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Charter Commission September 6, 2007 Page 4 DRAFT 132 Bullet #5: Change to a 2-4 year disallowance provision be made. It will be determined later 133 the specific number of years within 2-4. Suggestions were made to use a two-year provision. 134 Bullet #6: Agreed that the developer pay for roads or utilities. Commissioner Handrick 135 suggested leaving this option open for payment other than the developer for large 136 development projects that help pay into the tax base. She suggested getting the attorneys 137 opinion. Commissioner Trehus recommended adding the word new to clarify that this is not 138 for existing roads. 139 Bullet #7: Consensus was to continue to include this for existing roads. 140 Bullet #8: Remove. 141 Bullet #9: The Commission discussed that the project can be stopped with a 51 percent 142 majority petition. It was agreed that the City inform the neighborhood about planned 143 changes. Commissioner Bening read from 804.1 that the definition is vague and could be 144 further explored. Consensus was to keep bullet nine in the amendment. 145 Bullet #10: Remove — costs of project maybe underestimated making survey obsolete. 146 Bullet #11: Commissioner Carlson questioned for bullet eleven what components would be 147 involved. 148 149 Majority of the Commission agreed to remove bullet 11 due to redundancy. Commissioner 150 Richard Williams, Aldentaler and Rosemary Williams abstained. 151 152 Bullet #12: Commission agreed to bullet twelve and discussed if a majority of 4/5 means all 153 Council needs to be present to vote. 154 Bullet #13: Consensus of Commission is to have this remain on the referendum. 155 Bullet #14: Consensus of the Commission is to continue to block a project with a 25 percent 156 or greater petition in the referendum. 157 Bullet #15: Consensus of the Commission is to keep this item. Commissioner Trehus asked if 158 the task force amendment is clumsy and should be reviewed and streamlined. 159 Bullet #16: Consensus was to keep this item. The Commission discussed that further review 160 of this would result in more user friendly understanding which would be helpful for staff, 161 residents and all parties. 162 Bullet #17: Remove due to redundancy and that it is too vague. 163 Bullet #18: Remove as this limitation is in regard to tax increases. Commissioner Handrick 164 stated that the pavement management plan is in place for this. 165 Bullet #19: Agreed to enforce the five-year pavement management plan on road maintenance 166 that is in place. 167 Bullet #20: Leave in the referendum for discussion with the attorney. Commissioner Carlson 168 questioned how this will be done in the framework of the Charter. 169 New Bullet #21: Add language review of the entire Charter to make it easier to understand. 170 Consensus of Commission was in agreement over all bullet numbers 1-21. 171 172 Chair Duffy stated that the proposed amendment does not establish a funding source for road 173 improvement. 174 4