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<br />Total value is $7165; Jongeward, Morris and Redden will pay $4100 by November <br />1, 1978, and Howard will pay $3,065 immediately upon vacation. <br /> <br />Mr. Keller moved seconded by Mr. Haws to authorize final reading <br />as recommended. Motion carried unanimoUSly. <br /> <br />Corom <br />4/7/76 <br />Approve <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />T. Planning Commission Appointment (Vacancy created due to resignation of Howard <br />Bonnett) - Mr. Keller has been informed by staff that there are currently <br />32 applicants on file in the Manager's office showing interest in serving on <br />the Planning Commission. 13 of the 32 designate that commission as their <br />first choice. He wondered if Council felt additional applications should be <br />accepted. Mr. Haws felt the appointment to be highly important, that applications <br />should be opened up. Mr. Murray felt that, before IlDre applications are <br />accepted, consideration should be given to the pending natter of whether <br />residents should be appointed on a geographic basis. Manager noted that item <br />was not scheduled on "today's" agenda since P1ann.ing Director is out of town. <br /> <br />It was understood further discussion would be held at the April 7 <br />Committee meeting. <br /> <br />PolIcies andProceduresfOrpTanningcorriiilIssion - AppOintments <br /> <br />Corom <br />3/24/76 <br />Affirm <br /> <br />Mr. Murray IlDved seconded by Mr. Hamel that future Planning <br />Commissioners be selected on a ward basis to ensure IlDre <br />equitable geographic distribution and genuine citywide participation; <br />that future selections be by open application, applicants applying <br />for a position from the ward in which they reside; that the council <br />member from that ward should have no more influence than any other <br />in selecting; that the appointment method would affect only future .. <br />appointments and not alter existing Planning commission personnel; <br />that two Commissioners be added irnrrediately, one of them to expand <br />the number from 7 to 8 and one to fill the current vacancy; that the <br />appointments should be made from wards where no current members <br />reside, Council to determine from which two wards; and that more <br />precise geographic distribution be developed later as needed. <br /> <br />Corom <br />4/7/76 <br />See action <br />below <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Mr. Williams felt a possible danger would be that Planning Commissioners <br />might feel they represent a specific area. Also, he would find an 8-member <br />commission Objectionable for voting purposes - an odd number is far wiser, <br />he said.. <br /> <br />Mr. Keller agreed with Mr. Williams' points, feeling the whole concept is <br />unsa tisfactory. <br /> <br />MIs. Beal could not see the significance of geographic distribution if the <br />members would not actually represent their area. Mr. Murray responded that, <br />for those who feel there is significance, i,t is based on a feeling that <br />experience of a first-hand' nature with an area or problem is a kind of <br />knowledge which is useful in the planning process. There is also concern <br />wi th eliminating any parochialism. He feels it is parochial at present, <br />wi th many members coming from a limi ted area. <br /> <br />Betty Niven, former Planning Corrunissioner, felt it would be helpful to adopt <br />cri teria and have among them the effort to have geographic representation in <br />a very broad sense. She is very uneasy, however, about having people from <br />a particular district. Even though it is not the intent, she thinks people <br />living in a certain area would be convinced that their representative should be <br />treating them as a constituency. Mrs. Niven says the role of a planning <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />4/12/76 - 28 <br /> <br />,,"0 t' <br />