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Charter Commission <br />May 19, 2016 <br />Page 1 <br />DATE <br />TIME STARTED <br />TIME ENDED <br />MEMBERS PRESENT <br />MEMBERS EXCUSED <br />MEMBERS UNEXCUSED <br />STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT <br />OTHERS PRESENT: <br />DRAFT <br />CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />CHARTER COMMISSION <br />May 19, 2016 <br />6:30 p.m. <br />7:49 p.m. <br />Aldentaler, Bretoi, Dahl, Damiani, Devaney, Johnson <br />(arrived at 7:00 p.m.), Juni, Stanek, Storberg, Stranik, <br />and Vanderpoel <br />Combs, Lyden, Poehling, Turcotte <br />None <br />None <br />Julie Pearson <br />CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL <br />Chair Dahl reconvened the meeting of the Lino Lakes Charter Commission at 6:35 pm on May <br />19, 2016. <br />PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE <br />Chair Dahl lead the Pledge of Allegiance. <br />1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />..00N'22 <br />23 <br />24 SETTING THE AGENDA <br />25 Agenda was accepted as presented without additions <br />26 <br />27 PROPOSED CHARTER WARD AMENDMENT, AMENDING SECTION 2.03. <br />28 COUNCIL COMPOSITION AND ELECTION, RELATING TO CITY WARDS <br />29 <br />30 A. Discussion on Comments from City Attorney Mr. Langel <br />31 Chair Dahl stated that originally she was under the impression that Mr. Kaardal would be <br />32 attending the meeting tonight but noted that she received some information via email from him <br />33 prior to the meeting. She distributed the information to the Commission. <br />34 <br />35 Commissioner Stranik stated that the Council recommendation would appear to be the easiest <br />36 method to amend the Charter and asked if it would make sense to go to a Council meeting to <br />37 open the conversation. He stated that perhaps a simple majority of the Council would be in favor <br />38 of wards and therefore the amendment could go forward in that method rather than follow the <br />39 costly process to amend the Charter outside of that option. <br />40 <br />41 Commissioner Devaney stated that there was a discussion at the Council worksession at which <br />42 the question of the Commission obtaining help from the League of Minnesota Cities was <br />43 discussed and two of the Councilmembers were very vocal about their opposition to wards. He <br />44 noted that he himself is not sure whether he would vote to support wards but believed the item <br />45 should be placed on the ballot for voters to choose. <br />1 <br />