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          AUGUST. WE WILL CALL THE COMMITTEE ON APPOINTMENTS TO ORDER AT 8 A.M. OKAY. WE HAVE A 
          [1. Resolution recognizing Commissioner Belchak's appointment of Zachary Baker to the Stormwater Oversight Commission]
LIGHT AGENDA THIS MORNING, STARTING WITH A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING COMMISSIONER BELICHICK'S APPOINTMENT OF ZACHARY BAKER TO THE STORM STORMWATER OVERSIGHT COMMISSION. 
          SO MOVED. SUPPORT MOVED AND SUPPORTED. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. ANY COMMENTS ON THE APPOINTMENT OF ZACHARY BAKER TO THE STORMWATER OVERSIGHT COMMISSION? MAY I? YES, PLEASE. 
          I JUST I JUST WANT TO SAY I'M REALLY HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO BRING ZACHARY IN TO THE STORMWATER COMMISSION OVERSIGHT. HE'S VERY INTERESTED IN THIS FIELD, HAS ENVIRONMENTAL BACKGROUND. AND IF YOU RECALL, HE WAS ONE OF OUR FIRST WARD APPOINTEE CANDIDATES AND INTERVIEWED FOR US DURING THE FIRST TEN. AWESOME. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? OKAY. SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THAT 
          [2. Resolution approving the City Commission's appointment of Ethan Walker to the Historic Preservation Commission]
BRINGS US TO OUR SECOND RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CITY COMMISSION'S APPOINTMENT OF ETHAN WALKER TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION. SO MOVED. MOVED AND SUPPORTED. 
          COMMENTS ON THIS APPOINTMENT, COLLEAGUES. SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? I THOSE OPPOSED. 
          [3. Resolution confirming Mayor LaGrand's appointment of Anthony Parker to the Mobile GR Commission]
MOTION CARRIES. OUR THIRD RESOLUTION CONFIRMING MAYOR GRANT'S APPOINTMENT OF ANTHONY PARKER TO THE MOBILE GR COMMISSION. SUPPORT MOVED AND SUPPORTED COMMENTS ON THIS APPOINTMENT. COLLEAGUES. YES, COMMISSIONER. THANK YOU. MR. PARDON ME. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. 
          I KNOW THIS WAS ONE OF THE BODIES WHERE WE TALKED AT A VARIETY OF LENGTH ABOUT WARDS AND MAYBE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. SO COULD WE DO AN OVERVIEW OF THIS BODY BEFORE WE CALL THE VOTE? YES. MISS BOSKER, PLEASE. SURE. I CAN BRING UP THE DEMOGRAPHIC COMPOSITION. I WILL NOTE THAT THE MAYOR MET WITH THE MOBILE DIRECTOR, AND THIS APPOINTMENT FILLS A PARKING PERSPECTIVE NEED ON THAT BODY, AND SO I. WHILE IT MAY NOT SATISFY SOME OF THE GEOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATION, I KNOW THAT IT DOES. THEY DO ALSO HAVE PARALLEL TO THE DEMOGRAPHIC MAKEUP. THEY'VE GOT A LIST OF NEEDS THAT THEY LIKE TO SATISFY IN THE COMMUNITY, AND PARKING IS ONE OF THOSE. AND THAT IS ONE THING THAT THIS APPOINTEE FILLS. YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MISS BOSKER. AND THEN THIS IS THIS IS THIS IS ZERO VACANCIES. OKAY. CORRECT. 
          I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE I KNOW SOMETIMES THEN SOMEBODY ELSE AND I DIDN'T KNOW IF WE, I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T RECALL THE ANY RESIGNATION. SO THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING THAT. 
          I THINK THAT'S JUST IMPORTANT AS THE OTHER YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THE RACIAL AND ETHNIC AND WARD PERSPECTIVES, BUT I THINK THIS ONE IS AS WE HAVE. THERE'S MAX IN THE BACK. WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM MOBILE. GR WE'VE HAD THEM ON THE AGENDA A LOT. I THINK THIS BODY IS ONE WHERE CERTAINLY A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, QUESTIONS AND A LOT OF POLICY THAT I MEAN, ALL THE BOARDS ARE. BUT THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR. AND, YOU KNOW, JUST LOOKING AT THE DEMOGRAPHIC MAKEUPS, EVEN JUST IN GENDER IS, IS A LITTLE CONCERNING TO ME. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. KNOW, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED CERTAINLY IN THE PAST AND THEN UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP AS WELL. SO I JUST WANTED TO POINT IT OUT FOR THE RECORD. THANK YOU. YEAH, THAT IS A CHALLENGE HERE. YEAH. MAYBE WE COULD TABLE THIS ONE. WOULD YOU ALL BE COMFORTABLE TABLING? I'M FINE WITH MOVING FORWARD TO VOTE. I JUST THINK, YOU KNOW, IN THE CONTINUED DISCUSSIONS BOTH FOR THE LIAISON, FOR THE MAYOR, FOR ANYBODY WHO MIGHT BE YOU KNOW, AND I CAN'T REMEMBER HOW LONG THESE TERMS ARE. MISS BOSKER, MAYBE AN ANNUAL. I THINK THAT'S ALWAYS A QUESTION TO LOOK AT. THESE ARE THEIR THREE YEAR TERMS, THEIR THREE YEAR TERMS, AND THERE'S A COUPLE THAT WILL BE UP FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE END OF THIS YEAR. OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU. SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS FOR THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR, JUST TO HIGHLIGHT THE ASSISTANT CITY CLERK, THE NEED FROM MY PERSPECTIVE AND STAFF'S PERSPECTIVE FOR SOME HELP WITH SOME PARKING FOR MY ENTIRE TIME HERE. OTHER THAN THE LAST FEW YEARS, WE'VE HAD A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE COMMUNITY'S PARKING PERSPECTIVE. 
