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. . . Minutes of the Arden Hills Regular COllTIcil Meeting Minutes, I-H-9U Page 2 PUBLIC COH1'lENTS None. 1990 CITY APPOINTHENTS Mayor Sather ree:ommended the following appointments be added to the list submitted by staff and attached as part of the minutes: ACTING HAYOR - Councilmember Nancy Hansen. COUNCIL LIAISONS: Planning Commission and Board of Appeals - JoAnn Growe Public Safety/Works Committee - Nancy Hansen Parks & Recreation Committee - Thomas Mahowald Finance Committee - Paul Malone Human Rights Commission - JoAnn Growe Newsletter Committee - Thomas Mahowald LJVFD Pension Board - Paul Malone North Suburban Cable Commission Alternate - Paul Malone N.W. Youth Service Bureau - Nancy Hansen City Hall Committee - Thomas Mahowald Mahowald moved, seconded by Growe, that Council approve the 1990 City Appointments as recommended by Mayor Sather and attached to the minutes of the meeting. Motion carried unanimously. (5-0) 1990 COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS Mayor Sather requested Council report any recommendations for appointments or changes on their respective Committees; expressed concern relative to the reduced Public Safety/Works Committee. membership in the Councilmember Hansen, Public Safety/Works Liaison, also expressed concern that the group is reduced in size. She stated if a more definite charge was given to this committee interest may increase. Councilmember Malone recommended Dale Hicks and Carl Rundquist be added as members to the Finance Committee. Malone explained he requested any member interested in serving as Chair of the committee express their interest at the first meeting in 1990; stated the committee would elect a Chairperson at that time. Councilmember Growe explained she has had discussion with four of the Human Rights Committee members as to dissolving the committee; three of the four contacted agreed to serve a three year term on the committee. She noted the Chair of the committee, as well as the other members, expressed interest in the continued service of this committee. Growe advised the members have suggested possible restructuring of the committee and keeping it active; also suggested the City provide more information to residents of Arden Hills regarding the purpose and activities of the Human Rights Committee. Councilmember Growe reported she has discussed with Planning Commission Chair Dennis Probst the possibility of returning' the responsibility of hearing Variance applications back to the Planning Commission and restructuring the duties of the Board of Appeals. She suggested the Variances be heard before Planning Commission and then, if denied, the matter would be referred to the Board of Appeals. Mayor Sather directed the Clerk Administrator to contact Attorney Filla to review this matter and determine if the intent establishing the Board of Appeals was primarily to enable an applicant to petition to another body for for a hearing on their request when their application was denied at the Planning Commission hearing; noted the current Ordinance does not define the Board of Appeals in this manner.