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HomeMy WebLinkAbout8B - Retiring Adv Committee Mem MEETING DATE: AGENDA #: PREPARED BY: AGENDA ITEM: PRESENTATION: CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT 16200 Eagle Creek Avenue S.E. Prior Lake, MN 55372-1714 November 1, 2004 SB Frank Boyles, City Manager PRESENTATION TO RETIRING ADVISORY BODY MEMBERS: (1) MARGI ATWOOD, PLANNING COMMISSION; AND (2) LORI HELGESTAD, PARKS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. Advisory bodies are a critical part of Prior Lake City Government. They determine how effective our organization is in accomplishing its responsibilities by performing some very important tasks. It is therefore critical that advisory body members are diligent in the performance of their responsibilities. Prior Lake is losing two such individuals from our advisory bodies. Both have resigned from their positions effective November 1, 2004. Tonight we would like to recognize each of them. Margi Atwood has been a member of the Prior Lake Planning Commission since 2000. During her time on the planning commission she has displayed a keen desire to balance community and individual interests. She is no stranger to the strain which development can create on a neighborhood since her first involvement with the City was as a neighbor concerned about the Deerfield development. She has performed her roles as Planning Commissioner admirably. We appreciate her many contributions and wish her well in the future. Lori Helgestad has been a Parks Advisory Committee member for 3 years. Lori is an avid bicycler, tennis player, and cross-country skier. Lori and her husband moved to Prior Lake in 2001 partly because of the recreation opportunities and the rural setting that the community offered. Her interest in serving the Park Advisory Committee was a result of her desire to see park and natural areas preserved, and appropriate recreation areas provided as the community continued to grow. Lori has served on the PAC during some important decisions including the dance studio privatization, Skate Park construction, and now the comprehensive plan update. Lori is resigning to devote her energies to other tasks. The Mayor will present a plague to each retiring committee member. www.cityofpriorlake.com N:\8B.DOC Phone 952.447.4230 / Fax 952.447.4245