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-CHARTER COMMISSION MINUTES 1/11/96 MEETI!`'G CALLED TO ORDER AT 7 : 10 PM BY CHAIR PAUL MONTAIN. ROLL CALLrTAKEN BY AL DE MOTTS (SEC) MEMBERS PRESENT:' ,BOB BENNING,MARK BENSON,CHRIS BERNIER,AL DEMOTTS , DON DUNN,PAUL MONTAIN, JOYCE SCHARPEN,RON SOLFEST,JOHN SULLIVAN, JACK STOULIL, 7: 20 DIANA TURNER 7 : 35 (TARDY) ABSENT: ROBERT DOOCY RICH LAFOND (EX) CHANGES IN 11/30/95 MINUTES 1 . MARK BENSON NOT LISTED AS ATTENDING & WAS PRESANT AT MEETING 2. ' PARAGRAPH ON AMENDMENT CHANGED THAT OPINION CAME FROM THE AUDIENCE. HAD THE AMENDMENT SPECIFIED THAT THE FUNDS COULD ONLY BE USED FOR ROAD REPAIR/IMPROVEMENTS LEAVING THE REST OF THE CHARTER AS IS, IT'WOULD HAVE PASSED. 3. CHANGE DATE FOR MISSING MINUTES FORM 8/8/95 TO 8/30/95 . 4. WITH THESE CHANGES MOTION WAS MADE BY BOB BENNING , 2nd BY DON DUNN TO EXCEPT THEM, MOTION CARRIED. LETTER TO JUDITH MICHAUD ABOUT DISMISSAL FROM COMMISSION DUE TO LACK OF ATTENDANCE TO MEETINGS,WAS READ BY MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE . 4or 5 LETTERS FOR APOINTMENT WERE GIVEN TO MARLYN TO SEND TO THE ANOKA` CO. JUDGE FOR THE 2 OPENINGS . DISCUSSED LETTER FROM CHARTER TO MET COUNCIL WITH OPINION FOR THE` LAND SWAP. ON 12/8/95 PAUL TALKED TO ERIK & ART AT THE LEAGUE OF CITIES ON HOW MANY CHARTER CITIES IN STATE THERE ARE 108 CITIES . PAUL TALKED TO PAUL HARRINGTON ACTING ADM- OF MOUNDS VIEW ON THEIR CHARTER AND WAS TOLD. THEY .HAD NOT TRIED IT ON THEIR ROADS AS YET. AL CALLED LEAGUE OF CITIES AND GOT A LIST OF ALL 108 CHARTER CITIES IN M.INN.. HANDED OUT COPIES OF LIST OF .WHICH WE. SORTED OUT 16 CITIES TO CONTACT HAVE CLOSE TO THE POPULATION OF OUR CITY. JACK ,MADE- A MOTION ;2nd BY JOYCE FOR RON TO MAKE FIRST CONTACT TO LEAGUE,THEN CONTACT AL,WHO WILL ' THEN CONTACT DON,JACK,& JOHN WITH' INFORMATION WE GET FROM THE LEAGUE. CHRIS CONTACT OF- LAKE ELMO ,FOUND TO BE A STATUTORY •CITY. WAYS TO SIMPLIFY CHAPTER 8 OF- CITY CHARTER .BY RICK & RON CARRIED OVER TO NEXT. MEETING.. DAVE .STORBERG DISCUSSED CHARTER CHAPTER 8 WITH COMMISSION: