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Boards and Commission Applicant Review Copyrighted September 5, 2023 City of Dubuque Boards/Commissions # 01. City Council Meeting ITEM TITLE: Boards and CommissionApplicant Review SUM MARY: Applicants are invited to address the City Council regarding their desire to serve on the following Boards/Commissions. Applicant appointments will be made at the next City Council meeting. Equity and Human Rights Commission One, 3-Year Term through January 1, 2024 (Vacant term of Herrion) and One, 3-Year Term through January 1, 2025 (Vacant term of Williams) Applicants: Michaela Freiburger, 1718 Diane Court David Heiar, 805 Carriage Hill Drive This commission is subject to the State of lowa Gender Balance Law, §69.16A. 9 Commissioners total;currently 4 males/3 females/2 openings SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: ATTACHMENTS: Description Type Overview Sheet Supporting Documentation Equity and Human Rights Commission Applications Supporting Documentation Gender Balance lowa Code Section 69.16a Supporting Documentation Gender Balance Q&A Sheet Supporting Documentation Details and Openings Supporting Documentation APPLICATIONS FOR CITY OF DUBUQUE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS For Council Meeting, Tuesday, September 5, 2023 6:30 p.m., Historic Federal Building, 350 W. 6th Street APPLICANTS ARE INVITED TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL REGARDING THEIR APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT Equity and Human Rights Commission One, 3-Year Term through January 1, 2024 (Vacant term of Herrion) and One, 3-Year Term through January 1, 2025 (Vacant term of Williams) Applicants: Michaela Freiburger, 1718 Diane Court David Heiar, 805 Carriage Hill Drive This commission is subject to the State of/owa Gender Balance Law, §69.16A. 9 Commissioners total; currently 4 males/3 females/2 openings CHAPTER 2 EQUITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION SECTION: 8-2-1: Commission Created 8-2-2: Purpose 8-2-3: Internal Organization And Rules 8-2-4: Procedures For Operation 8-2-5: Membership 8-2-6: Oath 8-2-7:Terms 8-2-8:Vacancies 8-2-9: Officers; Organization 8-2-10: Meetings 8-2-11: Compensation 8-2-12: Removal 8-2-13: Powers 8-2-14: Records To Be Public; Exceptions 8-2-15: Confidentiality Of Complaints 8-2-16: Subpoenas 8-2-1: COMMISSION CREATED: There is hereby created the equity and human rights commission. (Ord.45-15, 7-20-2015; amd. Ord. 33-21, 10-4-2021) 8-2-2: PURPOSE: The purpose of the commission is to hold hearings, compel the production of evidence, and determine the merits of complaints alleging unfair or discriminatory practices in housing, employment, education, credit, or places of public accommodation; to investigate and study the existence, character, causes, and extent of inequity and discrimination and to attempt to eliminate inequity and discrimination by educating the public and promoting equity and human rights in the community; and to take action in the community to promote equitable and inclusive behavior and to eliminate discrimination and advance equity based on age, race, creed, color, sex, national origin, religion, ancestry, disability, marital status,familial status, sexual orientation, or gender identity. (Ord.45-15, 7-20-2015; amd. Ord. 33-21, 10-4-2021) 8-2-3: INTERNAL ORGANIZATION AND RULES: The commission may adopt rules and regulations to govern its organizational procedures as may be necessary and which are not in conflict with this code or the lowa Code. (Ord.45-15, 7-20-2015) 8-2-4: PROCEDURES FOR OPERATION: All administrative, personnel, accounting, budgetary, and procurement policies of the city govern the commission in all its operations. (Ord.45-15, 7-20-2015) 8-2-5: MEMBERSHIP: A. The commission comprises nine(9)residents of the city, appointed by the city council from various racial, religious, cultural, and social groups within the city. B. Residents must be eighteen (18)years of age or older. C. Membership on the commission must comply with the provisions of lowa Code section 69.16A, relating to gender balance. No person can be appointed or reappointed to the commission if that appointment or reappointment would cause the number of members of one gender to be greater than one-half(�/2)of the membership of the commission plus one. If the city has made a good faith effort to appoint a qualified person to fill a vacancy on the commission for a period of three (3)months but has been unable to make a compliant appointment,the city must utilize a fair and unbiased method of selecting the best qualified applicants. (Ord.45- 15, 7-20-2015) 8-2-6: OATH: Each person, upon appointment or reappointment to the commission, must execute an oath of office at the first meeting of the commission following the appointment or reappointment or at the city clerk's office any time prior to the first meeting of the commission. (Ord.45-15, 7-20-2015) 8-2-7: TERMS: The term of office for commissioners is three(3)years or until such commissioner's successor is appointed and qualified. (Ord.45- 15, 7-20-2015) 8-2-8: VACANCIES: Vacancies must be filled in the same manner as original appointments. (Ord.45-15, 7-20-2015) 8-2-9: OFFICERS; ORGANIZATION: The commissioners must choose annually a chairperson and vice chairperson, each to serve a term of one year. The chairperson must appoint a secretary,who need not be a member of the commission.The commissioners must fill a vacancy among its officers for the remainder of the officer's unexpired term. (Ord.45-15, 7-20-2015) 8-2-10: MEETINGS: A. Regular Meetings:The commission must meet monthly. B. Special Meetings: Special meetings may be called by the chairperson or at the written request of a majority of the commissioners. C. Open Meetings:All meetings must be called and held in conformance with the lowa open meetings law. D. Attendance: 1. In the event a commissioner has been absent for three(3)or more consecutive meetings of the commission,without being excused by the chairperson, such absence will be grounds for the commission to recommend to the city council that the position be declared vacant and a replacement appointed. 2. Attendance must be entered upon the minutes of all meetings. E. Minutes:A copy of the minutes of all regular and special meetings of the commission must be filed with the city council within ten (10)working days after each meeting, or by the next regularly scheduled city council meeting,whichever is later. F. Quorum: Five (5)commissioners constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.The affirmative vote of a majority of the commissioners present and voting is necessary for the adoption of any motion or resolution. (Ord.45-15, 7-20-2015) 8-2-11: COMPENSATION: Commissioners serve without compensation, provided that they may receive reimbursement for necessary travel and other expenses while on official commission business within the limits established in the city administrative policies and budget. (Ord.45-15, 7-20- 2015) 8-2-12: REMOVAL: The city council may remove any commissioner for cause upon written charges and after public hearing. (Ord.45-15, 7-20-2015) 8-2-13: POWERS: The commission serves in an advisory capacity to the City Council and has the following powers, duties, and responsibilities: A. To investigate and study the existence, character, causes, and extent of inequity and discrimination in public accommodations, employment, apprenticeship programs,on the job training programs,vocational schools, other educational institutions, and housing in the city and to attempt the elimination of such inequity and discrimination through education, conciliation, and recommended changes to policy and practice. B. To hold hearings upon any complaint made against a person, an employer, an employment agency, a labor organization,or the employees or members thereof,to subpoena witnesses and compel their attendance at such hearings,to administer oaths and take the testimony of any person under oath and to compel such person, employer, employment agency, labor organization, or employees or members thereof,to produce for examination any books and papers relating to any matter involved in such complaint. The commission will issue subpoenas for witnesses in the same manner and for the same purpose on behalf of the respondent upon the respondenYs request. Such hearings may be held by the commission, by any commissioner,or by any hearing examiner appointed by the commission. If a witness either fails or refuses to obey a subpoena issued by the commission, the commission may petition the district court having jurisdiction for issuance of a subpoena and the court must, in a proper case, issue the subpoena. Refusal to obey such subpoena is subject to punishment for contempt. C. To develop recommendations for actions to strengthen policies, practices, services and programs that will, in the judgment of the commission, promote equitable