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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, February 9, 2009 Page 12 Ayes: Johnson; Ihlan; Pust; and Roe. Nays: None. c. Reappoint Advisory Commissioners Councilmember Pust expressed her preference to consider re-appointment of ex- isting members at the same time as new applicants are considered; opining that the City Council defer reappointment until after all interviews had been con- ducted. Councilmember Pust opined that this process seemed to give incumbents more consideration, rather than considering all candidates equally. Acting Mayor Roe noted that his rationale in bringing forward candidates for re- appointment at this time, was based on the City's current policy stating that the City Council take action on reappointments to determine if any vacancies existed. Acting Mayor Roe noted that there were vacancies on each committee, with the exception of the Ethics Commission. City Manager Malinen noted that, Mr. Duane Cady (Ethic Commission) had been unable to attend interviews held earlier tonight; and had subsequently withdrawn his name for potential reappointment. Councilmember Ihlan noted that this had been her rationale, even though she'd been repeatedly voted down, that this practice didn't provide consideration of all applicants for all vacancies. Councihnember Johnson opined that it made sense to consider all applicants to- gether; and opined that there appeared to be a competitive applicant pool for va- cancies. Acting Mayor Roe noted that the City Council's past practice didn't typically in- clude interviewing candidates for reappointment; and that if insufficient vacancies were evident on commissions, it would provide false expectations if there was re- appointment, rather than new candidates appointed for those limited vacancies. Acting Mayor Roe suggested that, after this process was finalized, the City Coun- cil may :need to revisit their policy to determine if revisions were indicated. Interested applicants were reminded that applications were available on the City's website or at City Hall; with a deadline of February 27, 2009 and interviews scheduled for March 9, 2009, followed by City Council action. d. Approve Contracts for Appraisal and Easement Acquisition Services for the Twin Lakes AUAR Subarea I Infrastructure Improvements City Engineer Debra Bloom briefly summarized the request for Council action dated February 9, 2009. Ms. Bloom advised that 60% of the plan had been com- pleted and that it was now time to obtain easements to construct the first phase of