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AMENDED - Report of the Mayor submitting citizen committee appointments (introduced 7-11-06; action 7-18-2006)
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I hereby submit, for your consideration and approval, the following citizen appointments. "Statement of Interests" forms are on file in the City Clerk's Office for those citizens required to file.
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION COMMISSION
*2/3 vote required for confirmation of non-city residents.
Pursuant to Sec. 3.27(2) of the Madison General Ordinances, " … provisions of this section shall not necessarily apply with reference to membership on special study committees where in the judgement of the mayor and two-thirds (2/3) of the Common Council, the best interests of the city will be served by the appointment of certain nonresident members who are particularly well qualified by reasons of education, background, and experience … ."
*HEIDI M. PASCUAL, 1509 Martin St. #5, 53713-1149, Town of Madison - appoint to the remainder of a two-year term to the position of Adult City Resident. Ms. Pascual is a journalist/publisher and editor for the Asian Wisconzine & The Capital City Hues. She succeeds Mary Lin who resigned.
TERM EXPIRES: 4-15-2008.
RATIONALE: The mayor has made it his personal commitment to attempt to diversify all city commissions to reflect the diverse makeup of the city.
The Affirmative Action Commission has several openings. The Mayor's Office and the Department of Civil Rights have made extensive efforts to gain the interest and commitment from members of Madison Asian Americans to serve on City committees and commissions. The greater Madison area has over 12,000 Asians Americans. Meetings with Asian American organizations, advertisements and personalized mailings have resulted in little interest from Asian Americans residing in the City to fill current vacancies.
One individual that who has indicated an interest in serving on the AAC is Ms.Heidi Pascual. Ms. Pascual was born and raised in the Philippines, and immigrated to the US in 1998. She is a naturalized citizen of Madison. In the years she has lived in Madison, she has worked as an Associate Editor and Sales Director for the Madison Times newspaper. In November 2004, she founded her own publication, Asian Wisconzine. In addition to being the editor and publisher of her magazine, she is a columnist for new The Capital City Hues.
She is also a member of the Wisconsin Women of Color Network, Inc, the Wisconsin Organization for Asian Americans, and Philippine-American Association of Madison.
FACILITIES PROGRAMS AND FEES COMMITTEE (PARK COMM SUBCOMMITTEE)
MMSD recommendation:
LUCY A. CHAFFIN, Executive Director, Madison School and Community Recreation, 545 W. Dayton St., 53703 - appoint to the position of MMSD Representative succeeding Christopher Nelson.
MADISON DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
(for information only)
MDC REPRESENTATIVES:
WILLIAM BEISENSTEIN, 3102 Hawks Haven Trail, DeForest - reappointed to a three-year term.
TERM EXPIRES: 6-4-2009.
MARK TABER, 6102 Woods Crossing, McFarland - appointed to a three-year term succeeding John McClure.
TERM EXPIRES: 6-4-2009.
MONONA TERRACE COMMUNITY AND CONVENTION CENTER BOARD
M. ALICE O'CONNOR, 1240 Sherman Ave., 53703 (2nd A.D.) - appoint to the remainder of a three-year term to the position of City Alternate. Ms. O'Connor is employed by Murphy Desmond & O'Connor Communications as director of government relations and strategic services. She succeeds Sheridan Glen who was moved/appointed to a City Appointee position.
TERM EXPIRES: 5-1-2007.
REVIEW, BOARD OF
RICHARD L. STAUBER, 706 Seneca Pl., 53711 (10th A.D.) - appoint to the remainder of a five-year term to the position of Adult City Resident. Mr. Stauber is a retired UW professor. He succeeds Eugene Bruhnke who resigned.
TERM EXPIRES: 4-17-2007.
TRANSPORT 2020 IMPLEMENTATION TASK FORCE
STEPHEN J. HINIKER, 118 Bascom Pl., 53726 (5th A.D.) - appoint to the position of Common Council or Citizen Member. Mr. Hiniker is executive director of 1000 Friends of Wisconsin. He succeeds Warren Onken who resigned.
URBAN DESIGN COMMISSION
LOU W. HOST-JABLONSKI, 30 Lansing St., 53714 (15th A.D.) - reappoint to the balance of a three-year term to the position of Registered Architect. First Appointed 7-16-1996.
TERM EXPIRES: 6-30-2009 2008.
NOTE: At the Council meeting of June 21, 2005, Mr. Host-Jablonski was appointed to one year of the three-year term.
Currently serving on: Sustainable Design and Energy Committee
TODD R. BARNETT, 118 N. Breese Terr. Apt. I, 53705 (5th A.D.) - reappoint to a three-year term to the position of Registered Architect. First Appointed 1-16-2001.
TERM EXPIRES: 6-30-2009.
LISA J. GEER, 2554 E. Johnson St., 53704 (12th A.D.) - reappoint to a three-year term to the position of Design Professional. First Appointed 9-16-2003.
TERM EXPIRES: 6-30-2009.
JACK P. WILLIAMS, 4025 Council Crest, 53711-2952 (10th A.D.) - reappoint to a one-year term to the position of Alternate Citizen Representative. First Appointed 3-29-2005.
TERM EXPIRES: 6-30-2007.
Respectfully submitted,
David J. Cieslewicz
Mayor