and inclusive behavior that tends to eliminate inequity and discrimination. D. To prepare and transmit to the Mayor and City Council from time to time, but not less often than once each year, reports describing its proceedings, hearings conducted, and the outcome thereof, decisions rendered, and the other work performed by the commission. E. To make recommendations to the City Council concerning advancing equity, promoting inclusion, and addressing discrimination in order to improve quality of life, livability and equity for all residents. F. To cooperate,within the limits of any appropriations made for its operation,with other agencies or organizations, both public and private,whose purposes are consistent with those of this chapter, in the planning and conducting of programs designed to advance equity or eliminate discrimination or cultural and intergroup tensions. G. To adopt, publish, amend, and rescind regulations consistent with and necessary for the civil rights enforcement provisions of this chapter. H. To receive, administer, dispense, and account for any restricted funds that may be voluntarily contributed to the commission and any grants that may be awarded the commission for furthering the purposes of this title. No disbursements will be made of any restricted funds without authority from the City Council. (Ord.45-15, 7-20-2015; amd. Ord. 33-21, 10-4-2021) 8-2-14: RECORDS TO BE PUBLIC; EXCEPTIONS: All records of the commission are public except charges, complaints, reports of investigations, statements, and other documents or records obtained in investigation of any charges. (Ord.45-15, 7-20-2015) 8-2-15: CONFIDENTIALITY OF COMPLAINTS: No member of the commission or its staff will disclose the filing of a charge,the information gathered during the investigation, or the endeavors to eliminate such discriminatory or unfair practice by conference, conciliation, or persuasion unless such disclosure is made in connection with the conduct of such investigation or after the commission has held a public hearing upon a complaint filed in connection with such charge. This section does not prevent any complainant,witness, or other person from publicizing the filing of a charge or complaint or the matter therein complained of. (Ord.45-15, 7-20-2015) 8-2-16: SUBPOENAS: The commission may issue subpoenas and order discovery in aid of investigations under this title. Such subpoenas and discovery may be ordered to the same extent and subject to the same limitations as would apply for county attorney subpoenas. (Ord.45-15, 7-20-2015) Trish Gleason From: noreply@civicplus.com Sent: Thursday, April 6, 2023 3:22 PM To: Adrienne Breitfelder;Trish Gleason; Collins Eboh; Carol Spinoso Subject: Online Form Submittal: Board/Commission Application Form Caution!This message was sent from outside your organization. Block sender Board/Commission Application Form Individuals serving on Boards and Commissions play an important role in advising the City Council on matters of interest to our community and its future. The City Clerk's Office, City Hall, 50 West 13th Street, Dubuque, IA, accepts applications for any Board and/or Commission at any time. Applications stay active for one year from the date of receipt in the Clerk's Office. Applications to multiple vacancies and/or reappointment requests requires separate applications. Please complete the online application and separate optional demographic information below Personal Information Select the Board, Equity and Human Rights Commission Commission, or Committee applying for: Name: Michaela Freiburger Please enter the best way Mi-kh-ayla Fri-burger to pronounce your name below: How did you hear about City Life or another City of Dubuque Program City of Dubuque Boards and Commission? If other, please specify: Field not completed. Gender(choose all that Woman apply) Note: Some City Boards/Commissions are subject to the gender balance requirement in lowa Code Section 69.16A If trans or transgender Field not completed. please specify: i If another identity please Field not completed. specify: Street Address: PLEASE 1718 Diane Court NOTE:you must live within the Dubuque city limits to apply/serve on a City of Dubuque board or commission. City Dubuque State IA Zip Code: 52003 Preferred Phone Number: 563-599-5633 Email Address(es): michaela.freiburger@gmail.com Place of Employment: Boy Scouts of America Business Phone Number: Field not completed. Job Title/ Duties: District Executive (for