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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Date: April 9, 2012 <br /> Item No.: <br />12.a <br />Department Approval City Manager Approval <br />Item Description: Waive Appointment Process and Confirm Mayoral Appointments to the <br />Housing and Redevelopment Authority <br />B <br />ACKGROUND <br />1 <br />2 <br />Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) Board Member Debora Battisto resigned from the <br />3 <br />HRA in March. She had been appointed to fill a term that expires September 23, 2015. The term <br />4 <br />had previously been held by Susan Elkins, who resigned because of a conflict. Ms. Elkins had <br />5 <br />originally been appointed to the HRA in January 2006 and was reappointed September 2010. <br />6 <br />7 <br />The HRA is about to undertake an extensive strategic planning process. HRA Chair Dean <br />8 <br />Maschka has expressed to the Mayor his concern that this important process may be delayed <br />9 <br />while waiting for new appointments. <br />10 <br />11 <br />Ms. Elkins has indicated that her circumstances have changed and she is willing and interested to <br />12 <br />return to service on the HRA. The Mayor notes that Ms. Elkins had been a very valuable and <br />13 <br />constructive member of the HRA board in the past. <br />14 <br />15 <br />Councilmember Pust has indicated that she will not run for reelection in the November election. <br />16 <br />Her appointment to the HRA is congruent with her position on the Council. Councilmember Pust <br />17 <br />wishes to step down from the HRA now so that another councilmember with a longer tenure can <br />18 <br />be appointed to the HRA and to play a role in the strategic plan. Accordingly, the advertisement <br />19 <br />and interview process is not applicable in this case. <br />20 <br />21 <br />Mayor Roe requests that the recruitment and interview process contained in Resolution 10783 be <br />22 <br />waived for these appointments and that Council approves appointing Susan Elkins to a term that <br />23 <br />expires September 23, 2015, and Councilmember Bob Willmus to a term that expires December <br />24 <br />31, 2014. <br />25 <br />RCA <br />EQUESTEDOUNCILCTION <br />26 <br />27 <br />Waive the Resolution 10783 appointment process for these appointments. <br />28 <br />29 <br />Approve Mayor Roe’s appointment of Susan Elkins to complete the HRA term through <br />30 <br />September 23, 2015. <br />31 <br />32 <br />Approve Mayor Roe’s appointment of Councilmember Bob Willmus to complete the HRA term <br />33 <br />starting May 1, 2012 through December 31, 2014. <br />34 <br />Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />