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96. Regular Meeting July 9,2001 Page 7 stated that this board was established in 1986 for the purpose of the transition when the City purchased the utility from LCRA, and the board's duties have become less and less. Mr. Mayhew asked about the recommendation to keep 50% of funding for permanent artwork from Arts funding. Ms. Huffman stated during the review the Commission found that most of the funding was going towards performing arts, so the Commission recommended allocating a certain amount of funding to permanent art. Mr. Mayhew requested a list of expenditures. Ms. Hughson stated she was happy to see this recommendation. Mayor Chiu stated the Arts Commission did award $2000 for the Fire Fighters Statue. Ms. Hughson asked what the end-date was for the Bond Task Force. Ms. Huffman stated this review is to formalize that discussion. Ms. Hughson asked if State Law requires the City to have a Zoning Board of Adjustments and Appeals. Mr. Taylor stated the Zoning Board of Adjustments and Appeals is required by State Law in order to have a Zoning Ordinance, and they could have additional roles. Ms. Tatum asked why the Commission recommended converting the Youth Commission to a Task Force since there is a need to build more involvement with our youth in the community, and she recommends the number of members on this Commission be reduced. Ms. Huffman stated the Youth Commission's is primary work is the Youth Summit, and that occurs every other year. Ms. Hughson expressed she would like to see the Youth Summit take place every year. Ms. Tatum stated she would like to see more ongoing activities such as after school projects. Ms. Huffman stated they can start the re-writing the Ordinance and bring it to the Council. Mr. Mihalkanin stated he would like the City Attorney to review the language of the Senior Citizen Advisory Board and to also look at other City Municipalities to see if they have combined Zoning Board of Adjustments and the Construction Board of Adjustments and Appeals. Ms. Hughson asked if the Construction Board of Adjustments and Appeals and the Electrical Board could be combined. Mr. Taylor stated they could. Ms. Hughson asked if the Human Services Advisory Board had other responsibilities other than advising the City on Social Services funding. Ms. Huffman stated that was their main responsibility and that is why there is a recommendation for them to continue as a City Council Advisory Board and to meet on an "as-needed" basis. This could be done through an Ordinance change. Mr. Cox stated he had been approached about the attendance policy to make it more practical so that we can keep good people on boards. Mr. Montoya stated a member is not doing anyone good if they are not there. Mr. Mayhew asked if boards and task forces have the same attendance requirements. Ms. Huffman stated the attendance policy was one of the most debated issues, and yes they have the same attendance requirement. Ms. Hughson asked if Commission considered cost of operating boards and Commissions on this review. Ms. Huffman stated it was not considered, but maybe could be next time. Mayor Chiu introduced a discussion regarding the naming of Terrand Property Greenspace. Mr. Gilley stated it is tradition for the City to name parks and needs Council direction on how to proceed. The Terrand tract will be used for the Wonder World Project and for mitigation, and the rest is greenspace. It was noted that our current Ordinance only allows naming after a person has been deceased for two years. Mr. Mihalkanin stated the remaining section could be named after Burleson one of our town founders. Ms. Hughson suggested we seek the public's ideas for names and consider looking at naming trails and roadway for living people. Mayor Chiu introduced the City Council's report. Mr. Mayhew stated Ms. Anderson and Ms. Millecam had done a fine job on the mailer for Holland Street reconstruction.