Piedmont Recreation Commission elects Lisa Gardner chair, names Chris Hart vice chair and appoints annual-report subcommittee

The Piedmont Recreation Commission elected Lisa Gardner as chair and Chris Hart as vice chair during its April meeting, and voted to form a subcommittee to draft the commission’s annual report.

The commission opened nominations for chair and a commissioner nominated Gardner; commissioners approved the nomination by voice vote. After the vote Gardner said she was “feeling very grateful for this opportunity.” A separate nomination made for Chris Hart as vice chair also carried by voice vote.

The commission then discussed the annual report required by city code to be prepared on or before May 1. One commissioner, who served on the prior subcommittee, recommended preparing the report earlier in the calendar year (December–January) and presenting it in February to better align reporting with program activity. Following that discussion, Commissioner John Tullock moved that the recreation commission establish a subcommittee to draft the annual report consisting of Commissioners John Tullock and Chris Hart; commissioners approved the motion by voice vote.

Commissioners and staff said copies of the subcommittee’s draft and the version included in the city council staff report would be shared with the commission for review. No formal vote tallies were recorded in the transcript; outcomes are recorded as approved by voice vote in the meeting record.

The commission handled the leadership changes and subcommittee appointments as procedural items and did not take other binding policy actions during that portion of the meeting. The commission moved on to departmental program updates following these items.