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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - SEPTEMBER 27, 1999 11 . Mayor Probst stated that, although the City Council has performed the appointments for committces and Task Forces over the past several years, this has not been an explicit requirement. Councilmember Aplikowski expressed her belief that Mr. Aiken would be capable of chairing the Water Quality Task Force and that the issues of the Task Force fall within his realm of expertise. Her only concern was that Mr. Aiken would do all the work himself and not delegate to other Task Force members. She did not feel that this concern would affect his ability to chair the Task Force. COlmeilmember Malone stated that he was not confident in Mr. Aiken's ability to chair the Task Force. He had reviewed work performed by Mr. Aiken on water quality issues and felt that the outcome was random and often with no point. He felt that this was a critical Task Force and that the City Council reserved the right to appoint a Chairperson that will achieve accomplishments for the City. Councilmember Larson stated that, although he has not always been in agreement with Mr. Aiken on issues that have been before the City Council, he did not feel these were strong enough reasons to believe that Mr. Aikcn could not perform the functions of Chairperson of the Task Force. He pointed out that the position is a committee job and, in order for the Task Force to be successful, it needed someone who was willing to be the Chairperson. It was his belief that the members of the Task Force have balanced viewpoints and he was not concerned that Mr. Aiken would try to run the show. He noted that Mr. Aiken serves on the advisory committee for the Rice Creek Watershed District. . Couneilmember Malone reiterated that he had not been impressed by work performed by Mr. Aiken in the past. He has reviewed reports that Mr. Aiken has presented to the City Council regarding the issue of drainage on his property and this information had been a compilation of various unrelated paperwork. He felt that the Water Quality Task Force would need a Chairperson capable of putting together reports and information that makes sense. Councilmember Aplikowski stated that, in some ways, she agreed with Couneilmember Malone. However, since having served on the Finance Committee and witnessing Mr. Aiken's current work, she believed that Mr. Aiken's performance has improved. He has become more open to his ideas being picked through and is more willing to accept other ideas. She was not sure that whether or not the City Council preferred the way Mr. Aiken wrote reports would make him less capable of chairing the Water Quality Task Force. She stated that Mr. Aiken can be very enthusiastic and she would support his appointment as Chairperson of the Task Force. Councilmember Rem noted that there had not been other volunteers for the Chairperson position. She felt that if the Water Quality Task Force was willing to votc to appoint Mr. Aiken as Chairperson of the Task Force she would be willing to support this appointment. Mayor Probst stated that he would support the appointment as recommended by Couneilmember Larson. He noted that Councilmember Larson is the Council liaison to the Water Quality Task . Force and will assist in assuring that this appointment is successful.