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Charter Commission <br />July 17, 2008 <br />Page 4 <br />DRAFT <br />131 MOTION by Commissioner Bretoi, seconded by Commissioner Gunderson, to offer no Charter <br />132 Commission amendment proposal at this time. <br />133 <br />134 Further Discussion <br />135 <br />136 Commissioner Bretoi stated there was an assumption when Commissioner Trehus made his <br />137 motion that it included refraining from submitting an alternative amendment at this time. He <br />138 stated he will withdraw his motion based on the understanding that by having accepted <br />139 Commissioner Trehus's motion to reject the City's proposal, the Charter Commission is not <br />140 going to offer an alternative proposal at this time. <br />141 <br />142 Motion and second withdrawn. <br />143 <br />144 The Charter Commission discussed the recent article regarding the Legacy Project and use of <br />145 public funds. <br />146 <br />147 C. Communication Plan <br />148 <br />149 Discussion ensued regarding the communication plan and the importance of stressing to voters <br />150 that the issue before them is very complex and the Charter Commission does not want to confuse <br />151 voters. <br />152 <br />153 Commissioner Lyden stated the Charter Commission should consider submitting an editorial <br />154 regarding the Charter amendment. <br />155 <br />156 Chair Duffy stated the Charter Commission could also submit an article for publication in the <br />157 City newsletter. She added it may be helpful to have two articles run side by side with <br />158 information about the amendment and Q&A. She added the Charter Commission cannot <br />159 advocate a position one way or the other and the article should simply state the facts. <br />160 <br />161 It was the consensus of the Charter Commission to submit articles for publication regarding the <br />162 amendment and to include Q&A. <br />163 <br />164 Commissioner Storberg arrived at 8:21 p.m. <br />165 <br />166 Commissioner Gunderson suggested scheduling a meeting with the Quad press to make sure the <br />167 Charter Commission gets equal time and suggest to the Quad the inclusion of a split page article. <br />168 <br />169 Commissioner Drennen stated the Charter Commission should review its communication plan <br />170 and determine the estimated cost for the plan. He offered to work on the communication plan; <br />171 Commissioners Trehus, Dahl, Lyden, Zastrow, Gunderson, and Duffy also agreed to work on the <br />172 communication plan. He also suggested sending out a press release. <br />173 <br />4 <br />