Dubuque & Dellaykee Districts) Please list your experience, I have completed the DEI training through the City of Dubuque, skills and or education that have been part of the Inclusive Dubuque Network, co-chair of have prepared you for the Business Employer Inclusion Network, have completed an service on this Equity in Food Systems Food Certification from the Cleo board/commission: Institute. Additionally, I continue to work with many diverse communities to promote and increase exposure through event planning and strategic planning for not-for-profits. What contributions can you I am applying because I am always working to build a stronger make or state reason for community for my daughter to grow up in. The Food Policy applying? Council is transitioning into quarterly meetings and I would like to continue to make an impact through local government. Describe your experience I continue to find ways to better myself in spaces with diverse working in diverse individuals. I understand there will be some discord when there environments: is to be harmony, and I am fully understanding my opinion is one of many to appreciate. Civil discourse and keeping an open mind is the way to go; ever learning and growing to be the best version of one's self. Describe your experience I started the Food Policy Council at the County level (with two engaging other community others) and had hosted community events to get input and members to gather their opinions when Chair. input and opinions: 2 It is important to meet people where they are and not expect people to find you. List two references: LuAnn Gerdamann 563-451-6740 (Include their name and Clara Lopez 563-239-8965 phone number) Jason Neises 563-213-8357 Let me know if you need more. Are you currently serving on Yes other Boards, Commissions, or Committees? If yes,which? Dubuque County Food Policy Council Have you served on a Yes Board, Commission, or Committee before? If yes,which? Dubuque County Food Policy Council Have you participated in No the City Life program? If so, when? Field not comp/eted. Have you participated in Yes the Intercultural Competency Program offered through the City of Dubuque or other organizations? If yes to the above 2017? question, please list the orginization that offered the program and the date of completion:? This application is a public document and as such can be reproduced and distributed for the public. Each application for reappointment to a City Board or Commission will be considered without regard to incumbency. Misrepresentations on this application will constitute just cause for removal of an appointee. Specific attention should be directed to possible conflict of interest. For further clarification, if a situation arises, contact the City Clerk's Office or the City Attorney's Office. Signature (type your name Michaela Freiburger here as electronic verfication): Date: 04/06/2023 3 Trish Gleason From: noreply@civicplus.com Sent: Monday,July 31, 2023 12:36 PM To: Adrienne Breitfelder;Trish Gleason; Gisella Aitken Subject: Online Form Submittal: Board/Commission Application Form Caution!This message was sent from outside your organization. Block sender Board/Commission Application Form Individuals serving on Boards and Commissions play an important role in advising the City Council on matters of interest to our community and its future. The City Clerk's Office, City Hall, 50 West 13th Street, Dubuque, IA, accepts applications for any Board and/or Commission at any time. Applications stay active for one year from the date of receipt in the Clerk's Office. Applications to multiple vacancies and/or reappointment requests requires separate applications. Please complete the online application and separate optional demographic information below Personal Information Select the Board, Equity and Human Rights Commission Commission, or Committee applying for: Name: David j Heiar Please enter the best way David j Heiar to pronounce your name below: How did you hear about Other: City of Dubuque Boards and Commission? If other, please specify: Telegraph Herald Gender(choose all that Man apply) Note: Some City Boards/Commissions are subject to the gender balance requirement in lowa Code Section 69.16A If trans or transgender Field not completed. please specify: i If another identity please Field not completed. specify: Street Address: PLEASE 805 Carriage Hill Drive NOTE:you must live within suite 5 the Dubuque city limits to apply/serve on a City of Dubuque board or