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City Council Meeting Minutes • December 20, 2011 Page 6 of 18 MOTION: Councilor Sackett moved to approve Resolution No. 87, Series 2011, seconded by Councilor Keany. Roll call vote was taken. The motion carried by a vote of 5-0. Absent: Councilor Dalton. DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF QUESTIONNAIRE FOR CITY COUNCIL WARD I APPLICANTS Public Relations Manager Muth explained the City Council continued consideration of an appointment to fill the Ward I vacancy to January 17. The Council agreed to ask each applicant to respond to a questionnaire based on questions submitted by Council members and the public. A draft of the questionnaire was provided to Council for their review and approval. The proposed timetable is as follows: • December 20 Council finalizes and approves questionnaire • December 21 Approved questionnaire sent to all applicants • January 9 Deadline to return the completed questionnaires • January 10 Responses distributed to City Council • January 17 City Council vote on Ward I Vacancy • February 7 New Council member will be sworn in The eleven draft questions are as follows: • 1. Tell us about your volunteer or civic involvement in the communities in which you have lived (city, schools, scouts, church, non-profits, neighborhood, etc). 2. Describe similarities and differences between the responsibilities of a City Council member and other positions/capacities (civic, business, home) in which you have served. 3. If appointed you will be confronted with issues where there are differences of opinion between the citizens you represent. Describe your approach to such issues. What is the role of public hearings/comment in City government? What is the role of non- citizen input? 4. Provide an example of where spending one-time funding is appropriate. Provide a second example of where it is inappropriate. While not required, references to the City of Louisville budget are appreciated. 5. An example of a kind of decision that might come before the Council is one where constituents/citizens/neighbors would like to see one use for a property--such as park and trails —on a property zoned for residential development. How would you approach this issue? 6. Tell us what factors you would consider if a proposal came before the city council to • convert the Sam's Club building to include multifamily housing. Would the factors be