#8 Confirm Ice Skating Committee Appointments
CITY MANAGER’S MEMORANDUM
December 1, 2009
TO: City Council
FROM: Eric J. Levitt
SUBJECT: Confirm Council President appointments to the Ice Skating Advisory
Committee
Request
I request the Council confirm the appointments of the Council President requiring
confirmation.
City Manager Recommendation
No recommendation.
Motion
I move to confirm the appointments of the Council President requiring confirmation.
Summary
Recently the Council established a new Ice Skating Center Advisory Committee. The
Citizens Advisory Committee on Appointments met to make their recommendations for
Council
citizen nominees to this committee. Please find below their recommendations.
President Truman is appointing those recommended by the Committee.
Application forms for those recommended by the Committee, a listing of all citizens that
volunteered, and the unapproved minutes of the Appointment Committee’s 11-12-2009
meeting are included for your reference.
Eligibility
To be eligible for an appointment to a standing committee, individuals must be a
resident of the City of Janesville and have interest or knowledge in the committee’s
subject matter.
Recommendations for Council President Appointments (confirmed by entire
Council)
Council President Truman is appointing those recommended by the Committee.
Ice Skating Center Advisory Committee
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One citizen member shall represent Janesville's youth hockey organizations;
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One shall represent Janesville's figure skating clubs;
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One shall represent the NAHL/Wisconsin Hockey Partners organization;
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One shall represent the Janesville School District; and
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Two citizen members shall serve at-large.
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The Committee recommends Steve Walker to represent Janesville's youth hockey
organizations; Mardel Wien to represent Janesville's figure skating clubs; Dane Litke to
represent the NAHL/Wisconsin Hockey Partners organization; Steven Eichman to
represent the Janesville School District; and Elise Erdmann and Bill DeCremer to serve
at-large. They also recommend Diane Runde as an alternate hockey representative if
Steve Walker is not able to accept the appointment; Kelley Kaiser as an alternate figure
skating representative if Mardel Wien is not able to accept the appointment; and Frank
Dmuchowski as an alternate at-large member if Elise Erdmann or Bill DeCremer are not
able to accept an appointment.
Additionally, Council President Truman is appointing Councilmember Rashkin as the
councilmember to the committee.
Attachments
CC:
Jacob J. Winzenz, Administrative Services Director
Rebecca Smith, Management Assistant
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Fact Sheet for Ice Skating Center Advisory Committee
Purpose
The purpose of this committee is to advise the City Administration and the City Council
on issues regarding the City of Janesville Ice Skating Center. They will also review and
make recommendations on matters pertaining to the operation, maintenance,
marketing, programming, and fee schedule of the Skating Center based upon the
community's needs and interests.
Vacancies
6 vacancies
One citizen member shall represent Janesville's youth hockey organizations;
One shall represent Janesville's figure skating clubs;
One shall represent the NAHL/Wisconsin Hockey Partners organization;
One shall represent the Janesville School District; and
Two citizen members shall serve at-large.
Eligibility to Serve
To be eligible for an appointment to a committee, individuals must be a resident of the
City of Janesville and have interest or knowledge in the committee’s subject matter. They
should also represent the categories outlined in the vacancy section.
Current Members
None. Council President William Truman will be appointing Councilmember Yuri Rashkin
as the City Council representative following confirmation from the City Council.
Volunteers
Name Address Occupation
Judith Atkinson (At Evanville Manor – Licensed
Large) 552 North Chatham Street Practical Nurse
Hedberg Public Library – Material
D. Maureen Birchfield Processing Supervisor; Bede
(At Large) 326 Kellogg Avenue Reflexology - Reflexologist
George Collas (At Regal Cutting Tools – Accounting
Large) 139 Forest Park Boulevard Manager
Bill DeCremer (At
Large) 1111 North Lexington DriveRetired
Frank Dmuchowski Retired IT Executive at Garden
(At Large) 317 Lyndhurst Drive City Group, Inc.
