Community Meeting Minutes

MINUTES OF HIGHLAND DISTRICT COUNCIL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING | January 23rd, 2009

Members of the Highland District Council Executive Committee met January 23, 2009 7:30 AM to set the agenda for the Feb. 5 board meeting. Members present were: Shawn Bartsh, Bill Klein, Steve Lentsch, Joseph McCabe, Tim Puffer, and Jennifer Taylor James.

1. Agenda

The agenda was approved.

2. Outside Speakers

It is planned to have Raphael Ortega and Ken Iosso make a presentation regarding property taxes. Time allotted will be 30 minutes with 15 minutes for questions.

3. Election of Alternate

The election of and alternate will be put on the agenda, but if there is a strong objection to notification not being in the Villager, then it will be moved the next board meeting.

4. Recurring Agenda Items

All the recurring agenda items such as committee reports and the community organizer report will be included. It was decided to place the Community Organizer’s report at the top of the agenda. Community Services will introduce a resolution to change position on dog parks from negative to neutral. The Executive Committee needs to consider CIB appointees by Feb. 5, and Kathy will again put out an email soliciting candidates.

5. Board Meeting Resolutions

All resolutions that will be introduced need to be circulated before the board meetings. The By-Law resolution will be on the agenda, near the end. Code of Conduct will be on the agenda.

6. At-Home Solutions

This is a program designed to assist Seniors to keep them in their homes longer. What role would the HDC play?

7. Introduction of Issues

There was some discussion regarding procedures for advocacy groups to introduce issues to the district council.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 a.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Steven E Lentsch