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Charter Commission November 1, 2007 Page 6 APPROVED 220 It was the consensus of the Commission to ask Ms. Marty for clarification of this subdivision, 221 noting that the simple majority vote appears redundant. 222 223 Commissioner Bor suggested that Section 8.04 be reformatted and instead of labeling the 224 paragraphs subd. 1, subd. 2, etc., perhaps they could be labeled (a), (b), etc. to make it easier for 225 people to understand. 226 227 Commissioner Stockman Maher stated the third sentence in Subd. 3 appears to be contradictory 228 to Section 8.03. 229 230 Commissioner Trehus concurred. 231 232 Commissioner Bor suggested that the Commission should not attempt to wordsmith the 233 amendments prepared by Ms. Marty but rather provide her with the Commission's substantive 234 comments. 235 236 Commissioner Storberg concurred, and stated Ms. Marty is the attorney and we are paying her 237 for her expertise. 238 239 It was the consensus of the Commission to request Ms. Marty for clarification of the third ..-•40 sentence in subd. 3 and to determine if it is contradictory to Section 8.03. 241 242 Subd. 4 243 Commissioner Bening requested clarification of the use of the words "to initiate the project." 244 245 Commissioner Trehus indicated this appears to be a policy question since the focus could be 246 beyond paying for projects. He expressed concern that a petition for a feasibility study could be 247 treated as a petition for a project. 248 249 Several Commissioners disagreed, noting that this is covered in Section 8.05. 250 251 It was the consensus of the Commission to ask Ms. Marty to work on this issue and make any 252 recommended revisions. 253 254 There was considerable discussion regarding what defines a project. 255 256 Subd. 5 257 Commissioner Bening asked if this provision was redundant. 258 259 Commissioner Bor stated it appears that this section needs to be reformatted so that it is easier to 260 understand. 261 6