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<br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council 4.5 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Consent December 7, 2020 Jessica Miller, Deputy Clerk <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />HRA and Library Board Appointments Tina Allard, City Clerk <br />Reviewed by <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Appoint, by motion, the following Mayoral recommendations for terms beginning January 1, 2021: <br />1. Nate Ovall to the Housing and Redevelopment Authority for a five-year term beginning January 1, 2021, <br />and expiring December 31, 2025. <br />2. Isaac Blaske to the Library Board for a three-year term beginning January 1, 2021, and expiring December <br />31, 2023. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />Per the Advisory Board and Commission Policy, the Mayor shall make appointments to the Economic <br />Development Authority, Housing and Redevelopment Authority, and Library Board with approval of the Council. <br />Michelle Eder decided not to seek reappointment to the Housing and Redevelopment Authority. The Mayor is <br />recommending Nate Ovall to fill Ms. Eder’s position. He is recommending Councilmember Wagner to fill <br />Councilmember Ovall’s Council representative position on the HRA. <br /> <br />State statute states “a library board member shall not be eligible to serve more than three consecutive three-year <br />terms”. Mary Eberley is finishing her third consecutive term and therefore is not eligible for reappointment. Staff <br />advertised for the position and received four great applications. Mayor Dietz conducted phone interviews and is <br />recommending Isaac Blaske to fill the Library Board position. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />N/A <br /> <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />N/A <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> Ovall application (HRA) <br /> Blaske application (Library Board) <br /> <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional <br /> <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity. <br /> Updated: August 2020 <br />