SUBJECT:
Title
Historic Preservation Advisory Board Applicant Review and Recommendation to Town Council - Update
Department
DEPARTMENT: Planning & Development
Presenter
PRESENTER(S): Harry Brennan, Senior Planner
Time
TIME ESTIMATE: 70 minutes
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SUMMARY/KEY POINTS
* Advisory boards make recommendations for board appointments to the Town Council every two years.
* Four (4) positions on HPAB are ending on April 30, 2026.
* One (1) position on HPAB ends on April 30, 2027.
* HPAB will need to appoint five (5) members to the board from the seven (7) attached applications.
* The Applicant receiving the fewest votes of the selected five will receive the position ending April 30, 2027.
* Four (4) applicants will be appointed to four (4) three-year terms, and one (1) applicant will be appointed to a vacated term ending April 30, 2027. These appointments will fulfill the odd numbered yearly appointments as updated in the Town of Erie Municipal Code.
BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
Ordinance 30-2025 repealed and reenacted Title 3 of the Erie Municipal Code regarding boards, commissions, and committees. Appointments shall occur in April of odd number of years or as necessary to fill vacancies. Because of the Municipal Code update, four (4) applicants will now be appointed seats with terms ending April 30, 2029. One (1) applicant will be appointed to a vacated seat ending April 30, 2027.
? A quorum must be present.
? All members present will receive a blank ranking sheet at the meeting.
? Members will review the applications and submit their rankings to the staff liaison, who will enter them into a scoring sheet.
? The staff liaison will compile the individual scores into a single composite score, which will be used to develop the ranking.
? Members may then discuss the final rankings, if needed, and make recommendations for the open positions.
? If, after discussion, the rankings are tied ...
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