The Duluth City Council held an agenda session on Thursday, October 24, 2024, beginning at 5:15 PM. The meeting included an interview for an appointment to the DECC Board and discussion of 27 agenda items covering finance, personnel, planning, public works, recreation, and ordinances. No final votes were taken; action is scheduled for a future meeting. The session ended with the Council moving into a closed session to discuss a grievance settlement.
Hey. Good evening, folks. We are going to start with the um interview for the deck position. Can I have the applicant come forward, please? Good evening. Thank you for being here. Can you tell us how you would like to be addressed? Okay. Thank you. Thank you for being here. Do you we'll start with questions uh regarding this position? Do you have personal or financial interest, direct or indirect with the deck, or are you engaged in any capacity whereby a conflict of rent interest might arise? Negative. Okay. Please give us a brief outline of your educational and work experience and how that background might be of benefit in relationship to the deck. Um born and raised Duluth. Um in the heart of the craft district. I also lead the Lincoln Park business group. I have for the last five and a half years, and I've been on the board for the last 10. Um just a matter of being involved. I think uh see something, say something. You need to be involved in your community. So that's why I'm here. Okay, thank you. And you you touched on that, Stephanie, but uh if you want to expand on that, why you're interested in serving on the deck board in particular. Because the deck is a huge part of Duluth, and it's a huge part of Lincoln Park. And so the operation of the deck and how that's set up and the future goes for the deck, you need to be involved. And being in charge in Lincoln Park and being a part of that, and being a born and raised Duluth, I think it's important to support that and be a part of um uh what's the right word? Um, not the fix it, but uh a solver and and to be a part of that so that things get done. Just like like you serve on the city council. It's not because you get paid a lot of money. Do you foresee any personal scheduling conflicts which would make it difficult for you to attend the board meetings? Negative. It's during the day on Thursdays, last of the month, I believe. Right. Um, what do you consider your personal strengths that you would bring to your work on the deck? Uh knowledge, experience. Um, I also um probably gets me in trouble more than it should, but I say things. So what I mean by say things is I'm very honest and forthcoming. So if I see a wrong, I expect it to be fixed. I'm a I don't have a problem in the communication department, I think is a better term to use. Okay. Um are you presently serving on any other boards or commissions? Yes, ma'am. Not commissions. I am the head of the Lincoln Park business group, and I also serve on the White Side Whiteside Board. Okay. Um, is there anything you'd like to add and tell the council concerning your possible appointment to the deck? Um, just that uh I I love my city. There's a reason I raise my kids here, there's a reason I still stay here, and um, I think the deck is a vital part of our area, and um support and transparency is also important, and I'd like to be a part of that.