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City Council Meeting Minutes February 7, 2023 Page 2 of 11 Beth McLennan, Louisville resident, stated that she was a juror for the Louisville Resiliency Sculpture and also expressed her disappointment in Council's action. Kyle Brown, thanked Council for the opportunity he had to be a councilmember. He stated he is looking forward to working with the Louisville Council in his new capacity as State House Representative. He offered his congratulations to the new Ward 3 councilmembers. He noted his door is always open and he looks forward to continuing his service to this community. APPOINTMENT OF WARD III COUNCILMEMBERS Mayor Maloney stated the Council has two vacant Ward 3 seats as a result of Councilmember Brown being selected to serve as State House Representative and Councilmember Maloney being becoming Mayor after Mayor Stolzmann was elected as County Commissioner. The Council conducted seven interviews on January 31. He thanked all of the applicants noting it was a very good pool to choose from with many qualified candidates willing to serve on Council. Public Comments — None Mayor Maloney asked for nominations for the first vacancy MOTION: Mayor Pro Tern Fahey nominated Dietrich Hoefner, seconded by Mayor Maloney. Councilmember Most stated she was uncomfortable with this process and feels it fell short in the area of EDI. She would have liked additional discussion about EDI. She felt the process was rushed. As a community she would like to see Council to do better on EDI issues. She worries there are people in the community that are not being served or listened to. She stated this does not take away from those being appointed this evening, just that she wants people to keep this in mind. Councilmember Leh encouraged everyone to read the applications and also noted the quality of the applicants. He noted the outreach to residents to get a more diverse pool of applicants. He stated this process is a challenge and the answers from the applicants were varied. He stated the process was not perfect but he is pleased with the outcome. VOTE: Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. Mayor Maloney asked for nominations for the second vacancy. MOTION: Councilmember Most nominated Barbara Hamlington, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Fahey.