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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, March 23, 2015 Page 11 Ayes: Laliberte, McGehee, Willmus, Etten, and Roe. Nays: None. Parks & Recreation Mayor Roe noted that there were three vacancies: two for three year terms and one to fill a vacancy for one year. Councilmember McGehee stated that she would advocate for Jamie Becker-Finn and John Heimerl to serve in the two, three year vacancies. Councilmember Laliberte also expressed her interest in appointing Stuart Lenz and Nancy O'Brien based on their apparent support by her colleagues, as well as asking for additional discussion on candidates Daryl Brown and Monte Johnson based on their support by the Chair. Councilmember Laliberte noted some of the candidates having expressed interest in several commissions and questioned whether or not that impacted their rankings. Based on his knowledge of the experience and demographics shared by those commissioners currently leaving the Parks & Recreation Commission, Coun- cilmember Etten expressed his interest in maintaining that balance of ages and in- terests on the commission. Councilmember Etten reviewed the strengths brought by candidate Brown an active and capable volunteer in the community; however, he questioned the strength of his knowledge about or whether sufficient time had been spent in understanding the parks system. Councilmember Etten opined that he found other candidates had taken time to understand the anticipated role on the commission and to him that showed what they might bring to each meeting. Therefore, Councilmember Etten advised that he had ranked candidate Brown higher for a Planning Commission vacancy, having indicated more strengths in that area. In referencing similar findings of Chair Holt, Councilmember Etten stated his preference for Jamie Becker-Finn, especially based on the great homework she had done prior to her interview, and her vitality and intelligence he'd observed during her interview. Councilmember Etten admitted it was hard for him to sort out the other candidates; however, he recognized Luke Heikkila's involvement in the Imagine Roseville 2025 process and one of the goals in having people in- volved from throughout the community. Councilmember Etten also expressed his appreciation in Mr. Heikkila's philosophy and including his daughter in meetings, speaking further of his commitment and involvement in the community. Coun- cilmember Etten further noted the long-term support of Nancy O'Brien and Mon- te Johnson for the park system. Councilmember Etten admitted they were all ex- cellent candidates, making the decision very difficult. Councilmember Willmus agreed that the decision-making was difficult given the many good, solid candidates, each bringing their own unique qualifications and