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have the process. One simple selection process that has worked well in the past involves the solicitation of interest by the city council. This can come in the form of a letter to area businesses and either a letter, newspaper add, or official correspondence to neighborhood property owners. You could set up a simple screening process for applicants, including residence within a specific neighborhood, ability to commit the time and availability to meet when scheduled, acceptance of the Panel's role and responsibilities and the process design and perhaps a brief statement of they want to participate, demonstrating their openness and positive attitude. With respect to the business owners, the council should aspire to good geographic distribution of representatives. There should be some directly adjacent property owners and some located on the opposite side of the area. Some diversity in the types of businesses is also good. When the slate of applicants is available, the council melnbers could then rank the candidates and the top vote getters become the Advisory Panel representatives from the neighborhoods and area businesses. Very, Very Inlportant! Before you start soliciting interest for representatives to serve on the Panel, the city should have a clear description of the process and schedule. The role of the Advisory Panel should be clearly articulated and the decision-lnaking process should be clearly presented. There should be some way to get the candidates to acknowledge their understanding of the above before they are considered for selection. This may seem overly officious to you, but it is far better to be careful at the outset rather than deal with misunderstandings and agendas down the road. From the Desk of.... John W. Shardlow · President · 300 1st Ave. N. · Suite 210 · Minneapolis., MN 55401 612-339-3300 fax -612-337-5601