Members Present: Christine Harris*, David Cooper, Samuel Guerrero, Chris Benfer, Marla Madison

BVCOG Staff: Christopher Hamilton

The meeting came to order at 2:04 p.m.

All committee members present for the call reviewed the summary of the applicant.

A question was raised about how many council members there are at present from the Austin HSDA, how many council members there are total, and how many total are allowed according to the bylaws. At present, there are four members from Austin, 17 on the Council, and the bylaws allow for 25 voting members.

Dennis Nelson, not able to attend the call, emailed his comments ahead of time, suggesting that if need be, he would relinquish his seat so that a 'consumer' could join. The committee discussed the idea and came to the conclusion that this candidate could be added without Mr. Nelson having to resign.

There was consensus among the committee that this candidate could add a lot to the Council, and that this would not be over-representation from the Austin HSDA.

The committee will recommend this applicant for approval at the next Planning Council meeting on November 15.

Lastly, the committee discussed if they need to meet on its regularly scheduled date of November 21. The group decided that since there is no pressing business, the meeting would be cancelled unless there is an issue that comes up. The committee will still meet on December 19.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:15 p.m.