Council names Karen Stouder to parks committee, approves regional liaison assignments

The Redmond City Council appointed Karen Stouder to the city’s parks committee and approved a set of liaison assignments to regional bodies including COIC (Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council), COACT (Central Oregon Area Committee on Transportation), the Regional Housing Council and the local chamber.

The mayor proposed Karen Stouder’s appointment to the parks committee, a motion was made and seconded, and the council approved the nomination on a voice vote. The council then finalized liaison assignments: John Nielsen as primary and Clifford as backup to COIC; the mayor as the COACT representative with Jessica as backup; Councilor Kat (described by staff as the city designee) to the Regional Housing Council; John as the chamber liaison; and the mayor as the temporary Redmond Area Park & Rec liaison. The motion to approve the set of liaison appointments was moved and seconded and approved by voice vote.

Council members discussed holding an informal early-evening social meeting in February to create a more interactive relationship with partner agencies and to cover ethics training in a less formal setting. No formal votes were recorded on that social meeting; it was described as a staff-led engagement option.

All appointment and liaison votes in the transcript were taken by voice and recorded as affirmative in the meeting minutes; no individual roll-call tallies were provided in the audio transcript.