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Charter Commission Meeting April 12, 2011 Page 2 DRAFT 43 Commissioner Bartsch asked if the fees go into the city budget — the response was yes. Mr. 44 Henderson indicated that cities are charging a range of fees ranging between $5 and $10 per 45 household. He stated that he was concerned about having to vote on all road construction and 46 that a guaranteed fee that is allocated entirely for roads might be a way to fund the necessary 47 repairs. 48 49 Appreciation Certificates 50 Certificates were presented to Harry Carlson for 12 years of service to the City as a 51 Commissioner and to Steve Minar for 4 years of service by Vice Chair Dahl. 52 53 OPENING REMARKS — Chair Chris Lyden 54 55 Commissioner Lyden indicated he wanted to offer some "rules of engagement" for the work of 56 the Commission. He noted that he has some hearing loss and asked commissioners to speak 57 loudly so he could hear them. His philosophy is that when things go right the credit goes to the 58 whole Commission and when things do not go right the resposibility will fall to the Chair. He 59 suggested that commissioners "check their ego at the door" and that for the privliege of serving 60 the citizens the proper attitude is humility. He asked that commissioners behave with respect 61 toward one -another and that we do not have the right to tell another commissioner that their 62 perspective is wrong. Each commissioner has the obligation to define his/her premise in the 63 most positive way possible in an effort to influence other commissioners. 64 As commissioners we should strive to uphold the highest standards of integrity. He believes it 65 might be helpful to have pictures as well as some biographical information on the web site so 66 that citizens can approach commissioners if they encounter us in public settings. 67 Meeting procedures — Chair Lyden asked that all comments be directed to the Chair and that all 68 side conversations be eliminated. He also wants to ensure that the Commission is following the 69 approved Roberts rules procedures when calling the question. 70 71 APPROVAL OF MINUTES 72 73 a) April 8, 2010 with corrections. These have been appproved previously. Commissioner 74 Trehus indicated he had some corrections. Vice Chair Dahl asked Commissioner Trehus to 75 submit his comments and corrections and they could be reviewed at the next meeting. 76 MOTION by Commissioner Trehus, seconded by Commissioner Sutherland to table review the 77 minutes at the next meeting of the Commission. 78 Motion passes with Commissioners Gunderson, Helgemoe, and Gunderson abstaining. 79 80 b) January 12, 2012 minutes — these minutes were not distributed in the preparation packets 81 and thus were not available for review. 82 MOTION by Commissioner Trehus, seconded By Commissioner Turcotte to table the minutes 83 for review at the next meeting of the Commission. ,.LN 84 Motion passes with Commissioner Sutherland abstaining. 85 2