Carlberg is a Democrat whose 12 years on the city council – representing Ward 3 from 1994 to 2006 – overlapped with her time on the planning commission. After stepping down from the commission, she is no longer serving on any other city government boards or commissions. She is a board member of the Washtenaw Housing Alliance, a nonprofit consortium of groups working to end homelessness in the county.

The resolution of appreciation cited Carlberg’s “thoughtful and pragmatic approach to projects and issues being considered by the Ann Arbor City Planning Commission,” and stated that she “provided innovation, leadership, equanimity and tireless diligence to the City Planning Commission and the City of Ann Arbor in the interest of the City’s planning efforts.” The resolution stated that the commission will miss her “knowledge, expertise, thoughtfulness and quiet humor.”

Carlberg was on hand to accept the resolution, which was given to her on a wooden plaque. ”I miss you all. I miss the work,” she said. She received a round of applause from commissioners.

Eleanore Adenekan was appointed in July to replace the position vacated by Carlberg.

This brief was filed from the planning commission’s meeting in the second floor council chambers at city hall, 301 E. Huron St. A more detailed report will follow: [link]

Carlberg is a Democrat whose 12 years on city council  (1994-2006) representing Ward 3 overlapped with her time on the planning commission. She will not be serving on any other city government boards or commissions, at least for the moment. She is a board member of the Washtenaw Housing Alliance, a nonprofit consortium of groups working to end homelessness in the county.

Carlberg indicated that she had talked with mayor John Hieftje about a year ago about her decision not to seek reappointment. The mayor is responsible for nominating candidates to the city’s boards and commissions. Those nominations must be approved by the city council, but in recent years, dissent has been a rarity.

Hieftje is expected to put forward a nomination for Carlberg’s replacement at the council’s June 20 meeting, but has told neither Carlberg nor Wendy Rampson, head of the city’s planning staff, the name of the candidate. Tony Derezinski, a Ward 2 city councilmember who serves as the council’s representative on the nine-member planning commission, said he also hadn’t been told who would replace Carlberg.

According to Ann Arbor city code (Section 1:171 – 1:183 of Chapter 8, Title I): ”The Mayor shall notify Council at least 30 days prior to the expiration date of the term of office of any person serving on a board or commission. The Mayor shall place on the table the name of all reappointments no later than 60 days after the expiration date of the term of office.”

Wendy Woods, another former city councilmember who serves on the planning commission, is expected to be reappointed by Hieftje to another term. The current three-year terms for both Woods and Carlberg officially end on June 30. Regular meetings of the planning commission are held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month, but next Tuesday’s meeting – on June 21 – has been cancelled.