          SO REALLY SEEKING THAT OUT AS WE ENTER INTO A TIME WHEN NOT ONLY ARE WE LOOKING AT A LOT OF VENUES THAT ARE ADDED TO DOWNTOWN, THAT ARE PUTTING SOME NEW KIND OF FOCUSES ON, ON HOW WE MANAGE THE PARKING SYSTEM, BUT ALSO AS WE LOOK OUT INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SO JUST PUTTING THAT PERSPECTIVE INTO WHY, FOR THIS SPECIFIC APPOINTMENT, WE'RE LOOKING FOR A LITTLE MORE INSIGHT FROM THIS BOARD ON THAT ASPECT. THANK YOU. YEAH, I THINK EXPERTISE IS 
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IMPORTANT. SO I HEAR THAT. AND THEN MISS BOSKER, HOW MANY ARE WE LOOKING AT WHERE WE COULD POSSIBLY GET SOME. BOTH FOR DIVERSITY. I'M REALLY HAPPY COMMISSIONER WYSOCKI BROUGHT THIS UP. SO WARD TWO HAS SIX TIMES THE AMOUNT OF FOLKS FOR MY WARD FOR COMMISSIONER BELICHICK'S. THEY HAVE TWICE THE NUMBER OF FOLKS. SO THERE CERTAINLY NEEDS TO BE A MORE BALANCE HERE IN TERMS OF OUR PERSPECTIVE, IN TERMS OF MANY THINGS OF JUST LOCATION AND WHERE THEY LIVE IN THE CITY AND GENDER. AND ALL OF THESE THINGS HAVE HAD FOLKS SORT OF GIVE US SOME FEEDBACK ON THEY FEEL AS THOUGH THE RACE AND ETHNIC BACKGROUND AND GENDER IS TOO SIMPLE. BUT WHAT THAT SPEAKS TO IS OUR EXPERIENCE, RIGHT? THAT SPEAKS TO THINGS AND NUANCE THAT YOU MAY NOT SEE ON A RESUME. SO THAT IS WHY I'M VERY HAPPY WE'RE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION. AND SO, MISS BOSKER, IF YOU COULD LET US KNOW WHEN, WE MAY ALSO BE ABLE TO ADD SOME OF THAT DIVERSITY OF BACKGROUND AND THOUGHT SOON TO THIS BOARD. JUST GLANCING AT THE INFORMATION HERE, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S THREE WHO HAVE TERMS ENDING THE BEGINNING OF 2027. AND THEN IF YOU I MEAN, WE DON'T HAVE TO DO IT RIGHT NOW, BUT IF MISTER CHAIR, IF IF WE COULD FOLLOW UP AND SEE WHERE THOSE WORDS ARE, BECAUSE I AGREE, YOU KNOW, I THINK EVEN THOUGH I AM PROUD TO SUPPORT THE SECOND WARD ON THIS BODY, WE TRY TO TAKE THAT COLLECTIVE POINT OF VIEW. AND SO I REALLY TRUST MAX'S PERSPECTIVE. I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE HEARD THE BLUEPRINT AND. THE NEED FOR THAT. WHAT DOES THAT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT LOOK LIKE? AND I THINK HOPEFULLY EVEN THAT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT YOU ALL DO WILL HELP US DRIVE PROBABLY SOME PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES AS WELL, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO DIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE. AND I THINK THE STAFF WILL BE, I DON'T WANT TO SAY MORE ENGAGED, LIKE YOU WEREN'T ENGAGED, BUT ARE TAKING A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE TO KIND OF GO AND SEE THAT WORK. SO I'M HOPEFUL THAT, YOU KNOW, THE INVESTMENTS THAT WE HAVE, LIKE IN A MOBILITY BLUEPRINT CAN ALSO DRIVE. WHO ELSE IS INTERESTED IN TALKING ABOUT MOBILITY? MAYBE IT'S NOT, OH MY GOSH, I'M THE MOBILITY EXPERT, BUT I'M HEARING ABOUT THESE OTHER THINGS. AND THEN THEY COME TO YOUR POINT. THEY COME TO BEING SOMEBODY WHO'S REALLY INTERESTED IN WANTING TO BE ON MOBILE. GR SO IF YOU COULD FOLLOW UP MISS BOSKER, IF I, IF I COULD, MR. CHAIR, WHAT THOSE WARDS LOOK LIKE FOR THOSE THREE THAT ARE TURNING OFF. AND THEN I THINK, MAX, IF YOU COULD ALSO SHARE THIS, YOU KNOW, WITH THE BODY THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THIS THAT THIS BOARD HAS ASKED SO THAT THERE'S NO SURPRISES WHEN WE GET TO THAT. OBVIOUSLY, THE PEOPLE SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE MAYOR. THIS IS THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT, BUT I FEEL LIKE THE MAYOR WOULD BE OPEN TO THAT DISCUSSION AS WELL. BUT I FEEL PERFECTLY FINE APPROVING THIS ONE TODAY. YES. 
