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Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Minutes September 18, 2017 Page7of8 What technical/professional qualifications, skill sets and relevant experiences do you have for this position (such as educational degrees, specialized training, service on governing or decision-making boards, etc.)? One of the roles of the Historic Preservation Commission is public outreach. If appointed to the Historic Preservation Commission, how will you use your strengths to engage the community? Describe a situation where you were involved with a group and had to work through a disagreement or conflict among the members. What techniques or specific actions did you find to be most effective in mitigating or resolving the disagreement/conflict? Are you willing to commit to understanding due process and how quasi-judicial boards function? Cyndi Thomas stated that the second question suggested the Commission could encourage people to landmark buildings, but that the Commission was not allowed to do this. Trice replied that the question was meant to address outreach. Cyndi Thomas suggested asking the applicant about their understanding of due process. Chuck Thomas agreed. Koertje stated that he did not like the fifth question, because it invites fluff answers. Ulm and Fahey concurred. Haley suggested cutting out the "situation" part of the question and keeping the second half of the question. Cyndi Thomas suggested asking a question about how to stand your ground when on a commission and how to avoid a group -think mentality. Chuck Thomas concurred. Fahey added that civility was important for commissioners. Ulm requested a more direct framing of the fifth question rather than asking applicants to make up a scenario framework. Ulm added that his favorite was the third question. Cyndi Thomas stated that her favorite question was the first question. Haley stated that the public outreach questions were good for measuring creativity and that public outreach was important to the Commission Fahey concurred that public outreach was an important part of the Commission's job. Koertje stated that his favorite was the third question. Chuck Thomas stated that the second question was the essence of what the Historic Preservation Commission does.