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people resources and make them feel safe. She explained this has given her a great deal of perspective over the <br />years. <br /> <br />Councilmember Allen asked what the most important responsibilities a commission member had to the <br />community. <br /> <br />Ms. Kitzhaber stated showing up and being active in meetings would be important. In addition, she would <br />work to represent the City and the Commission. She would speak highly of the group and not be putting the <br />Council down. <br /> <br />Mayor Johnson asked how she would respond if a member of the community were to contact her expressing <br />opposition to an item being addressed by your commission. <br /> <br />Ms. Kitzhaber commented she would hear them out and the reasons for the concern. She would then bring the <br />concern to the commission to see if further discussion was necessary. <br /> <br />Mayor Johnson asked if these actions would change if it was a lifelong friend. <br /> <br />Ms. Kitzhaber indicated this may be better because it would lead to a deeper conversation. She believed this <br />would be great because it would help her connect to why they felt a certain way about the issue. <br /> <br />Councilmember Jacobsen reported each commission is tasked with making recommendations to the City <br />Council. He asked how Ms. Kitzhaber would respond if she disagreed with a policy or Ordinance already in <br />place. <br /> <br />Ms. Kitzhaber stated the obvious answer would be to state she disrespectfully disagreed but noted she would <br />do some research as to why a decision was made. She indicated this may change the way she feels about the <br />issue. <br /> <br />Councilmember Allen asked what the City’s biggest challenges were. <br /> <br />Ms. Kitzhaber reported this was a great question and she did not know how to answer it. She stated she felt a <br />little disconnected from the City and needed to better understand the communities needs. She explained she did <br />not have a great sense of community on her street and believed that being on a commission would help her <br />build community. <br /> <br />Mayor Johnson asked if she was interested in land uses and variances; diversity and accessibility; economic <br />programs, retention and development; the impact of recreation on the community; or the impacts of public <br />safety. <br /> <br />Ms. Kitzhaber commented she was most interested in public safety. She noted she would also be interested in <br />parks and recreation. <br /> <br />Mayor Johnson discussed the process the Council would be following for the committee member <br />appointments. She thanked Ms. Kitzhaber for her interest in serving and asked if she had any questions. <br /> <br />Ms. Kitzhaber asked how much time was required outside of the meetings. <br /> <br />Councilmember Jacobsen commented this depended on the engagement levels of the commission members. He <br />indicated meeting attendance, National Night Out and several Open Houses were activities of the Public Safety