Item 5CCity of Southlake, Texas
MEMORANDUM
August 31, 2004
TO: Billy Campbell, City Manager
FROM: John Eaglen, Assistant to the City Manager (481 -1433)
SUBJECT: Resolution No. 04 -063, Appointments to the SPIN Standing Committee
Action Requested: City Council approval of Resolution No. 04 -063, appointing members to
the SPIN Standing Committee.
Background
Information: At the beginning of 2004, the SPIN Standing Committee had an increasing
number of vacancies. The Standing Committee identified recruiting
members to serve on the Standing Committee in the vacant SPIN areas as
the number one priority and developed a 2004 agenda that included
participation with Keep Southlake Beautiful in a Spring Garden Tour and
two to three Town Hall Meetings. Standing Committee members
committed to find representatives to serve in SPIN areas that currently had
a vacancy.
With the appointment of Brandon Bledsoe to the Planning and Zoning
Commission this summer, the new leadership established recruitment as
the top priority. With the number of events held this year, five (5) new
members have been recruited to fill existing vacancies:
• SPIN #2 —
Douglas Harsy
• SPIN #9e
— Craig Rothmeier (replacing Brandon Bledsoe)
• SPIN #15
— Tom Corradino
• SPIN #16
— Jon Weirsum
• SPIN Youth
Representative — Haley Smith
This resolution appoints members to the SPIN Standing Committee to fill
the remainder of the unexpired terms.
Financial
Considerations: There are no financial considerations relating to this agenda item.
Financial Impact. There is no financial impact relating to this agenda item.
Billy Campbell, City Manager
August 31, 2004
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Citizen Input /
Board Review: SPIN Representatives have spent this year actively recruiting
Neighborhood Representatives for vacant SPIN areas. This summer, the
SPIN Executive Committee set a goal to have appointments on the
September 7 meeting agenda. At the conclusion of these appointments,
SPIN Areas #6, #7, and #14 are the only remaining SPIN areas that have a
vacancy.
Legal Review: Not Applicable.
Alternatives: Input towards the discussion as desired.
Supporting
Documents: Supporting documents include the following items:
• Copy of Resolution No. 04 -064, appointing members to the SPIN
Standing Committee.
Staff
Recommendation: City Council approval of Resolution No. 04 -064, appointing members to
the SPIN Standing Committee.
RESOLUTION NO. 04 -063
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUP
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR
NEIGHBORHOOD REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE OF THE SOUTHLAKE
INVOLVEMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
EFFECTIVE DATE.
TOIL OF THE CITY OF
THE APPOINTMENT OF
TO THE STANDING
PROGRAM FOR THE
(SPIN); PROVIDING AN
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Southlake, Texas, established the Southlake
Program for the Involvement of Neighborhoods (SPIN) to provide a more available form of
resident participation in the affairs of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the SPIN Mission Statement is to provide a forum which fosters open and
timely communication between citizens of the City of Southlake and City Government regarding
programs, activities, and issues that affect the quality of life in the community and fosters a
stronger sense of community; and
WHEREAS, under Ordinance No. 598 -A, the City Council created the SPIN Standing
Committee to represent each of the designated SPIN neighborhoods with residents from each
SPIN area selecting a representative; and
WHEREAS, the City Council officially names the SPIN Standing Committee members
through a resolution after the SPIN area has selected a representative; now
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS THAT:
Section 1. The following are hereby appointed as neighborhood representatives to the
SPIN Standing Committee for the remainder of the specified term:
SPIN Area #1
Cara White
Through December 2005
SPIN Area #2
Douglas Harsy
Through December 2004
SPIN Area #3
Alan Hochstein
Through December 2005
SPIN Area #5
Jan Francis
Through December 2005
SPIN Area #9e
Craig Rothmeier
Through December 2005
SPIN Area #9w
Jim Jeppe
Through December 2005
SPIN Area #11
Roger Hutton
Through December 2005
SPIN Area #13
Mike Terry
Through December 2005
SPIN Area #15
Tom Corradino
Through December 2005
SPIN Area # 16
Jon Weirsum
Through December 2004
SPIN Youth
Haley Smith
Through December 2004
Resolution No. 04 -063
September 7, 2004
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Section 2. That this resolution shall become effective after its passage and adoption by
the City Council.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS DAY OF , 2004.
CITY OF SOUTHLAKE
Andy Wambsganss, Mayor
ATTEST:
Lori A. Farwell
City Secretary