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Lois Rem Supplement to Application for Appointment to the City Council June 11, 1998 . 1. Employment, occupation, or other experience (qualifications & accomplishments)thatwould assist you in performing the functions of an Arden Hills council member.(Please attach resume, if current & available.) My employment has been almost entirely public sector and non-profit. My first full-time job was a two-year stint as a clerk for the City of Bloomington's utilities and public works departments. Since then I have worked primarily at the University, longest in legal services but also in various academic and administrative offices. My employment has been and currently is chiefly "support"; my job includes duties as a computer services specialist, network administrator, and legal secretary/assistant (for which I attend continuing education). I believe my employment experience has enhanced my awareness of the range of issues facing city government and the various means by which these issues can and sometimes must be faced, (My resume is attached to this Application.) 3. Please state your reasons for wanting to serve as an Arden Hills council member. (Attach extra sheets as needed.) My interest in serving on Council comes primarily from my experiences with my own neighbors and contacts with others throughout the conununity. For many residents, their only personal involvement beyond basic staff contacts tends to occur during assessment hearings or in connection with nonstandard permit requests. I believe the Council, staff, and residents would benefit from better communication on all sides, and I would like to help build consensus and improved . communications throughout the community, I have a long-standing interest in and familiarity with a wide range of city issues that would help me become effective quickly, I also believe I have a basic understanding of the concerns and goals of Council and staff., My interest in serving on Council includes my intention to run for election this fall. 4. Please attach any other pertinent infornlation, Also list other areas of civic, professional & community involvement which may be applicable. (Attach extra sheets as needed.) My earliest interests in community issues have been for environmental causes, I am also involved in social serviccs through my job, church, and community groups, Currently I am a rncmber ofthe Arsenal (TCAAP) Restoration Advisory Board (RAB), League of Women Voters (Arden Hills/ Shoreview), Audubon Society (St. Paul chapter), along with other enviroruncntal groups, and I participate in the Episcopal Public Policy Network. I also volunteer at the Ralph Reeder Food Shelf as an individual and in conjunction with the Pilgrim House Fellowship, I recently organized Glenview Court into an official "neighborhood watch" with the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office. I am fortunate to live in a neighborhood with a real sense of conm1l1nity and shared values and concerns, My neighbors are a constant source of education and encouragement. While I enjoy participating in groups and events including the Arden Hills book club and our neighborhood annual picnic, I especially appreciate the opportunities I have to meet and visit with ~y neighbors who stop to visit while I work in my gardens and who, in turn, invite me into Iheir gardens when I walk through the neighborhood. It is because of my regard for these people and their .eoncerns that I have spent, and will continue to spend, my Monday and Wednesday evenings attending and reporting on City Council and Planning Commission meetings. .