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MEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: ROGER NELSON, CITY MANAGER
MEETING DATE: J,lolL44,2� 1 I �j /
SUBJECT: BOARD/COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS
RECOMMENDATION:
City Council to consider and appoint citizens to the various boards/commissions;
consider Chairman appointments to the Convention & Visitors Bureau Advisory Board
and the Grapevine Heritage Foundation; and consider the City Council liaison
appointment to the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Board.
BACKGROUND:
Each year at this time, the City Council reviews and considers citizen appointments to
the various boards/commissions. Notifications of vacancies on the boards/commissions
were published in the Fort Worth Star Telegram, Dallas Morning News, and The
Grapevine Sun. Applications and attendance records for 2000-2001 were compiled and
distributed to the City Council and Staff on Friday, June 8. Applicant interviews were
conducted by City Council panels during June.
Pursuant to the Grapevine Code of Ordinances, Chapter 21, Section 21-28, the City
Council appoints the Chairman of the Convention & Visitors Bureau Advisory Board.
The Mayor appoints the Chairman of the Grapevine Heritage Foundation as authorized
by Resolution No. 90-17.
Senate Bill 569 provides that the cities of Grapevine, Irving, Euless and Coppell will
share a one-year rotating ex -officio seat on the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Board. The
proposed Council Liaison position would serve as the official point of contact for
Grapevine with the airport and the other host cities. This position would become a
regular Council Liaison position in the future.
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June 26, 2001 (2:49PM)