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Charter Commission <br />May 31, 2012 <br />Page 1 <br />1 FINAL <br />2 CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />3 CHARTER COMMISSION <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 DATE : May 31, 2012 <br />8 TIME STARTED : 6:36 p.m. <br />9 TIME ENDED : 9:56 p.m. <br />10 MEMBERS PRESENT : Aldentaler, Bartsch, Bretoi, Dahl, Gunderson, <br />11 Helgemoe, Lyden, Penn, Storberg, Sutherland, Timm, <br />12 Turcotte, Williams <br />13 MEMBERS EXCUSED :Trehus, Zatrow <br />14 MEMBERS UNEXCUSED : None <br />15 STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT : Michael Grochala; Jason Weddell; Steven Bubel, City <br />16 Bond Attorney <br />17 OTHERS PRESENT: : Council Members Rafferty and Stoesz (Part), Mayor <br />18 Reinert (Part) <br />19 <br />20 CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL <br />21 <br />22 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE <br />23 <br />24 Chair Lyden called to order the special meeting of the Lino Lakes Charter Commission at 6:36 <br />25 pm on May 31, 2012. <br />26 <br />27 OPEN MIC <br />28 No comments were offered for open mike <br />29 The planned presentation of the Certificate of Appreciation to Jim Drennan was postponed as <br />30 Mr. Drennan was unable to attend the meeting. <br />31 <br />32 APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br />33 <br />34 As this was a special meeting minutes from prior meetings were not reviewed. <br />35 <br />36 UPDATE ON EXEMPT ZONES ORDINANCE <br />37 <br />38 Chair Lyden indicated he had not received a formal response from the City Council. <br />39 Commissioner Bretoi commented that what the Commission sent to the Council was a formal <br />40 request and that the Commission should expect a formal response. <br />41 Mr. Grochala provided an explanation of tax exempt zones. Essentially the City is following <br />42 Chapter 429 of State Code related to public improvements which contains an opt -out provision <br />43 for single family home owners. This provision creates challenges for the City when it needs to <br />44 issue bonds for the improvements. There is a requirement to tax exempt zones which creates a <br />1 <br />