BMRC Minutes 4-28-2016 MINUTES
Board Member Review Committee Meeting
April 28,2016
5:00 p.m.
Call to order
The meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m. by Commissioner John Stinson. In attendance were
Commissioner John Stinson (Chairman), Members Jerry Johnson, Mike Paschall, and Solomon
Brotman, Cultural Arts and Recreation Advisory Committee Chair Grant Healy, and City Clerk Donna
Bartle.
1. Approval of the minutes of the BMRC meeting of January 28, 2016.
Motion: Approve minutes of the Board Member Review Committee meeting of January 28,
2016.
Moved by Paschall, seconded by Brotman
Motion carried unanimously
2. Interview the new candidates (listed below) for consideration to the Cultural Arts and
Recreation Advisory Committee.
A. John Bishop
B. Marina Kaplan
C. Ellen Glasser
D. Beverly Norman
E. Dawn Pope
The Committee interviewed each candidate listed above separately. An overview of the duties and
responsibilities including the events, programs and activities of the Cultural Arts and Recreation
Advisory Committee were explained to each of the applicants. Each candidate explained their
personal accomplishments, experience, goals and interests in the community. The Committee offered
the opportunity to ask questions and the Committee responded to those questions.
3. Make recommendations on filling vacancies on the Cultural Arts and Recreation Advisory
Committee.
It was noted that Grant Healy, Louis Cantania, Pamela White and Jay Wilson's terms expire on July 8,
2016. The Committee discussed the current members and decided to address the reappointments
before addressing new membership. The Committee made the following recommendations:
Motion: Recommend reappointing Grant Healy, Pamela White and Jay Wilson to the Cultural
Arts and Recreation Advisory Committee for an additional term beginning July 9, 2016 and
ending July 8,2018.
Moved by Brotman, seconded by Paschall
Motion carried unanimously
The Committee discussed the new candidates and made the following recommendations:
Motion: Recommend appointing Beverly Norman to the Cultural Arts and Recreation Advisory
Committee for the term beginning July 9,2016 and ending July 8,2018.
Moved by Paschall, seconded by Brotman
Motion carried unanimously
Motion: Recommend appointing Marina Kaplan to the Cultural Arts and Recreation Advisory
Committee for the term beginning July 9, 2016 and ending July 8, 2018 contingent on her
residency status in Atlantic Beach.
Moved by Brotman, seconded by Healy
Motion carried unanimously
Motion: Recommend appointing Dawn Pope to the Cultural Arts and Recreation Advisory
Committee beginning July 9,2016 and ending July 8,2018.
Moved by Brotman, seconded by Paschall
Motion carried unanimously
The Committee discussed waiting until after June 1St to bring these recommendations to the
Commission for action in order to allow time to check on Ms. Kaplan's residency status. They also
discussed having an alternate choice in the event that another recommendation was needed.
Motion: As an alternate choice, recommend appointing John Bishop to the Cultural Arts and
Recreation Advisory Committee.
Moved by Healy, seconded by Paschall
Motion carried unanimously
4. Other Business.
Commissioner Stinson explained his plan to meet with all the Board and Committee Chairs and
Liaisons to discuss any issues they may have pertaining to their respective board or committee and to
solicit ideas and solutions.
Adjournment
There ing no other usiness, the meeting adjourned at 7:19 p.m.
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John M. Stinson
Chairman
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