          THANK YOU. ALL THREE ARE SECOND WARD. OH, WELL, HEY, THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THIS IS. 
          WOW. REAL TIME HELP. WONDERFUL. WELL, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. THIS FOR THIS ROBUST CONVERSATION ON MOBILE GR. I ALSO FEEL COMFORTABLE SINCE THEY ARE BRINGING EXPERTISE THAT STAFF NEEDS IN TERMS OF SUPPORT. SO ANY FURTHER COMMENT ON THIS APPOINTMENT SEEING NONE. 
          ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. AND LAST THAT BRINGS US TO FURTHER 
          [4. Discussion on the current Board and Commission Vacancy List - August 11, 2026]
DISCUSSION ON OUR CURRENT BOARD AND COMMISSION VACANCY LIST FROM MISS BOSKER. YES. AND I THINK THAT CONVERSATION KIND OF NICELY SEGUES INTO OUR END OF YEAR APPOINTMENT TALK, WHICH IS COMING UP WHEN WE'RE IN A LITTLE BIT OF A LULL BETWEEN ELECTIONS. I'M GOING TO GO HARD AND COMMUNICATING WITH THE LIAISONS AND GETTING INFORMATION TO YOU ALL. 
          APPOINTING AUTHORITIES ON THE END OF YEAR MAKEUP AND WHAT REAPPOINTMENTS OR NEW APPOINTMENTS YOU ALL ARE INTERESTED IN MAKING. SO THAT WILL BE HAPPENING IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. AND THEN AS FAR AS CURRENT VACANCIES GO, THE LOCAL OFFICERS COMPENSATION COMMISSION IS ON THE TOP OF MY LIST. THEY MEET AN ODD YEARS, SO THEY'LL BE MEETING NEXT YEAR. 
          BUT THERE'S ONE CURRENT VACANCY AND THEN ANOTHER COMING UP IN THE END OF SEPTEMBER. AND SO I'LL BRING THAT UP TO THE MAYOR. THERE'S A COUPLE OF CITIES THAT HAVE OPENINGS, AND THERE'S ALWAYS OFTEN A POOL OF APPLICANTS. AND SO WE'LL BRING THAT BACK TO THE MAYOR AS WELL. 
          NOW THAT EVERYONE'S GETTING BACK TO HAVING SCHEDULES ALIGNING AND BEING HERE AT THE SAME TIME. AND THERE ARE A COUPLE OF VACANCIES. THERE'S ONE NEW VACANCY FOR THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION, AND THEN A NEW VACANCY FOR MICHIGAN STREET CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY THAT WILL BE ON THE THE LIST LATER. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU, MISS BOSKER. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS, COLLEAGUES? OKAY. SEEING NONE. AND THEN THANK YOU SO MUCH, MISS BOSKER AND CITY CLERK FOR YOUR WORK ON OUR ELECTIONS. IT'S AN EXCITING YEAR FOR MIDTERMS. IT'S AN AWESOME TURNOUT, IT SEEMS, THROUGHOUT OUR STATE AND THROUGHOUT OUR CITY. SO I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE FOLKS GETTING EVEN MORE CIVICALLY ENGAGED. ALL RIGHT, WELL, THAT'S A LONG MEETING FOR THE COMMITTEE ON APPOINTMENTS, BUT I'M HAPPY WE HAD GREAT DISCUSSIONS. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. AND WE WILL ADJOURN THE COMMITTEE ON APPOINTMENTS AT 8:09 A.M. HAVE A GOOD DAY.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.