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7/23/13, To charter commission chair Chris Lyden and fellow charter commissioners, This letter is in response to the attached letter sent to the city council by Chris Lyden dated 4/22/13. The points made in the letter by Chris Lyden differ from the actual events and also differ from the will of the charter commission as confirmed with their vote at the meeting held on November 8th, 2012. Below is a recap of the vote that was recorded at the November 2012 charter commission meetings: • At the November 8 charter commission meeting, Commissioner Storberg made a motion and was passed by a majority of the attending members that the charter commission requests a meeting with the city council in regard to the city council's amendment that appeared on the ballot on November 6th, 2012. • Commissioner Storberg stated that since most of the residents of Lino Lakes voted in favor of the city councils amendment, obviously most residents feel that there is a need for a change to the city charter. Commissioner Storberg went on to suggest that if the two groups could agree to add some of the charter commissions original recommendations that were never forwarded to the city council for consideration, that maybe enough members of the city council and charter commission could agree to make some changes to the original council amendment. Each group could then have a chance to vote on the revised amendment with the hope of updating the charter by a vote from the two groups. • Also, the meeting agenda is to include discussion on this one item, the meeting is to take place on a neutral night and be facilitated by a neutral person approved by both groups. To date there has been no formal request by the charter commission to meet with the city council regarding Commissioner Storbergs motion. As soon as the charter commission requests a meeting that reflects the motioned by Commissioner Storberg as stated in this letter, please forward it to the city council. We then need only to select a date and a facilitator for the meeting. The city council will place this topic on a future meeting agenda for discussion pending action by the charter commission. Respectfully submitted, Jeff Reinert, Mayor Dale Stoesz, City Council Page 1 of 1