02-01-2021 Special Joint CCMSpecial Meeting of the Elk River City Council
Held at the Elk River City Hall
Monday, February I, 2021
Members Present: Mayor John Dietz, Councilmembers Garrett Christianson, Mike
Beyer, Matt Westgaard, and Jennifer Wagner
Members Absent: None
Staff Present: City Administrator Calvin Portner and Deputy Clerk Jessica Miller
I . Call Meeting to Order
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the special meeting of the Elk River City
Council was called to order at 6:01 p.m. by Mayor Dietz.
2. Commission Interviews
Council interviewed the applicants for various advisory board openings.
Moved by Councilmember Westgaard and seconded by Councilmember
Christianson to reappoint David Williams to the Parks and Recreation
Commission for a term expiring February 29, 2024. Motion carried 5-0.
Moved by Mayor Dietz and seconded by Councilmember Wagner to
reappoint David Anderson to the Parks and Recreation Commission for a
term expiring February 29, 2024. Motion carried 5-0.
Moved by Councilmember Wagner and seconded by Councilmember
Westgaard to reappoint Mark Rathbun to the Parks and Recreation
Commission for a term expiring February 29, 2024. Motion carried 5-0.
Moved by Councilmember Westgaard and seconded by Councilmember
Christianson to reappoint John Jordan to the Planning Commission for a term
expiring February 29, 2024. Motion carried 5-0.
Moved by Mayor Dietz and seconded by Councilmember Wagner to
reappoint Robert Rydberg to the Planning Commission for a term expiring
February 29, 2024. Motion carried 5-0.
Moved by Councilmember Christianson to appoint Joshua Hassing to the
Planning Commission for a term beginning March 1, 2021, and expiring
February 29, 2024. Motion died for lack of a second.
Councilmember Christianson explained he respects past practice but doesn't want to
do things just because that is the way they've always been done. He added he would
like to see some new blood on commissions.
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Moved by Mayor Dietz and seconded by Councilmember Westgaard to
reappoint Brad Thiel to the Planning Commission for a term expiring
February 29, 2024. Motion carried 4-1. Councilmember Christianson opposed.
Moved by Councilmember Westgaard and seconded by Councilmember
Beyer to reappoint Jim Hecker to the Furniture and Things Community
Event Center Commission as Elk River Senior Center representative for a
term expiring February 29, 2024. Motion carried 5-0.
Moved by Councilmember Wagner and seconded by Councilmember
Christianson to reappoint Greg Loidolt to the Furniture and Things
Community Event Center Commission as turf association representative for a
term expiring February 29, 2024. Motion carried 5-0.
Moved by Councilmember Wagner and seconded by Councilmember
Christianson to reappoint Tricia Downey to the Furniture and Things
Community Event Center Commission as an at -large representative for a term
expiring February 29, 2024. Motion carried 5-0.
Moved by Councilmember Wagner and seconded by Councilmember
Westgaard to reappoint Trish Curtis to the Energy City Commission as an
energy -related business representative for a term expiring February 29, 2024.
Motion carried 5-0.
Councilmernber Wagner questioned if Casey Mahon would consider serving on the
Energy City Commission since he was not appointed to the Furniture and Things
Community Event Center Commission. She explained she believes Mr. Mahon's
background in public relations will be beneficial to the commission. Mr. Mahon
indicated he would be interested.
Moved by Councilmember Wagner and seconded by Councilmember
Christianson to appoint Casey Mahon to the Energy City Commission as a
residential customer representative for a term beginning March 1, 2021, and
expiring February 29, 2024. Motion carried 5-0.
Moved by Councilmember Christianson and seconded by Councilmember
Westgaard to appoint Travis Leigh to the Energy City Commission as a
residential customer representative for a term beginning March 1, 2021, and
expiring February 29, 2024. Motion carried 5-0.
Moved by Councilmember Christianson and seconded by Councilmember
Wagner to reappoint Zachary Griffiths to the Heritage Preservation
Commission for a term expiring February 29, 2024. Motion carried 5-0.
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Moved by Councihnember Christianson and seconded by Councilmember
Beyer to reappoint Paul Bell to the Utilities Commission for a term expiring
February 29, 2024. Motion carried 5-0.
Council asked staff to reach out to those not appointed and encourage them to get
involved in other ways. Council asked staff to put the applicants in contact with
Volunteer Coordinator Dave Anderson and provide them with information on the
ERA program. Councilmember Wagner also suggested having thank you cards for
the applicants for the Council to sign prior to the next meeting.
4. Adjournment
There being no further business, Mayor Dietz adjourned the meeting of the Elk
River City Council at 6:47 p.m.
Minutes prepared by Jessica Miller.
Tina Allard, City Clerk
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