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City Council <br />Meeting Minutes <br />June 4, 2019 <br />Page 14 of 16 <br />Councilmember Stolzmann asked if Mayor Muckle planned to recuse himself from the <br />discussion as was not at the interviews. Mayor Muckle stated he would do whatever his <br />fellow councilmembers prefer No members asked him to recuse himself <br />Mayor Pro Tem Lipton stated there was consensus in February that Rich Bradfield was <br />the next best candidate He is comfortable appointing to one vacancy now and waiting <br />until the end of the year on the second appointment. <br />Public Comments — None <br />Councilmember Leh stated both positions should be filled now so we have a full <br />complement of members on the LRC <br />Mayor Pro Tem Lipton would like an expanded pool of applicants to choose from for the <br />final position, anyone appointed now will have to reapply in December for a full term <br />Councilmember Loo stated she recalled there were three qualified candidates who rose to <br />the top and she would like to fill both vacancies. As they have to reapply at the end of the <br />year, Council can choose to not reappoint anyone if it is not going well <br />Councilmember Loo moved to appoint Rich Bradfield for the current vacancy and Debra <br />Baskett to the July 1 vacancy <br />Councilmember Maloney supports only appointing one member now <br />Mayor Muckle seconded Councilmember Loo's motion <br />Councilmember Keany supports appointing two members tonight. It would give us a full <br />complement of members for the remainder of the year He supports Councilmember <br />Loo's motion stating both have experience that would benefit the board <br />Councilmember Stolzmann stated she recalls a clear front runner but not two good <br />applicants She supports Mayor Pro Tem Lipton's suggestion of only appointing one <br />person now <br />Councilmember Stolzmann made a substitute motion to appoint Rich Bradfield now and <br />leave the July 1 position vacant, Mayor Pro Tem Lipton seconded the motion <br />Mayor Muckle stated this is a long time to leave a position open <br />Councilmember Stolzmann stated there was no consensus on the second candidate and <br />the Council may not want to have a character discussion this evening <br />