Item 4: Appointments to Boards, Commissions, and Committees

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Move to reappoint Carmen Urbina to Position 14 on the Human Rights Commission for a three- year term beginning November 1, 2006, and ending on October 31, 2009. Planning Commission There are three vacancies on the Planning Commission, two created by expired terms and one created by the early resignation of a member. Ten applications were received, including one current member who wished to be reappointed. From this pool, the council chose to interview eight applicants on October 3, 2006. In the ballot to appoint, the incumbent received six votes to reappoint and thus that name is offered in nomination here. No other candidates received five or more votes to appoint for the two remaining vacancies. Move to reappoint Richard Duncan to Position 7 on the Planning Commission for a four-year term beginning November 1, 2006, and ending on October 31, 2010. Move to appoint __________ to Position 3 on the Planning Commission to complete the unexpired term of Phillip Hedspeth, a term beginning November 1, 2006, and ending on October 31, 2008. Move to appoint __________ to Position 6 on the Planning Commission for a four-year term beginning November 1, 2006, and ending on October 31, 2010. Toxics Board There are two vacancies on the Toxics Board. One is for a “right-to-know advocate” position and one is a “business required to report” position. There was one applicant for the “right-to- know advocate,” the incumbent who wished to be reappointed. There was also one applicant for the “business required to report” position, again the incumbent who wished to be reappointed. After the recruitment period closed, the , and one applicant for the “business” slot, left his position at the “business required to report” and was no longer eligible to serve on the Toxics Board. At the time of publication, no candidate for the business slot had been identified. Move to reappoint Steve Johnson to Position 4, an advocacy representative on the Toxics Board for a three-year term beginning on November 1, 2006, and ending on October 31, 2009. Whilamut Natural Area Citizen Planning Committee There are two vacancies for Eugene residents on the committee; both of these vacancies are due to resignations of current members and both of these appointments will be to fulfill unexpired terms. Three applications were received for these two slots. The Mayor reviewed the applications and makes the following nominations. Move to appoint Barbara May to Position 6 on the Whilamut Natural Area Citizen Planning Committee to complete the unexpired term of Ed Fredette, a term beginning on November 1, 2006, and ending on October 31, 2008. Move to appoint Sally Nunn to Position 10 on the Whilamut Natural Area Citizen Planning Committee to complete the unexpired term of Greg Ringer, a term beginning on November 1, 2006, and ending on October 31, 2008. L:\CMO\2006 Council Agendas\M061023\S0610234.doc