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Charter Commission April 13, 2006 Page 8 DRAFT 310 City Clerk Bartell recapped that the extension has been requested with direction to seek an 311 opinion from the City Attorney if it can be a dual track process under Subdivision 7, which 312 provides the other process for the Charter Commission to send forth its own ordinance 313 amendment to the Council for approval. The Commission will look at that during the next 314 meeting. 315 316 Chair Warren asked who wanted to sit on a subcommittee to prepare language for an amendment 317 revision. Commissioners Handrick, Dahl, and Trehus volunteered to serve on a subcommittee. 318 319 Chair Warren stated she will contact the City Attorney regarding his opinion. It was agreed that 320 this information will be provided ahead of time so all Commissioners can read the suggestions 321 and be ready to discuss it at the next meeting. 322 323 Discussion of the Definition of the Commission's Role 324 325 Commissioner Bening stated he would like something in the By-laws so the topics before the 326 Commission are more focused. Commissioner Zastrow agreed that sometimes the Commission 327 is sidetracked because they do not know the process or what they are supposed to be doing. 328 329 Chair Warren stated she hears the request of Commissioner Bening to stay on track with 330 Commission business and not get distracted. 331 332 Assessable Projects / Neighborhood — Related Concerns 333 334 Commissioner Trehus stated he wants to find a way for Lino Lakes, when there are complex 335 projects, to put them on the ballot and be sure it is the right project for the neighborhood. Then 336 there would not be a split opinion on the project. He stated residents should be asked to vote on 337 projects that they support but he is not sure if it will require a Charter amendment or could be a 338 Council initiated policy. He stated if the Council is not willing and the Charter Commission 339 feels strongly about it, they could do a Charter amendment. 340 341 The Commission reviewed and discussed the April 5, 2006 memorandum submitted by 342 Commissioner Trehus that detailed seven options (A through G) in how to handle neighborhood 343 proj ects. 344 345 Commissioner Montain stated he is a member of the Park Board and is concerned with option E, 346 nonassessable project such as bike paths. He noted there may be a case where the Council 347 approves a path to link through a neighborhood but the neighborhood may not like it even though 348 it is appropriate. Commissioner Montain explained his concern is not the Chapter 8 items, but 349 the nonassessable issues that can be a tough decision of the Council. He does not support 350 including option E. 351 352 Commissioner Bor noted if the trail opportunity is in the Master Plan to link, then they would 353 offer it as an option with the project when it can be done at a lower cost. 8 -9-