AGENDA ITEM EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
ITEM TITLE*
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Appointment to the Community Design Commission
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RESPONSIBLE STAFF, TITLE, DEPARTMENT*
Sabrina Oliver, Town Clerk/Director, Governance Services Department
Brenton Hodge, Assistant Town Clerk, Governance Services Department
ACTION/DECISION POINTS, INCLUDING STAFF RECOMMENDATION*
Council may make appointments to fill the four empty seats on the Community Design Commission (CDC). Staff recommends that Council review the recommendation and vote.
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LEGISLATIVE CONTEXT*
Town Code of Ordinances, Appendix A, Article 8.5. describes the Community Design Commission, and the Advisory Board Membership Policy describes the appointment process.
TRADEOFFS, ALTERNATIVES, IMPACTS
The Community Design Commission has not been able to meet due to the lack of members on the board. Filling a seat will give them enough members to have quorum and to conduct business. A primary commission task is to review and approve or deny certificates of appropriateness as to the aesthetic quality of exterior architectural features and accessory utility features in the Blue Hill District. They must act within a period prescribed by the provisions in 3.11.4.7. The staff expects a Blue Hill District application.
ATTACHMENTS
Council Interview Committee Recommendation
Applications
Ballot
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: Council Interview Committee: Community Design Commission
(Council Members Ryan, McCullough, and Sharp)
SUBJECT: Recommendation for the vacancies on the Community Design Commission (CDC)
DATE: November 6, 2024
RECOMMENDATION: The Council Interview Committee: Community Design Commission (CDC) met on Friday, November 6, 2024, and by a unanimous vote made the following recommendation(s) to the Town Council for consideration:
• Patrick Brennan, Appointment, Town Resident
SPECIAL REQUEST(s): NONE
BACKGROUND: The Council Committee interviewed Patrick Brennan, receiving responses to the usual questions.
The Committee recommends Patrick Brennan for appointment. He expressed special interests in the components of complete communities - community connectivity, green spaces, non-car transportation, livability, and environment. In addition, he is interested in the physical design of the town in terms of greenness and architecture. He has experience living in college towns (UCLA and Princeton communities) and will bring a millennial perspective to the Commission.
Note: Governance Services notes that the Council Interview Committee: Community Design Commission reviewed the following applications: Patrick Brennan and Craig Alan Longnecker. No additional applications were received.