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Charter Commission June 14, 2007 Page 4 DRAFT 132 MOTION by Commissioner Trehus, seconded by Commissioner Zastrow, to move the July 12, 133 2007 Lino Lakes Charter Commission Meeting to July 19, 2007. Motion carried unanimously. 134 135 C. City Growth Rate — Commissioner Trehus stated that a city survey shows that citizens 136 are most concerned about the increasing growth rate in Lino Lakes. He explained that there is a 137 Growth Rate Statute that puts a limit on the rate at which the City can grow and the City Council 138 has gone against the ordinance by creating a Growth Management Ordinance. He stated that the 139 City Council is working on a comprehensive plan to cover their tracks slated for the end of the 140 year. He suggested the Charter Commission put a question on the ballot regarding Council's 141 ability to change the growth rate rules without voter's approval. The Commission decided that 142 with the timeframe, putting a question on the ballot is not feasible. 143 144 D. Kennedy & Graven Memorandum — Commissioner Stockman Maher stated that the 145 memorandum does not answer the questions constructively and skews the information. She also 146 commented on not knowing who the "Commission Member" is referring to. Commissioner 147 Storberg suggested replying to the memo to better inform the public since the memorandum is 148 public information. 149 150 MOTION by Commissioner Storberg, seconded by Commissioner Zastrow, to have 151 Commissioner Stockman Maher draft a response to the Kennedy & Graven memorandum and 152 forward it to the Task Force. Motion failed 6 — 5 —1. (Voting against: Chair Duffy, 153 Commissioners Bening, Trehus, Richard Williams, and Rosemary Williams. Abstain: 154 Commissioner Stockman Maher) 155 156 MOTION by Commissioner Trehus, seconded by Commissioner Carlson, to have Commissioner 157 Stockman Maher draft a response to the Kennedy & Graven Memorandum addressed to the 158 Charter Chair and have the Officers review it prior to Chair Duffy forwarding it to the Task 159 Force. 160 161 A friendly Amendment was offered and accepted by both Commissioners Trehus and Carlson to 162 remove the wording: "and have the Officers review it." 163 164 Motion carried unanimously. 165 166 ADJOURN 167 168 MOTION by Commissioner Trehus, seconded by Commissioner Carlson, to adjourn the meeting 169 at 9:45 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. 170 171 172 Respectfully Submitted, 173 174 Amanda Wylie 175 TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. 4