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5Charter Commission August 6, 2009 6Page 2 7 43There is no update from Communications subcommittee. 44 45B. Update from subcommittee on possible Charter Amendments 46Commissioner Sutherland updated the commission on attending City Council work sessions and 47council meetings with Chair Dahl. At these meetings, there were discussions between the 48Council and Commissioner Sutherland and Chair Dahl regarding budget requests for the 49remainder of 2009 and 2010, as well as the possibility of future charter amendments. 50 5lDiscussion among commissioners continued regarding a tax levy cap amendment. 52Commissioner Sutherland asked members of the commission if they favored working on ballot 531anguage. Commissioner Vacha stated that if the Council turns down the Commission's request 54for additional funds for 2009, the commission would not be able to go forward with an 55amendment. Commissioner Gunderson asked for the commission's opinion on going forward on 56putting a tax levy cap amendment in 2009 or working on amendment in 2010. 57 58MOTION by Commissioner Trehus, seconded by Lyden for purposes of discussion, to table the 59tax levy cap amendment until the next Charter Commission meeting. 60 61 Commissioner Drennen asked if the current state statute to cap city tax levy affects the I -35E 62interchange reconstruction proposal in Lino Lakes. 63 64Commissioner Sutherland calls the question. Motion passes unanimously. 65 66Commissioner Trehus requests to add two items for possible charter amendments. 67Commissioners Carlson, Vacha and Sutherland state that the items need to be on an agenda to 68allow time for discussion. 69 70Chair deems there is commission concensus to move to Item 6B I. 71 72 I. Charter Amendment by Ordinance (Televising Council Meetings) 73 74Commissioner Sutherland stated that at the Council Work Session, the City Attorney suggested 75that the Commission recind the requested amendment by ordinance, have the Commission's 76attorney review the language and resubmit to the Council. Commissioner Sutherland stated that 77the attorney the City hired to audit the Charter Commission (Michael Dougherty) also reviewed 78the ordinance language. 79 80Commissioner Carlson suggested the Commission send the ordinance back to the Council as is. 81 82MOTION by Commissioner Lyden, seconded by Vacha, to move forward with the original 831anguage by Commissioner Carlson of Charter Amendment by ordinance. 84 85Commissioners Drennen and Sutherland suggest the Commission change the language of the 86ordinance request. 8 2