commission. City Dubuque State IA Zip Code: 52003 Preferred Phone Number: 15635991223 Email Address(es): daveheiar1 @gmail.com Place of Employment: retired Business Phone Number: Field not completed. Job Title/ Duties: Field not completed. Please list your experience, Prior to retirement in 2022, I committed 44 years to public skills and or education that service as a city administrator, city manager, and economic have prepared you for development director. I worked for the cities of Bellevue, service on this Manchester and Dubuque prior to my first retirement in 2013. I board/commission: then helped establish the Jacson County Economic Alliance. These years of public service helped me to understand local government, but also taught me many skills in understanding and working with people from many backgrounds and of differing opinions. What contributions can you As stated earlier, public service was my career and life. make or state reason for Retirement has not ended my desire to continue to serve but applying? has instead given me more time to volunteer and continue to serve my community. In 2019, I became an Associate to the Franciscan Sisters of Dubuque. To be a Franciscan is to respect the dignity of each human person and all creation, to be open to the world and its diversity of cultures, faiths, traditions, races and peoples, and to seek peace through action forjustice. Service on the Equity and Human Rights Commission seems like a natural fit for me at this time in my life. 2 Describe your experience A life in public service certainly made me aware of differences working in diverse in opinions from the very beginning. However, it wasn't until I environments: accepted a position with the City of Dubuque in 2005, that I had the opportunity to work with people who were racially and culturally different from me. In 2006, my wife accepted a teaching position at Lincoln elementary school. We quickly learned about diversity and the role poverty plays in our society. I truly appreciated the required Intercultural Competency training for all city employees. I also participated in a 3-day poverty training class at Loras College early in my employment with the city. Another eye-opening experience! I consider learning a lifelong experience. Since the beginning of COVID in 2020, I have read more than 50 books on black and indigenous history/culture. Describe your experience As a city administrator, city manager, and economic engaging other community development director, it was critical to keep my mind, eyes and members to gather their ears open to public input and concerns. In the Fall of 2022, I input and opinions: participated in a weekend seminar designed to help teach proven techniques for practicing sincere listening, leading effective dialogue and managing conflict. Over the past year, I have participated in the 7-part equity series of community conversations facilitated by the Community Foundation and the Telegraph Herald. I served as a facilitator for small group conversations. List two references: Nicolas Hockenberry 319-512-9403 (Include their name and Anderson Sainci 863-430-8802 phone number) Are you currently serving on No other Boards, Commissions, or Committees? If yes,which? Field not completed. Have you served on a No Board, Commission, or Committee before? If yes,which? Field not completed. Have you participated in No the City Life program? If so, when? Field not completed. Have you participated in Yes the Intercultural Competency Program 3 offered through the City of Dubuque or other organizations? If yes to the above As a city employee question, please list the orginization that offered the program and the date of completion:? This application is a public document and as such can be reproduced and distributed for the public. Each application for reappointment to a City Board or Commission will be considered without regard to incumbency. Misrepresentations on this application will constitute just cause for removal of an appointee. Specific attention should be directed to possible conflict of interest. For further clarification, if a situation arises, contact the City Clerk's Office or the City Attorney's Office. Signature (type your name David J Heiar here as electronic verfication): Date: 7/31/23 Email not displaying correctly?View it in vour browser. 4 1 VACANCIES —REMOVAL—TERMS, §69.16A 69.16A Gender balance. 