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City Council Meeting Minutes November 27, 2018 Page 10 of 12 Councilmember Stolzmann thanked all applicants and board members for their service. She noted the wealth of applicants for the LBoT. She noted there are six boards with only one applicant for multiple spots. She would like to readvertise for those six boards for a larger, diverse pool of candidates. Councilmember Leh stated not having other applicants is not a reason not to appoint the applicants we did get. If any applicant does not have enough votes to be appointed we can go back out; but he worries about opening it up wholesale. Councilmember Loo supported appointing Mr. Menaker to the LRC. She feels he should be appointed and to not appoint him when other boards have one applicant and we are appointing them is inappropriate. Mr. Menaker has done a great deal for the City and she feels he should be appointed. She noted she has received letters from members of the LRC supporting his reappointment. Councilmember Stolzmann noted that last year for the Recreation Board there were enough applicants but we turned away people and reopened the pool as Council wanted a different mix of candidates. She does not want to appoint people to the LCC who didn't apply when we are turning down other applicants for that board. This does not give us the best outcome. She thinks we should readvertise for a larger pool of people so we get a better mix of people. Councilmember Maloney stated the Council should respect the process. He likes the application process as redesigned last year. He asked why the Committee wants to discuss the reappointment of Mr. Menaker. Mayor Muckle stated he suggested the discussion for two reasons. Mr. Menaker has been a great member of the community, but perhaps is a lightning rod as well. He is also reluctant to appoint him for another 5-year term which would give him 15 years on the board without a new voice. Councilmember Leh stated he is uncomfortable discussing a single candidate in the absence of an interview of that candidate. He suggested the Council interview Mr. Menaker and then make a decision. If there are not the votes for a candidate to be appointed than it may take care of itself. Mayor Muckle stated this is just a point of discussion; it can be done however Council chooses. Councilmember Loo stated there are other board members who have served on a board for longer than 15 years. If he is still providing a valuable service to the community a member should be reappointed. She would like him appointed without an interview. 35