#2 Meeting Minutes November 11, 2011Record of Citizen Advisory Committee on Appointments
November 11, 2011
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Meeting of the City of Janesville Citizen Advisory Committee on Appointments held in the Municipal Building
Clerk-Treasurer conference roomon November 11, 2011.
Committee Members Present:Ron Combs, Judith Detert-Moriarty, Ed Pulliam, David Riemer, andLarry Squire
Staff Present: Rebecca Smith
Agenda Items
Roll Call
The meeting began at approximately 11AMwithCombs,Detert-Moriarty,Pulliam, Riemer andSquirepresent.
Smith passed out paper copies of a letter of recommendation email dated 11/7/11 from Councilmember Sam
Liebert to the committee members present at the meeting. Smith shared with the group that she forwarded the
email to the entire committee when it was received, but also wanted to provide paper copies to those present
at the meeting.
Approval of October 20, 2011 meeting minutes
Squiremotioned approval of the minutes.Combsseconded the motion and the vote was5-0-0in favor.
Selection of recommended nominees for the following Boards, Commissions and Committees:
Community Development Authority
John Smecko
Following committee discussion, Combsmotioned to recommend fill the voting member
vacancy. Pulliamseconded the motion and the vote was 5-0-0in favor.
Matters Not on the Agenda
Mr. Peter Apted requested an opportunity to speak. Detert-Moriarty suggested the committee list on future
meeting agendasa time for public comment. Other committee members explained that comments may be
allowed at the discretion of the Committee Chair, so a separate agenda item is not necessary. After brief
discussion, the consensus of the committee was to have the Chair decide if public comments would be
accepted, but suggested any comments be limited to three minutes. Detert-Moriarty, serving as Chair for the
meeting, allowed public comments.
Mr. Apted recommended Ms. Andreah Briarmoon for the CDA vacancy because she is a homeowner in the
Fourth Ward. Ms. Andreah Briarmoon then shared a few comments. She hopesto be considered in the future
for CDA vacancies because she has a long history in the real estateindustry and raised five children as a
single parent in an economically disadvantaged environment. She shared that she understands the culture of
the neighborhood and would be honored to serve on the CDA.
Reimer asked Smith if the CDA only focuses on thefourth ward/downtown area. Smith shared their primary
focus is the central city neighborhoodsand Janesville residents throughout the city that are at low income
levels. Mr. George Fenn also shared his thoughts on the purpose and restrictions of the CDA.
The meeting adjourned at approximately11:15AM.
These minutes are not official until approved by the Citizen Advisory Committee on Appointments.
Rebecca Smith, Management Assistant