION ITEMS
 

5.1
Youth Team Members initiation. Agree on next steps
 

Chris Rowe provided a status update and invited the team to discuss next steps/recruitment. 

The team discussed various aspects of youth recruitment and participation.

6.
ADJOURNMENT
 

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