1. All appointive boards, commissions, committees, and councils of the state established by the Code, if not otherwise provided by law, shall be gender balanced. No person shall be appointed or reappointed to any board, commission, committee, or council established by the Code if that appointment or reappointment would cause the number of inembers of the board, commission, committee, or council of one gender to be greater than one-half the membership of the board, commission, committee, or council plus one if the board, commission, committee,or council is composed of an odd number of inembers. If the board, commission, committee, or council is composed of an even number of inembers, not more than one-half of the membership shall be of one gender. If there are multiple appointing authorities for a board, commission, committee, or council, they shall consult each other to avoid a violation of this section. 2. All appointive boards,commissions,committees,and councils of a political subdivision of the state that are established by the Code, if not otherwise provided by law, shall be gender balanced as provided by subsection 1 unless the political subdivision has made a good faith effort to appoint a qualified person to fill a vacancy on a board, commission, committee, or council in compliance with subsection 1 for a period of three months but has been unable to make a compliant appointment. In complying with the requirements of this subsection, political subdivisions shall utilize a fair and unbiased method of selecting the best qualified applicants. This subsection shall not prohibit an individual whose term expires prior to January 1, 2012, from being reappointed even though the reappointment continues an inequity in gender balance. 86 Acts, ch 1245, §2041; 87 Acts, ch 218, §8; 88 Acts, ch ll50, §1; 2009 Acts, ch 162, §1, 2 Referred to in�SD.3, 15F.102, 15H.3,23.3,28A.7,35A2,80.28,84A.1A,S4A.4, 135.43, 135109, 142A.3, 148.2A, 155A.2A, 159A.13, 216A.12,216A.92A,216A.132,216A162,217.43,235B.1,252B22,256.5A,256.35A,272.3,273.15,28415,303A.5,31422,418.5,455A20, 455B150,514E.2,542.4,904A2A Tue Nov 24 21:20:54 2020 Iowa Code 2021, Section 6916A (14, 0) r • _._ _ : _' _ - , - .. - . - ` � . . - , _. . 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Under the new code section , cities that make a good faith passed that extends to cities and counties gender balance require- effort to find a qualified person of the necessary gender to fill the ment for all appointive boards , commissions , committees and position for a period of three months and are unable to do so may � councils created by the Iowa code . In other words , bodies cities appoint a person to the position regardless of the gender balance are required to have under Iowa code when they provide certain requirement . functions or services , such as the planning and zoning commission, ' library boards and the board of adjustment , with appointed (not Q : What constitutes a " good faith effort" ? elected) members , must be gender balanced . A : There is no hard and fast definition , but cities should be able to demonstrate a legitimate effort during the three month time Q : What does ` gender balanced' mean ? period to recruit qualified members of the necessary gender , before A : Gender balance means if the body has an even number of ap- appointing a member that creates gender imbalance . In addition, pointees , it must be evenly made up of inen and worrien . For exam- the legislation requires that cities must always "utilize a fair and ple , three women and three men must serve on a six member board . unbiased method of selecting the best qualified applicants , " regard- If the body has an odd number of appointees , it must be " one half less of gender. plus one " of either gender . For instance , if there are five members , three could be men and the other two women, or vice versa . Q : Is there a reporting requirement ? A : No . The legislation did not include a reporting requirement ; Q : �X/hen do the changes go into effect ? however, many cities keep information on their boards and A : Cities must have gender balanced boards , commissions , com- commissions—including current members- posted online , to better mittees and councils by January 1 , 2012 . This does not prohibit an inform citizens of the makeup of local governing bodies . individual whose term expires prior to January 1 , 2012 , from being reappointed even though the reappointment continues an inequity Q ; How can I recruit more women or men to volunteer for in gender balance ; however, cities