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Charter Commission November 1, 2007 Page 2 DRAFT 46 Mr. Bretoi reiterated his concern that residents are not being kept informed; he stated his feeling 47 that right now it feels like residents are writing the City a blank check. He stated that with 48 respect to the Shadow Lake Drive improvements, the City has indicated it plans to proceed with 49 the project and this has resulted in a high level of distrust. 50 51 Commissioner Bor asked Mr. Bretoi if he has expressed his concerns to the City Council. 52 53 Mr. Bretoi presented the Charter Commission with a copy of his remarks given to the City 54 Council and the local newspaper. 55 56 Chair Duffy expressed the Charter Commission's thanks to Mr. Bretoi for appearing at the 57 meeting. 58 59 APPROVAL OF MINUTES — OCTOBER 11, 2007 60 61 Commissioner Storberg requested lines 347 and 348 on page 8 be amended to read: 62 "Commissioner Storberg expressed the Commission's appreciation to Chair Duffy and 63 Commissioner Dahl for their work in hiring Ms. Marty." 64 65 Chair Duffy requested lines 47 and 48 on page 2 be amended to correct the name of the 66 newspapers, to read: "Commissioner Rosemary Williams suggested that residents write a letter to 67 the Quad and Citizen editors and try to get as many letters out there which includes a phone 68 number for the Mayor so...". 69 70 Commissioner Dahl requested line 62 on page 2 be amended to accurately reflect Mr. Freimuth's 71 residence, to read: "lives off Sunset Road. Mr. Freimuth stated under the current rules, residents 72 are...". 73 74 Commissioner Handrick requested line 40 on page 1 be amended to read: "Commissioner 75 Handrick stated this could potentially be a safety issue that the City has to address." 76 77 MOTION by Commissioner Dahl, seconded by Commissioner Zastrow, to approve the October 78 11, 2007, Charter Commission meeting minutes, as amended. Motion carried unanimously. 79 80 OLD BUSINESS 81 82 A. Paul Montain Member Status 83 84 Chair Duffy reported she previously sent an email to Commissioner Montain asking if he wished 85 to continue on the Charter Commission. Having heard no response from Commissioner 86 Montain, and pursuant to direction of the Charter Commission at the October 11, 2007 meeting, 87 Chair Duffy sent a certified letter to Commissioner Montain informing him that unless the 88 Commission hears from him by October 31, 2007, the Commission intended to follow the bylaws 89 of the Charter regarding discharge of members. Chair Duffy reported that the certified mail 2