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GOOD MORNING. WE'LL CALL THE COMMITTEE ON APPOINTMENTS TO ORDER AT 8 A.M..

[COMMITTEE ON APPOINTMENTS]

ALL RIGHT. FIRST, WE'VE GOT A PRETTY LIGHT SET OF THINGS HERE BEFORE US TODAY.

FIRST IS A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING MAYOR LEGRAND'S APPOINTMENT OF CATHERINE CHAPLOW TO THE WEST SIDE CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY.

SO MOVED. SUPPORT ANY CONVERSATION ON THAT? IF BECKY, WOULD YOU SHARE WHAT WEST SIDE WAS SAYING ABOUT. BECAUSE THIS IS KIND OF DIFFERENT WHERE THIS THIS PERSON IS GOING TO BE SERVING FROM WHAT AREA THEY'RE REPRESENTING BECAUSE IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

YEAH. WEST SIDE. THIS PERSON WILL BE ADDING AN ADDED OR NEEDED PERSPECTIVE FROM THE BUTTERWORTH BUSINESS DISTRICT, WHICH ISN'T A BUSINESS DISTRICT YET, BUT THEY'RE HOPING TO ACTIVATE IT AS SUCH SOON.

AND IT'S DIFFERENT FROM THE LEONARD AND STOCKBRIDGE, WHICH HAS A LOT OF REPRESENTATION ON THE BOARD FOR NOW, SO THEY'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT NEW PERSPECTIVE.

WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MISS AND CLARK.

THOSE WERE GOOD COMMENTS. ANYONE ELSE OTHER COMMISSIONERS.

ALL RIGHT. MOVED AND SUPPORTED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL RIGHT. THAT CARRIES. THE SECOND IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CITY COMMISSION'S APPOINTMENT OF JEFFREY KING TO THE CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND BOARD. ANY COMMENTS ON THIS RESOLUTION? SUPPORT.

SO MOVED AND SUPPORTED. ANY COMMENTS ON THIS RESOLUTION? I'LL JUST. MR. CHAIR. YES. THANK YOU. I'LL JUST ADD THAT JEFF KING IS CURRENTLY WORKING IN HIS DAY JOB AT THE RAPID WORKING IN COMMUNITY OUTREACH, BUT PREVIOUS TO THIS HAS ALSO WORKED IN THE HOUSING SPACE WITH COMMUNITY REBUILDERS.

IS A VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE AND PASSIONATE ADVOCATE AS IT RELATES TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND I THINK WILL BRING JUST ANOTHER GOOD PERSPECTIVE TO THIS BODY.

THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DID WITH MISS BEHRENS TO REALLY, YOU KNOW, ESSENTIALLY WHEN WE LOSE SOMEBODY OFF A BOARD, IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, SORT OF LIKE A RUSH TO FILL, BUT REALLY TRYING TO UNDERSTAND, MUCH LIKE YOU WOULD WITH A POSITION WHAT WHAT MIGHT BE MISSING FROM THE BOARD. SO I'M GLAD TO SEE HIM ON HERE AND LOOK FORWARD TO APPROVING THIS.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. YEAH. I'D LIKE TO ADD THAT, YOU KNOW, SPEAKING OF THAT, JEFFREY KING WAS MY SUPERVISOR AT COMMUNITY REBUILDERS.

SO I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH HIS WORK, AND I APPRECIATE HIS SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND EXACTLY THAT.

I KNOW MISS BOSKER AND I MET RECENTLY, AND WE'RE WORKING ON LOOKING AT EXACTLY THAT.

WHAT ARE WE MISSING OR WHAT EXPERTISE COULD BE ADDED TO SOME OF THE VACANCIES THAT WE HAVE? SO WONDERFUL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. CARRIES. AND THAT BRINGS US TO OUR CURRENT BOARD AND COMMISSION VACANCY LIST.

DO WE HAVE, MR. CHAIR? YES. DID WE? THANK YOU.

