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2. Legal ALADEAN DEROSE: I am most pleased to introduce to all of you today your new council to the HPC, Shawn Peterson, who has come to us from Baker and Daniels as a very experienced attorney. I can attest to his intelligence, his conscientiousness, and his work ethic. I think you will be very pleased to have him as your legal council. If ever there's a date or time that Shawn cannot be here then I will remain as his back up. Shawn Peterson briefly introduced himself to the commission. IV. OLD BUSINESS 1. Chapin Park Standards and Guidelines, Taylor's Field and LWE CATHERINE HOSTETLER: We have them underway and Julie's been working on them all month. We hope to have them all printed off and ready to go by the end of this year, or the beginning of next year. MARTHA CHOITZ: To the printer or back from the printer? CATHERINE HOSTETLER: Back from the printer. 2. Vote on Amendment to By -Laws LYNN PATRICK: Catherine, did you have a chance to ask Aladean about that one suggested change? ALADEAN DEROSE: Yes, she did. Catherine mentioned that Julie had suggested that the committee language have the same language as in the Advisory Board to the effect that no opinion or recommendation made by the committee shall constitute official action of the Commission nor shall it bind the Commission in any way. I don't have a problem with adding that language; however, committee's generally as a rule don't have binding authority on what the commission does so it's not necessary, but if you want to add that we certainly can. JOHN OXIAN: How come in Section 2, you state, "Special Committees may be appointed by resolution of the Commission, or by unanimous consent, to serve at the pleasure of the Commission." What is the idea of unanimous consent? I don't understand why you need that. ALADEAN DEROSE: It is simply a more instant way of appointing special committees. Frankly I don't know, this is the existing language JOHN OXIAN: I've seen where you say maybe by resolution of the commission that just about takes care of everything. You don't even need the words by unanimous consent; because, to me it sounds like the only way the contents of this resolution will be applied would have to be by unanimous consent of the commission and I don't think you want that in there. I would drop those words. I would also drop those same words where it states, "Such Special Committees by the President may continue if authorized by resolution of the Commission by unanimous consent." ALADEAN DEROSE: If it is not an illegal modification then I don't have a problem with that, if that's what you want to do. JOANN SPORLEDER: In part one, I have some concerns about how and whom the ex - officio people are to be appointed and for how long they serve. It is not stated how or by whom they are to be selected or appointed. Are they appointed by the commission at large, the president, the committee chairman, or other? How long do they serve? Do they serve for one meeting, a specific project, for a year, or longer? I also have the same questions for Section 2 as well. 24