2015-10-19 Appointment Committee - Permanent Building Committee Minutes

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N OPR ra �� �o 0,6391NC0440�� Town of Reading Meeting Minutes RECEIVED TOWN 'CLERK RE ;DING, MASS. Board - Committee - Commission - Council: Appointment Committee - Permanent Building Date: 2015 -10 -19 Building: Reading Town Hall Address: 16 Lowell Street Purpose: General Business Attendees: Members - Present: �..>> OCT 21 P 3:41 Time: 7:00 PM Location: Berger Room Session: Open Sessioin Chairman Alan Foulds and Daniel Ensminger Members - Not Present: Chuck Robinson Others Present: Town Manager Bob LeLacheur, resident George Katsoufis, applicants Karen Goncalves -Dolan and David Traniello Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Secretary Topics of Discussion: Both candidates were present for the entire interview process and questions sometimes overlapped into each other's allotted time. For simplicity of the record their responses below are arranged by candidate and not chronological. Karen Goncalves -Dolan Mr. Ensminger asked why she was interested in the PBC, and she replied by describing with her background in commercial property management, and explained her interest in town building projects. Mr. Foulds asked how long she had been on CPDC and she replied less than one year. He asked if she was a Town Meeting member and she replied that she was not. He asked if she saw any professional conflicts and she replied that her company does not do any work in Reading. Mr. LeLacheur asked if she saw any conflicts with her role as a CPDC member since town building projects have appeared at that Board and she said she wasn't sure but she might need to recuse herself. Mr. Ensminger described the role of an Associate member and the circumstances under which they may be called on to participate and vote. He asked about the time commitment and she explained that only CPDC meetings twice each month might pose a conflict. Mr. Foulds asked if she would be interested in a leadership role on the PBC and she responded that she would be. David Traniello Mr. Ensminger asked why he was interested in the PBC, and he replied that he thought his background as a real estate attorney could be helpful to the committee. He described his background as a Town Meeting member, the Vice Chair on the ZBA, and past Vice Chair of the Zoning Advisory Committee. He said he was always looking for opportunities to use his expertise in land use and development projects. Mr. Foulds asked if he had any professional conflicts, and he replied that as part of his job he was always looking out for that issue, that municipal projects were very rare in his experience, but if something Page 1 1