should start planning upcoming these positions ? appointments now , to ensure gender balance is reached by that date . A : The Commission on the Status of Women has prepared a guide Making a chart of existing boards and upcoming vacancies, and/ to help cities learn how to recruit gender balanced boards and com- or keeping track of current appointments and necessary recruit- missions . This resource can be found at www . women . iowa . gov/ ing periods would be a good start to ensuring your city is tracking whats new/index . html . The Commission also prepared a guide gender balance , and is prepared for the January 1 , 2012 implementa- called the "Five Step Guide to City and County Boards and How to tion date . Get Appointed" to be used as a tool by interested women to learn more about how to get involved in city boards and commissions . By Jessica Hyland Harder, League Government Affairs Counsel -� - . - g a ,� rP q e � � e n A , /! , � � Y a9►u � "' � , _ �� J , � � � � ' . . � ��; - _ .�.�..-- _�- � � ;�� I i(�ft �� rQ i Y�� � �f 7� 31 � d y( .. .� i ( a�.^"- � � r � f� E � . s Fc . 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Room 4 Yr.Term-Meets 4th Thur.4 p.m., Library Public Member 1 Douglas Brotherton 9/14/25 Public Member 1 Andrew Bland 7/1/26 Public Member 2 Marianne Kurtz-Weber 9/14/25 Public Member 2 A.Alanda Gregory 7/1/26 Public Member 3 Michael Phillips 9/14/26 Public Member 3 Victor Lieberman 7/1/27 Public Member 4 Robert Blocker 9/14/26 Public Member 4 Pam Mullin 7/1/27 Public Member 5 Sue Clemenson 9/14/24 Public Member 5 Robert Armstrong 7/1/24 Public Member 6 Christina Monk 7/1/24 AIRPORT ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS Public Member 7 Greg Gorton 7/1/25 5 Yr.Term-Meets on Call County Rep. Laurie Guy 2/15/26 CABLE TELEVISION COMMISSION County Rep. Mary Goebel 2/15/26 3 Yr.Term- Meets on Call., Varied locations Public Member 1 Open Open unknown Public Member 1 Pauline Maloney 7/1/26 ZBA Rep. Rena Stierman 3/25/27 Public Member 2 Open Open 7/1/26 ZBA Rep. Jonathan McCoy 3/25/26 Public Member 3 Ronald Tigges 7/1/26 Public Member 4 Open Open 7/1/24 AIRPORT ZONING COMMISSION Public Member 5 Jennifer Tigges 7/1/24 6 Yr.Term- Meets on Call County Rep. Open Open 12/31/26 CATFISH CREEK WATERSHED MANGT.AUTHORITY County Rep. Mary Goebel 12/31/26 4 Yr.term-Meets Quarterly Public Member 1 Open Open 12/31/26 Public Member 1 ** Steven Drahozal 7/16/24 ZAC Rep. Richard Russell 7/1/24 Public Member 2 Jared Mc Govern 7/16/24 ZAC Rep. Matthew Mulligan 7/1/25 CIVIC CENTER ADVISORY COMMISSION ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS ADVISORY COMMISSION 3 Yr.Term-Meets last Mon.of each month,3:30 p.m., Five Flags 3 Yr.Term-Meets 4th Tuesday,3:30 p.m., MFC or Varied locations Public Member 1 Danielle Jacobs 6/29/24 Business Pro 1 Noelle Chesney 6/30/24 Public Member 2 Mc Kenzie Blau 6/29/25 In Cultural&Entertain Dist. 1 Paula Neuhaus 6/30/24 Public Member 3 Brenda Christner 6/29/25 Out Cultural&Entertain Dist. 1 Thomas Robbins 6/30/24 Public Member 4 Bryce Parks 6/29/24 Public Member 1 Shirley Davis-Orwoll 6/30/25 Public Member 5 Rod Bakke 6/29/25 Public Member 2 Doug Donald 6/30/25 Public Member 3 Susan Riedel 6/30/25 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION Public Member 4 Nicholas Halder 6/30/25 3 Year Term-Meets 2nd Wed.,4:15 p.m., City Hall Public Member 1 Scott Crabill 4/6/26 BUILDING CODE ADVISORY AND APPEALS BOARD Public Member 2 Carla Heathcote 4/6/24 3 Yr.Term-Meets 1st Thur.,4:30 p.m., Federal Bldg. Public Member 3 Daniel White 4/6/25 Altn. Commercial Construct Pro 1 Open Open 1/1/24 Altn. Electrical Construct Pro 1 Adam Brown 1/1/24 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION Altn. HVAC Construct Pro 1 Open Open 1/1/24 3 Yr.Term-Meets 3rd Wed.,5:30 p.m., Federal Bldg./Housing Altn. Plumbing Construct Pro 1 Open Open 1/1/24 Housing Commission Rep. 1 Renee Kohoe 8/17/24 Altn. Residential Construct Pro 1 Open Open 1/1/24 Low/Moderate Income Rep. 1 Kelly Fox 2/15/26 Commercial Construct Pro 1 Open Open 1/1/24 Low/Moderate Income Rep. 2 Gerald Hammel Jr. 2/15/24 Electrical Construct Pro 1 Thomas Townsend 1/1/24 Low/Moderate Income Rep. 3 Julie Woodyard 2/15/24 HVAC Construct Pro 1 Corey Valaskey 1/1/24 Low/Moderate Income Rep.4 Dominique Jeter 2/15/25 Multidisciplinary Rep. 1 C. Blaine Schoenhard III 1/1/24 Public Member 1 Sasha Williams 2/15/24 Multidisciplinary Rep.2 Katrina Wilberding 1/1/24 Public Member 2�� Dean Boles 2/15/25 Plumbing Construct