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