Steven Eichman School District of Janesville –
(School District rep.) 828 Victoria Place Manager of Purchasing
Elise Erdmann (At SPX Corporation – Production
Large) 1711 Meadowlark Drive Planner/SAP Superuser
Goldstein, Chuck (At
Large) 4027 Wilshire Lane Johnson Bank – Insurance Agent
Sandy Heidecker (At 1105 Kellogg Avenue; Apt. Creative Community Living
Large)A7 Services – Caregiver
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Name Address Occupation
Joe Hoppenjan (At
Large) 1112 Burbank #208 None
Francis James (At
Large) 1158 Richardson Street Retired – General Motors
Kelley Kaiser (Figure
Skating rep.) 2307 Plymouth Avenue Sam’s Club
Jeffery Keena (At
Large) 1402 South Willard AvenueRath Gibson
Tom Lemmer (At
Large) 324 Linn Street Family Dollar
Dane Litke Wisconsin Hockey Partners –
(NAHL/WHP rep.) 2619 Affirmed Drive Hockey Coach
Diane Runde (Youth Janesville School District –
Hockey rep.) 3823 Curry Lane Teacher
Gary Schmidt (At
Large) 3718 Chesapeake Avenue General Motors – Assembler
Phil Schram (At
Large) 1228 Grace Street SSI Technologies - Engineer
Steve Stephenson (At
Large) 1062 South Pearl Street Unemployed
Terry Thompson (At
Large) 1411 Sharon Street General Motors – Retired
James Wagman (At Retired Health Care
Large) 1529 Dayton Drive Administrator
Steve Walker (Youth Mercy Health System –
Hockey rep.) 513 Oakland Avenue Purchasing Agent
Mardel Wien (Figure 1202 North Washington Unemployed; Counseling/social
Skating rep.) Streetwork
The applicants below indicated on their Committee Member Application Form a desire to serve
on “Any Committee”.
Judith Atkinson
Bill DeCremer
Sandy Heidecker
Joe Hoppenjan
Francis James
Jeffery Keena
Tom Lemmer
Gary Schmidt
Phil Schram
Steve Stephenson
James Wagman
Record of Citizen Advisory Committee on Appointments
November 12, 2009
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Meeting of the City of Janesville Citizen Advisory Committee on Appointments held in the
Municipal Building first floor conference room on November 12, 2009
Committee Members Present: David Riemer, Judith Detert-Moriarty, Mary Willmer-Sheedy
and Ron Combs
Staff Present: Rebecca Smith
Agenda Items
Roll Call
The meeting began at approximately 2:33PM with Detert-Moriarty, Riemer, Willmer-Sheedy
and Combs present.
Approval of October 5, 2009 meeting minutes
Reimer motioned approval of the minutes. Combs seconded the motion and the vote was 4-
0-0 in favor.
Selection of recommended nominees for the following Boards, Commissions and
Committees
Ice Skating Center Advisory Committee
Following committee discussion, Reimer motioned to recommend Dane Litke to represent the
NAHL/Wisconsin Hockey Partners organization; Steven Eichman to represent the Janesville
School District; Steve Walker to represent Janesville's youth hockey organizations; Mardel
Wien to represent Janesville's figure skating clubs; Elise Erdmann and Bill DeCremer to
serve as at-large members. The motion also included Diane Runde as an alternate hockey
representative if Steve Walker is not able to accept the appointment; Kelley Kaiser as an
alternate figure skating representative if Mardel Wien is not able to accept the appointment;
and Frank Dmuchowski as an alternate at-large member if Elise Erdmann or Bill DeCremer
are not able to accept an appointment. Detert-Moriarty seconded the motion and the vote
was 4-0-0 in favor.
Action on Possible Changes to Committee Member Application Form
Following discussion of the handout provided to the committee based on questions asked
before the meeting, Combs motioned two concepts be added to the letter sent to committee
chairs at the beginning of year:
The letter should let the chairs know that they may contact any appointment committee
member to share their ideas regarding individuals that should be appointed or
attributes they would like to see represented on the committee.
The letter should state that if a chair knows of a city resident that would be well suited
for committee service that the chair is encouraged to invite the person to volunteer by
completing an application form and to let the citizen know to mention his or her contact
with the chair on the form.
Riemer seconded the motion and the vote was 4-0-0 in favor.
Record of Citizen Advisory Committee on Appointments
November 12, 2009
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Riemer motioned to include two new questions on the application form:
How long have you been a City of Janesville resident?
Do you own or rent your home?
Combs seconded the motion and the vote was 4-0-0 in favor.
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 3:20PM.
These minutes are not official until approved by the Citizen Advisory Committee on
Appointments.
Rebecca Smith, Management Assistant