Pro 1 Daniel Mc Namer 1/1/24 Public Member 3 Michelle Hinke 2/15/25 Residential Construct Pro 1 Open Open 1/1/24 Public Member 4 Gabriel Mozena 2/15/26 Equity and Human Rights Commission LONG RANGE PLANNING ADVISORY COMM. 3 Yr.Term-Meets 2nd Tus.4:30 p.m., MFC Conf. room 2 3 Yr.Term-Meets 3rd Wed.5:30 p.m., Federal Bldg. Public Member 1 Carla Anderson 1/1/25 Housing Commission Rep. 1 Amy Eudaley 8/17/23 Public Member 2 Enoc Sanchez 1/1/26 Public Member 1 Mark Ward 7/1/26 Public Member 3 Matt Zanger 1/1/26 Public Member 2 Michael Rabagia 7/1/26 Public Member 4 Jake Kurczek 1/1/26 Public Member 3 Tyler Stoffel 7/1/24 Public Member 5 Lauren Link 1/1/24 Public Member 4 Beth McGrath 7/1/24 Public Member 6 Theresa Sampson 1/1/24 Public Member 5 Cliff Conrad 7/1/25 Public Member 7 Maitha Jolet 1/1/25 Public Member 6 Open Open 7/1/25 Public Member 8 Open Open 1/1/24 Public Member 9 Open Open 1/1/25 PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMISSION 3 Yr.Term -Meets 2nd Tues.,4:30 p.m. MFC/Varied locations HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Public Member 1 ** Robin Kennicker 6/30/26 3 Yr.Term-Meets 3rd Thur.,5:30 p.m., Federal Bldg. Public Member 2 Ron Axtell 6/30/26 Architect At-Large 1 Christina Monk 7/1/26 Public Member 3 Jessica Ochoa 6/30/26 Cathedral District 1 Open Open 7/1/26 Public Member 4 Jennifer Tigges 6/30/24 Jackson Park District 1 Janice Esser 7/1/25 Public Member 5 Lori 011endick 6/30/25 Langworthy District 1 Thea Dement 7/1/26 Public Member 6 Josh Jorgenson 6/30/25 Old Main District 1 Open Open 7/1/24 Public Member 7 Jason Henkel 6/30/25 Public Member 1 Melissa Cassill 7/1/24 Public Member 2 William Doyle 7/1/24 RESILIENT COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMISSION Public Member 3 Tim Gau 7/1/24 3 Yr.Term-Meets 1st Thur.5:00 p.m. ,Jule Op. &Train.Center West 11th District 1 Rick Stuter 7/1/25 Commission Cross Rep. 1 Steven Drahozal 7/16/24 Interim District Rep. 1 Heidi Pettit Unt1distnmade°°'"""e"` Commission Cross Rep.2 Robin Kennicker 6/30/26 Commission Cross Rep.3 Dean Boles 2/15/25 HOUSING APPEALS AND MEDIATION BOARD Public Member 1 Sandra Evans 7/1/25 3-Yr.Term-Meets 3rd Tues.,4:30 p.m., Federal Bldg. Public Member 2 Adam Hoffman 7/1/24 Public Member 1 Mary Gotz 1/1/24 Public Member 3 Joshua Chamberland 7/1/26 Public Member 2 Luke Hoffmann 1/1/24 Public Member 4 Lalith Jayawickrama 7/1/26 Public Member 3 Gil Spence 1/1/24 Public Member 5 Katharine Connolly 7/1/24 Public Member 4 Lynn Sutton 1/1/24 Public Member 6 Jacob Kohlhaas 7/1/25 Public Member 5 Jeff Lenhart 1/1/24 TRANSIT ADVISORY BOARD HOUSING COMMISSION 3 Yr.Term-Meets 2nd Thur. Intermodal Transit Station 3 Yr.Term-Meets 4th Tues. (Jan,Aril,July,Oct),4:00 p.m., Fed. Bldg. Public Member 1 Open Open 7/30/25 Public Member 1 `� Renee Kohoe 8/17/24 Public Member 2 Open Open 7/30/26 Public Member 2 Ross Janes 8/17/24 Public Member 3 Greg Orwoll 7/30/26 Public Member 3 Rick Merfeld 8/17/24 Public Member 4 Open Open 7/30/26 Public Member 4 Margie White 8/17/24 Public Member 5 Matthew Esser 7/30/24 Public Member 5 Sam Wooden 8/17/24 Public Member 6 Cathy Dickens 8/17/25 ZONING ADVISORY COMMISSION Public Member 7 Julietta Scott 8/17/26 3 Yr.Term-Meets 1st Wed.,6:00 p.m., Fed. Bldg.. Public Member 8�" Rick Baumhover 8/17/25 Public Member 1 " Matthew Mulligan 7/1/25 Public Member 9**�� Amy Eudaley 8/17/26 Public Member 2 Martha Christ 7/1/26 Section 8 Rep. 1 Calvin Jones 8/17/24 Public Member 3 � Carrie Lohrmann 7/1/26 Public Member 4 Teri Zuccaro 7/1/26 HOUSING TRUST FUND ADVISORY COMMITTEE Public Member 5 Richard Russell 7/1/24 3 Yr.Term-Meets as needed,7:30 a.m., Federal Bldg. Public Member 6 Ryan Sempf 7/1/24 Housing Commission Rep. 1 Rick Baumhover 8/17/25 Public Member 7 Pat Norton 7/1/25 Housing Commission Rep.2 Amy Eudaley 8/17/23 Public Member 1 Open Open 8/17/25 ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS Public Member 2 Jim Holz 8/17/24 5 Yr.Term-Meets 4th Thur.,5:30 p.m. Fed. Bldg.. Public Member 3 Michelle Becwar 8/17/24 Public Member 1 Gwen Kosel 3/25/24 Public Member 2** Keith Ahlvin 3/25/25 INVESTMENT OVERSIGHT ADVISORY COMMISSION Public Member 3 Jonathan McCoy 3/25/26 3 Yr.Term-Meets 4th Wed.(Jan., April,July, Oct.)3 p.m.,City Hall Public Member 4 Rena Stierman 3/25/27 Public Member 1 Open Open 7/1/26 Public Member 5 Matthew Mauss 3/25/28 Public Member 2 Molly Valaskey 7/1/24 Public Member 3 Thomas Major 7/1/24 Public Member 4 Joshua Merritt 7/1/25 Public Member 5 Gary Ruden 7/1/25