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Charter Commission <br />August 21, 2008 <br />Page 3 <br />88 Chair Duffy reviews the City Council's timetable regarding submitting ballot language. The City <br />89 Council's next work session is Tuesday September 2, 2008 and the next meeting on Monday <br />90 September 8, 2008. The deadline for submitting ballot language to Anoka County is Thursday <br />91 September 11, 2008. <br />92 <br />93 Chair Duffy then redirected the meeting to the earlier agenda item under Old Business: <br />94 Communication Plan. <br />95 <br />96 OLD BUSINESS (continued from earlier) <br />97 <br />98 A. Communication Plan (Continued) <br />99 Commissioner Carlson arrived at 7:28 p.m. <br />100 <br />101 Commissioner Drennen favored waiting on any further communication plan until the Council <br />102 acts on September 8, 2008 and if the petition is recertified. <br />103 <br />104 Chair Duffy asked for commissioners' opinions on submitting the commission's proposed <br />105 amendment to the ballot. Commissioners Trehus and Minar stated their opinions are to wait on <br />106 submitting the amendment to the ballot. <br />107 <br />108 MOTION by Commissioner Drennen to have Commission's attorney draft ballot language of <br />^09 Commission's Charter amendment in preparation for the November General Election. <br />110 Commissioner Trehus offered a friendly amendment of Commission to meet Wednesday <br />111 September 10, 2008 instead of Monday, September 15, 2008. Commissioner Drennen accepts <br />112 the friendly amendment to the motion. Commissioner Minar seconds. Motion passes <br />113 unanimously. <br />114 <br />115 MOTION by Commissioner Storberg, seconded by Commissioner Zastrow to reserve the City <br />116 Council chambers a day in the last week of October for live charter commission public forum, <br />117 inviting all members of charter commission and commission attorney to attend. <br />118 <br />119 Deb Barnes asked the commission to keep in mind press deadlines for the area newspapers to <br />120 publish articles on the forum. <br />121 <br />122 Commissioner Minar expressed favoring the motion, but said an exact date would be needed. <br />123 <br />124 Commissioner Drennen stated the Communication Subcommittee should discuss and plan a <br />125 forum before reserving a date for the chambers. Commissioner Trehus and Carlson agreed. <br />126 <br />127 Commissioner Minar states that dates should be looked at rather than making a reservation. <br />128 Commissioner Storberg withdraws the motion. <br />129 <br />^130 Chair Duffy received a letter from the City offering to have the Commission work jointly with <br />131 the firm hired by the City handling a communication plan. The letter invited her to attend a <br />3 <br />