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e IV. APPOINTMENTS: NOTIFICATION OF MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT TO THE SISTER CITY COMMISSION Mayor Miller announced his appointment of Jim Bjork to the Sister City Com- mission. V. APPOINTMENTS: MAYOR MILLER'S NOMINATIONS TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, SOUTHERN WILLAMETTE PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCIL, AND THE TREE COMMISSION Ms. Ehrman said that she is concerned with the controversy surrounding Mayor Miller's nomination of Randy Cuddeback to the Tree Commission vacancy. She noted that two members have already resigned from the commission and said that it is unfortunate to lose commission members over the appointment. Mayor Miller pointed out the importance of having a balanced membership on the commission in order to represent the broad range of interests and view- points that exi.st within the community. His appointment of Randy Cuddeback would add such a balance to the commission. e Ms. Bascom said that she is dissatisfied with the proposed committee appoint- ments, noting that its membership is no longer as dynamic as it was. She spoke about the possibility of waiving the requirement that the committee appointee be an officer of an neighborhood organization. If the council chose to do this, other applicants would be eligible for committee member- ship. She also stated that while she is generally dissatisfied with the proposed commission membership, Jacqueline Chama is highly knowledgeable and might provide a moderate voice on the commission. Mr. Rutan moved, seconded by Ms. Ehrman, to appoint the May- or's nominations to the Human Rights Commission, Southern Willamette Private Industry Council, and the Tree Commission as outlined. Mr. Boles moved, seconded by Mr. MacDonald, to separate the Tree Commission appointment from the other commission appoint- ments in the motion. Mr. MacDonald also expressed concern with the appointment of Randy Cuddeback to the commission. While he generally agrees on the need to have a balanced committee make-up, Mr. Cuddeback is employed as a logger and might be diffi- cult to work with. Appointing him to the Tree Commission would be like ap- pointing a non-human rights advocate to the Human Rights Commission. Mayor Miller said that the council is assuming unfairly that Mr. Cuddeback would not make a good candidate simply because of his employment history. Having a representative from the timber industry on the commission might facilitate a solution to the dispute over timber harvest within the urban growth boundary. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 9, 1991 Page 5