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0:00 Call to order the meeting of the Public Works and Sustainability Committee.
0:04 Let's call up the agenda here one second.
0:15 Okay, so I'd like to move.
0:17 Well, first item is minutes from the February 17 meeting.
0:25 Motion been made to approve the minutes.
0:28 Motion been made and second.
0:30 All in favor say aye.
0:34 The second item of business is resolution 2026-03 to point a member of the Tree Advisory
0:43 and Education Board for the unexpired term beginning immediately
0:48 and ending December 31, 2026.
0:53 I would like to entertain discussion of this but very likely go into executive session
1:03 or consider going into executive session due to the nature
1:07 of discussing an appointee, a personnel matter.
1:13 First, any opening comments?
1:16 Mr. Bickenstein, are you regretful of losing this position
1:22 as award for council person?
1:25 Not regretful, just excited for whomever is appointed to.
1:29 It's a great board to be a part of.
1:32 I'm excited for whomever that may be.
1:36 Any comments by members of the committee or Councilman Hamilton-Steiner?
1:40 I'll just say we have an excellent group of applicants, so I'm excited to talk about them.
1:45 And of course, as the former and highly engaged chair of this committee of Public Works
1:52 and Sustainability, Councilman Evans has put in a lot of time on trees and with
1:56 the applicants, so we appreciate that.
1:58 Okay, so I'd like to move that we enter executive session for the purpose of discussing
2:05 an appointment, a personnel decision and appointment.
2:09 Clerk Bach, can you help me with my language?
2:32 All right, I'd like to move that we enter executive session pursuant to a higher revised
2:39 code, section 121.22g, for the purposes of considering the appointment of a public official.
2:51 Motion's been made and seconded.
2:53 Now, I'd like to note as part of that motion that we intend to include the law
2:57 director and the council staff in executive session and all members of council and
3:06 So that's the motion.
3:09 Hearing none, I'd like to call a roll call.
3:17 The vote is carried, so we're now entering executive session.
3:26 Lauren, I'm going to have to call you tomorrow and I feel like my phone went to RSA
3:30 and I thought that would be better.
3:43 That's the quickest way to do it.
3:46 You probably would do it.
3:49 Yeah, I haven't tried.
30:50 I'd like to call, I'd like to move that we end executive session.
30:55 Motion has been made and seconded.
30:58 Hearing none, let's call roll.
31:03 Councilman Bullock?
31:05 That motion carries.
31:06 We're now out of executive session.
31:09 Maybe somebody else can make the motion since my screen died.
31:13 I'll make a motion to insert the name Marco Auriella into the ordinance.
31:18 Motion has been made and second.
31:22 I'll briefly say we've received a group of applicants that dates back to last fall.
31:30 There are multiple excellent applicants.
31:33 Once again, we're in a position of having an embarrassment of riches.
31:38 A number of people were really stood out as qualified and we're blessed to have
31:47 so many people willing to commit time, expertise, and their passion to what is
31:55 really a central issue of importance to a town called Lakewood with Wood in the
32:03 We have one appointment available today but we in the fullness of time
32:08 anticipate we'll have future open seats and we hope to return to this group
32:15 of appointees, of applicants rather, to consider their future appointment the
32:22 next time soon enough.
32:25 Any other discussion?
32:29 With hearing none, all in favor of the motion say aye.
32:36 That is the only item of business, the only other item of business we had.
32:42 I'd like to move to refer the resolution as amended favorably to the full
32:52 Hearing none, all in favor say aye.
32:58 That concludes the work of the Public Works and Sustainability Committee
33:03 Without objection, we are adjourned.