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Charter Commission August 23, 2007 Page 4 APPROVED 130 MOTION by Commissioner Dahl, seconded by Commissioner Zastrow, to contact attorneys 131 Karen Marty and Dan Schleck, and to receive one written estimate for review. Motion 132 carried unanimously. 133 134 E. Follow-up: Commissioner Maher Memo — Chair Duffy reviewed that at the last meeting 135 the Commission voted against forwarding the memo drafted by Commissioner Maher to the 136 City Council. Consensus of the Commission was not to revisit the issue. (Commissioner 137 Trehus absent). 138 139 F. Follow-up: Detailed Task Force Spending — Chair Duffy noted included in the 140 Commission's packet is the Charter Task Force expense breakdown. The Commission 141 reviewed the expenses. Commissioner Dahl suggested it would be useful to receive 142 information regarding the hourly cost of Kennedy & Graven in determining the cost estimate 143 for the Commission's funding request. It was noted that the services provided by Neu & 144 Company total almost $12,000. It was also noted that Springsted provided service to the 145 Task Force and is not included in the expense breakdown. 146 147 MOTION by Commissioner Zastrow, seconded by Commissioner Maher, that Commissioner 148 Dahl request the following additional information regarding the Charter Task Force Expense 149 Breakdown: 1) services provided by Neu & Company; 2) Kennedy & Graven hourly rate; 3) "Th15o cost for services provided by Springsted. Motion carried unanimously. (Commissioner 151 Trehus absent). 152 153 NEW BUSINESS 154 155 A. Resolution — Chair Duffy indicated the timeframe to submit a referendum for the ballot is 156 September 7, 2007. According to State Statute a resolution requesting an extension is to be 157 submitted to the City Clerk. The Commission reviewed the proposed resolution requesting a 158 90 -day extension. 159 160 MOTION by Commissioner Zastrow, seconded by Commissioner Maher, to approve the 161 resolution requesting the 90 -day extension. 162 163 Consensus of the Commission was to make the following changes to the proposed resolution: 164 • Second paragraph, subdivision 5: "The Charter Commission hereby files its 165 resolution requesting the statutory 90 day extension." 166 • "...initial 60 days ending September 7th to review said potential amendment." 167 Motion carried unanimously on the amended resolution. 168 169 Chair Dahl indicated she will hand deliver the resolution to the City Clerk and obtain a 170 receipt. 171 ^172 Next Meeting: 1) Discussion of subcommittee bullet points and Commissioner Bening's 173 memo; 2) Commissioner Bor to provide information regarding development ordinances; 3) 4