GOOD MORNING. WE WILL CALL THE COMMITTEE ON
APPOINTMENTS TO ORDER AT 8 A.M.. 
          [00:00:05]
OKAY. JUST A FEW THINGS ON THE AGENDA TODAY,
STARTING WITH A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE 
          [1. Resolution confirming Mayor LaGrand's appointment of Rick Treur to the City Planning Commission.]
APPOINTMENT OF RICK TRUER TO THE CITY
PLANNING COMMISSION. 
          SO MOVED. SUPPORT. CONVERSATION ON THIS,
COLLEAGUES. 
          YES, COMMISSIONER. THANK YOU,
MR. CHAIR. I WAS ABLE TO CHAT WITH MR. COLSON, WHO IS OUR LIAISON FOR THIS BODY,
AND SHE'S APPRECIATIVE OF MR. TRAORE'S ABILITY TO COME BACK ON THE BOARD.
SO HE HAD SERVED IN THE PAST. 
          HAD LEFT BECAUSE OF A JOB CHANGE. 
          BUT HE'S A SECOND ORDER AS WELL. 
          SO APPRECIATE HIS WILLINGNESS TO SERVE. 
          WONDERFUL. YEAH, I THINK THE PLANNING
COMMISSION IS ONE OF OUR MOST INSTRUMENTAL BODIES TO THE CITY. AND I'M HAPPY FOLKS ARE
ABLE TO SERVE. 
          AND MY HOPE GOING FORWARD IS THAT WE CONTINUE
TO DIVERSIFY THAT BOARD THAT THERE'S FOLKS WITH DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES AND AGES AND
GROUPS. 
          MR.. TRUER IS CURRENTLY WORKS AT THE CHAMBER. 
          CORRECT? I BELIEVE. YEAH. 
          SO YOU KNOW, THAT'S WONDERFUL. 
          THAT'S GREAT PERSPECTIVE. BUT I'M HOPING WE
CAN CONTINUE TO GET FOLKS WITH DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AS WELL. BUT ALL RIGHT,
LET'S CALL THE VOTE HERE. 
          ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. 
          THOSE OPPOSED? IT CARRIES. 
          MOVES US TO OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT HERE. 
          [2. Resolution confirming Mayor LaGrand's appointment of Sheona Nidefski to the Community Relations Commission]
THIS RESOLUTION CONFIRMING MAYOR APPOINTMENT
OF FIONA DAVIS. 
          I APOLOGIZE ON THAT PRONUNCIATION TO THE
COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION. 
          SO MOVED. SUPPORT CONVERSATION ON THIS
APPOINTMENT, COLLEAGUES. ALL RIGHT. 
          JUST A REMINDER THAT RECOMMENDATIONS DO COME
FROM FROM THEIR BODY. 
          SO SO UNLIKE USUALLY WHEN WE HAVE
APPOINTMENTS COMING THROUGH THROUGH JUST, JUST AN APPLICATION PROCESS AND THEN THE
MAYOR OR COMMISSIONERS APPOINT COMMUNITY RELATIONS THEN GIVES A RECOMMENDATION FOR
THEIR BODY. 
          SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN JUST JUST
KIND OF A REMINDER FOR US AND THOSE FOR THOSE WHO ARE WATCHING. THANK YOU. 
          ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SUPPOSED IT CARRIES. 
          THAT BRINGS US TO A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING
MAYOR LA GRANDE'S APPOINTMENT OF CARLOS PAVON 
          [3. Resolution confirming Mayor LaGrand's appointment of Carlos Pava to the Community Relations Commission]
TO THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION. 
          SO MOVED. SUPPORT CONVERSATION ON THIS
APPOINTMENT, COLLEAGUES. SEEING NONE. 
          ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. 
          THOSE OPPOSED? CARRIES. 
          LASTLY, A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING GRANDE'S
APPOINTMENT OF KEVIN AUSTIN TO THE NORTH 
          [4. Resolution confirming Mayor LaGrand's appointment of Kevin Austin to the North Quarter Corridor Improvement Authority.]
QUARTER CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY. 
          SO MOVED. SUPPORT CONVERSATION ON THIS. 
          COLLEAGUES. MR. CHAIR. 
          YES, COMMISSIONER. I JUST HAVE A QUESTION FOR
MISS BHASKER. 
          WHAT IS HOW MANY OPENINGS DOES THIS LEAVE US
AT, THEN? THIS FILLS THE LAST VACANCY. 
          THIS IS THE LAST VACANCY. 
          AND MR. AUSTIN IS REPRESENTING A RESIDENT IN
THE CORRIDOR. 
          RIGHT. HE'LL BE SERVING AS A RESIDENT. OKAY.
THANK YOU. 
          ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? IT CARRIES. 
          AND NOW, A DISCUSSION ON THE CURRENT BOARD
AND COMMISSION VACANCY LIST. 
          [5. Discussion on the current Board and Commission Vacancy List - September 9, 2025]
I'LL START BY LETTING YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE
THREE RESIGNATIONS ON THE AGENDA FOR THIS AFTERNOON. ONE OF THE CIVILIAN APPEAL BOARD
MEMBERS IS FORMALLY RESIGNING RATHER THAN WAIT UNTIL HER POSITION IS FILLED. 
          AND THEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND
ANTICIPATED RESIGNATION AND URBAN AGRICULTURE. SO THERE'S SOME MORE VACANCIES
TO THE BOARDS WHERE THERE WERE ALREADY A COUPLE, BUT WE'RE STILL MOVING THROUGH. 
          THE MAYOR HAS THE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS ALL
HAVE A CIVILIAN APPEAL BOARD, JUST THE CURRENT APPLICATION STATUS. AND I
KNOW THAT'S ON EVERYONE'S MIND TO FILL THOSE VACANCIES. AND THEN WE'RE ALSO HOPING TO FILL
THE LAST COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION SPOT. 
          WE'VE GOT A LIST OF SOME POSSIBLE
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE'RE WORKING THROUGH. 
          VETTING. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM STAFF
OR COLLEAGUES? ALL RIGHT. EASY ENOUGH. 
          WE WILL ADJOURN THE COMMITTEE ON APPOINTMENTS
AT 8:04 A.M.. 
          HAVE A GREAT MORNING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.