The Kirkland City Council last week appointed Kirkland residents Erik Mott, Gregory Sparhawk and James Truhan to the City’s Design Review Board (DRB).

The Council, along with current DRB member Brian Berg, interviewed six applicants June 28 for four open positions left vacant after four resigned from their positions in the spring. The three selected will complete the unexpired terms of the members who resigned earlier this year.

Mott, who owns an architectural design firm, and Sparhawk, a licensed architect, were appointed to serve until March 31, 2011. Truhan, a licensed architect working in the real estate design field, was appointed to serve until March 31, 2010.

A fourth position was left unfilled specifically to encourage professional landscape architects to apply.

The DRB is a volunteer group. Its role is to review and make decisions upon proposed development projects for compliance with City of Kirkland design guidelines in several of Kirkland’s business districts and to evaluate existing design policies.

If interested in the final open position, submit an application to the City by 5 p.m. on July 14. Application forms are available on the City’s Web site at www.ci.kirkland.wa.us, by calling (425) 587-3190 or at City Hall, 123 5th Avenue.