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-- comrndssioner is to place him or herself in the exact center and take as comprehensive a view as possible and she feels Commissioners should have a commitment to planning, time, and a feeling for a balanced view of the whole ci ty. Mr. Haws appreciated Mrs. Ni ven ' s comments, though feels it is difficu1 t to tell his ward, from which there is no planning cOrmUssioner, that they are really being represented and considered in planning efforts. Mr. Murray felt a safeguard against a commissioner's prioritizing his own ward is the fact that there would be seven other members voting. Mayor Anderson expressed having serious reservations about the proposal, agreeing with Mrs. Niven's comments regarding building constituencies. He feels the city should be planned as a unit rather than in sections which can reflect pockets of resistance. He is also concerned that it would be a step backwards in the city's efforts to promote citizen participation since, under the proposal, an individual would have an opportunity to apply only once every four years. He feels, too, that the Council serves as the geographic representatives of the city and, it sOl!'e geographic balance is desirable on the Planning COnmUssion, there should be a better way to effect it and, at the same time, examine the full set of criteria to be used in Planning Commission selections. He would like to see the Council set forth criteria which are felt to be important at the time of a particular selection. For instance, if there is a vacancy in a particular area of town, people applying from that area certainly should have a higher priority than others. a Mr. Murray is not attracted to the idea of loose kinds of criteria and feels too that there are large segments of the community who do not feel adequately represented. Mrs. Niven felt general criteria would be satisfactory along with deciding what specifics need to be considered as particular vacancies arise, taking into consideration the role played by the person vacating the position and evaluating applications in that context. Mrs. Shirey would like to see more definite criteria formulated before voting on the matter. Mr. Keller moved seconded by Mrs. Shirey to table. Motion carried, all Council members present voting aye except Mr. Murray, aJrad1ey and Haws voting no. It was understood a work session would be held Monday, April 12, Noon, in the MCNutt Room to further discuss the issue. Corom 4/7/76 Affirm Mr. Murray suggested that any Council members having ideas for different criteria should draft them by the time of the meeting. e U.~n;id~~ation of Policies ~d Procedures for Planning Commission Appointments April 12 memo from Planning Director has been distributed to Council, suggesting that major factors in Commissioner selection should include interest in community's future, time to serve, minimum of conflict of interest, ability to think objectively, ability to express thoughts clearly, comrndtment to community welfare. The memo also suggests that secondary factors should include occupation, geographic location, age, sex, race and home owner/renter. !'I () . ~ ~ 4/12/76 - 29