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Memo To: From: cc: Date: Re: Environmental Policy Task Force (EPTF) Sarah Strommen, Council Liaison Sylvia Frolik, Staff Liaison Jim Norman, City Administrator November 17, 2003 ~ Council Discussion Regarding EPTF at 11/10/03 Council Work Session Please accept my apologies for being absent at tonight's EPTF meeting. I have a work commitment that forces me to be late, if I make it at all. Below are my comments on the agenda item for which I'm responsible. Background When originally appointed, the EPTF had nine ~oting members: · 1 member from the Planning and Zoning Commission · 1 member from the Park and Recreation Commission · 2 membersfrom PONDS · 5 members chosen by City Council (each of the five Council members nominated one member) Since the initial formation, the number of members has declined due to elections and resignations. Currently there are just four voting members, plus the Council Liaison (a position added by City Council in January 2003). The open positions were not filled in order to allow Council to discuss the possibility of transitioning the EPTF from a task force to a permanent board. Council Discussion At the November 10, 2003 City Council Work Session, the future of EPTF was discussed. Making the EPTF a permanent entity first requires an ordinance. Then the positions must be advertised and interviews conducted. Because this will be a lengthy process, and because the EPTF has immediate projects on which it is working, consensus of the City Council was to appoint members to the vacant positions. Meanwhile, the long-term future of the EPTF will remain on the list of City Council Work Session agenda items. Direction to the EPTF The EPTF should recommend names of potential members to the City Council as soon as possible. My hope is that this discussion will take place at tonight's meeting. I'm sure that Sylvia can fill-in anything that I've missed.