Brief: Woodbury Council Makes Committee, Board Appointments

The Woodbury City Council at its Dec. 14 meeting made appointments to various city committees and boards.

There were 43 applicants to the bodies, which review different areas of the city, including planning, the environment, business development and others. Interviews were conducted on Nov. 19.

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Following is a list of the boards and commissions and the new members.

• Brent Brommer
• Andy Seeley
• Edward Bruno

• Ryan Newcomer
• Ramesh Shanmugavel
• Haytham Ibrahim
• Gary Moore    
• Planning Commission
• Kay Hendrikson
• Edward Nemetz 

• Roger Green
• John Rudin
• Tina Simonson

• Jim Tobin
• Heidi Conrad
• Aileen Lyle

• David Birkemeier
• Amy Pflieger
• Sandie Thone
• Jeff Hagen
• Manali Shah
• Steven Fullerton
• James Edberg
• Jennifer Santini
• Kristin Lukes
• Lisa Crain

• Roger Green – Economic Development Commission
• Nancy Remakel – Planning Commission
• Roger Splinter – Environmental Advisory Commission
• Michael Schwartz – Park and Recreation Commission
• Brett Anderson – Business Development Committee

The city council also approved the 2012 council liaison and staff assignments:

• Paul Rebholz as the Mayor Pro Tem
• Amy Scoggins and Administrator Clinton Gridley as the city’s representatives on the Park/Library Association
• Julie Ohs as the city’s representative on the South Washington County Telecommunications Commission
• Rebholz as representative on the Audit and Investment Commission
• Mayor Mary Giuliani Stephens as the Gateway Corridor Commission representative
• Rebholz as Gateway Corridor Commission alternate
• Bill Hargis, Woodbury resident and former mayor, as the Policy Advisory Committee representative
• Stephens as Policy Advisory Committee alternate
• David Jessup, Woodbury staff, Technical Advisory Committee representative
• Klayton Eckles, Woodbury staff, Technical Advisory Committee alternate

The council last Wednesday met for the final time this year.

City Administrator Clint Gridley thanked the council “for what has been an excellent year.” He said the city is looking forward to a “very active” 2012.

Mayor Mary Giuliani Stephens also thanked staff for their work during the past year.

“I think we accomplished a lot,” she said.