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Charter Commission <br />July 17, 2008 <br />Page 2 <br />DRAFT <br />44 APPROVAL OF MINUTES — JUNE 18, 2008 <br />45 <br />46 Commissioner Bretoi requested lines 72 and 73 be amended to read "Commissioners Gunderson <br />47 and Bretoi prefer to vote in favor of something versus petitioning against something." <br />48 <br />49 MOTION by Commissioner Zastrow, seconded by Commissioner Bretoi, to approve the June 18, <br />50 2008 Charter Commission meeting minutes, as amended. Motion carried unanimously. <br />51 <br />52 OLD BUSINESS <br />53 <br />54 A. Update on Charter Exempt Zones <br />55 <br />56 Chair Duffy presented the email correspondence from Ms. Marty dated July 16, 2008 regarding <br />57 Q&A on Charter Exempt Zones, and the memo from Michael Grochala, Community <br />58 Development Director, dated July 7, 2008 in response to questions submitted to him by <br />59 Commissioner Trehus on June 24, 2008. <br />60 <br />61 Commissioner Trehus stated he asked Mr. Grochala if he had had any conversations with <br />62 residents in exempt zones regarding the Charter amendment; Mr. Grochala replied he had not. <br />63 <br />64 Commissioner Minar arrived at 6:51 p.m. <br />65 <br />66 Commissioner Lyden suggested that letting the exempt zones go would be a viable option to <br />67 pursue. <br />68 <br />69 Commissioner Trehus stated he could not think of any way those residents in the exempt zones <br />70 would be detrimentally affected and this would give them the same rights as all other residents. <br />71 <br />72 Commissioner Lyden expressed some concern regarding the impact to property values of the lots <br />73 that would lose their opt out rights based on the response given by Mr. Grochala to question #4. <br />74 <br />75 Commissioner Carlson suggested that rather than putting this on the ballot, the Commission <br />76 could request an ordinance change. <br />77 <br />78 Commissioner Trehus concurred and stated there are only a few properties involved. He added <br />79 there are currently three exempt zones in the City and a provision was placed in the Charter that <br />80 specifically applies to them that indicates they do not have to pay assessments until such time as <br />81 they hook up; these properties would then be under the same Charter as everybody else in the <br />82 City. <br />83 <br />84 MOTION by Commissioner Zastrow, seconded by Commissioner Carlson, to send a proposal to <br />85 the City Council to approve by ordinance the elimination of Section 8.07 from the existing <br />86 Charter. Motion carried unanimously. <br />87 <br />2 <br />