City Council Meeting Date: January 22, 2019
To: City Council
City Administrator
From: Mayor Rhonda Pownell
Title
Consider Approval of Mayoral Board/Commission Appointments.
Body
Action Requested:
The Northfield City Council approves the following board/commission appointments:
Human Rights Commission
• Mar Valdecantos reappointed to the Human Rights Commission for a three-year term ending December 31, 2021
• Jill Watson appointed to the Human Rights Commission for a three-year term ending December 31, 2021
• Freweyni Kaleab appointed to the Human Rights Commission for a three-year term ending December 31, 2021
• Enrique Reyes Dominquez appointed as a voting advisory member to the Human Rights Commission for a one-year term ending December 31, 2019
• Joan Hepburn appointed as a voting advisory member to the Human Rights Commission for a one-year term ending December 31, 2019
• Lucy Gonzalez Miron appointed as voting advisory member to the Human Rights Commission for a one-year term ending December 31, 2019
Library Board
• Margit Zsolnay appointed to the Library Board to fill a vacancy for a term ending December 31, 2019.
Northfield Riverfront Enhancement Advisory Committee
• Peder Jothen, Park & Recreation Advisory Board Representative
Northfield Transportation Advisory Committee
• Lisa Peterson, Chamber of Commerce (to replace Todd Bornhauser)
• Jesse Cashman, Carleton Director of Auxiliary Services
Northfield Convention & Visitors Bureau
• Joel Olson, Northfield Public Schools Student Activities Director, for a one year term ending December 31, 2019 (to replace Jenni Roney).
Summary Report:
The City Council is being asked to approve the appointments as noted above. Additional appointments will be forthcoming at future meetings. Copies of the proposed appointees’ applications for the Human Rights Commission and Library Board are attached. The City received 67 applications. As part of the process, I met with available applicants for approximately 30 minutes each over the course of 11 days. These meetings provided me with a chance to get to know new applicants as well as provided a check-in time for those that I already know or that were re-applying for a position.
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