DID WE HAVE ANY RESIGNATIONS TODAY? I THINK WE DID.

HAVE WE HAVE ONE, AT LEAST. YES. THERE'S ONE RESIGNATION FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, WHICH I'VE ALREADY SPOKEN WITH COMMISSIONER KILGORE ABOUT.

IT'S YOUR APPOINTMENT. SO THERE'LL BE THAT VACANCY, AND WHEN YOU'RE READY TO FILL IT, WE CAN EXPEDITE THE VETTING, HOPEFULLY. AND. YEP. AND I'VE REACHED OUT TO A FEW FOLKS AND HOPEFULLY THEY WILL BE SUBMITTING THEIR UPIF.

WE CAN MOVE FORWARD ON THAT. OKAY. I'LL JUST ADD OH, YES.

GO AHEAD. LET ME BE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU. FOR OUR CIVIL SERVICE BOARD, IT MIGHT NOT HAVE THE OPENING YET ON THIS DOCUMENT YET, BECKY. BECAUSE, MISS BHASKER, BECAUSE IT'S NOT YET TERMED OUT.

BUT IT WILL BE IN MAY. BUT THANK YOU. I THINK WE HAVE A NAME THAT IS MOVING FORWARD IN VETTING, AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL APPEAR ON THIS LIST NEXT WEEK OR AT OUR NEXT COMMISSION MEETING.

AND THANK YOU TO COMMISSIONER ROBBINS FOR WORKING TO HELP IDENTIFY SOME CANDIDATES FOR THAT.

THANKS. YES, WE HAVE THAT APPOINTMENT PLANNED.

INCOME TAX BOARD OF REVIEW. ONE OF THE MOBILE GR VACANCIES.

AN APPOINTMENT SHOULD BE ON THE NEXT MEETING, AND I POSSIBLY.

MAYBE THAT'S IT. OH, AND ONE OF THE UPTOWN UPTOWN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT POSITION.

I HEARD BACK FROM THE PARKS AND REC TEAM REGARDING THEIR THOUGHTS ON THE PIECE, AND I'LL FORWARD THOSE TO YOU ALL TO GO OVER.

AND WE MAY HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR PARKS AND REC AS WELL.

COOL. AND SPEAKING OF UPTOWN, I WANT TO THANK MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS FOR APPROVING THE FOLKS, THE NEW FOLKS ON UPTOWN BID AND CIA. IT WAS A FULL MEETING THAT WE HAD FOR THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH AND THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD WORK HAPPENING.

SO IT'S THESE APPOINTMENTS REALLY. IT'S NICE TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHERE THEY GO AND THE WORK THAT THEY CAN DO.

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MISS BOSKER AND I ARE ALSO BEING PROACTIVE IN THINKING OF SOME OF THE APPOINTMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO ROLL OVER.

RIGHT, AND HOW THAT SORT OF PROCESS WILL LOOK.

AND WHEN WE WANT TO START THINKING OF THAT. SO VERY HAPPY WITH THE WORK WE'RE DOING.

AND ALSO I'M HAPPY TO HAVE SORT OF A, A METHOD IN WHICH WE'RE GOING TO DO THE COMMISSION, THE FULL COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS.

YOU KNOW, MR. KING, FOR EXAMPLE, ALSO WAS LIFTED BY COMMISSIONER KNIGHT.

SO IT WAS NICE TO HAVE THAT INPUT ALREADY FROM A FELLOW COMMISSIONER THAT'S NOT ON THIS COMMITTEE.

AND I'M EXCITED TO CONTINUE THOSE CONVERSATIONS AS WE HAVE THE WHOLE CITY, THIS WHOLE CITY COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS.

ANY FURTHER COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS OR STAFF? ALL RIGHT. WOW. ALMOST JUST FIVE MINUTES. ALL RIGHT.

THE COMMITTEE ON APPOINTMENTS WILL ADJOURN AT 8:05 A.M..

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.