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Charter Commission January 12, 2006 APPROVED Page 6 219 Five-Year Plan —Commissioner Montain stated he is glad there is Five-Year Plan in place but is 220 not happy with the lack of detail regarding road reconstruction. The whole purpose of the Plan is 221 to map out projects for the next five years. There is no plan for road reconstruction 222 223 Commissioner Duffy pointed out the line items within the Plan that relate to road reconstruction. 224 225 Commissioner Montain stated he had overlooked those items and that is exactly the detail he was 226 looking for. 227 228 Commissioner Duffy stated she has questions about some of the assumptions made within the 229 Plan such as the inflation rate. She indicated those assumptions should also be included in the 230 Plan. 231 232 Commissioner Dahl advised Finance Director Rolek as indicated Commissioner's that have any 233 questions about the Five-Year Plan could contact him directly. 234 235 Commissioner Montain excused himself from the meeting at 9:00 p.m. 236 237 Eminent Domain—Commissioner Dahl distributed information on eminent domain. She 238 indicated she and Commissioner Bening attended a meeting regarding this issue. 239 240 Commissioner Bening stated they attended a state legislature hearing. The purpose of the hearing 241 was to get input on the proposed changes to the state statutes in regarding to eminent domain. 242 The changes would prevent people from losing their property. He noted the proposed changes 243 are in a draft form and would probably be revised based on input from that hearing. 244 245 Annual Charter Commission Budget/Expenses—Chair Trehus advised there was a handout in 246 the packets outlining the Commission's budget for 2005 and 2006. State statute says the 247 Commission can spend$1,500 for fees relative to amending the Charter. The Commission can 248 also request more money from the Council. He noted he is not sure if the Commission can use 249 their own attorney or if legal questions have to be addressed by the City Attorney. 250 251 Commissioner Warren suggested the Commission discuss with the Council what type of budget 252 the Commission believes it needs. 253 254 Chair Trehus stated that request would be made through the budget process. 255 256 Chair Trehus suggested the Commission move on the Election of Officers noting the changes 257 would take place at the next meeting. 258 259 Election of Officers—Commissioner Warren nominated Chair Trehus for Chair of the 260 Commission, seconded by Commissioner Vacha. Chair Trehus declined the nomination stating 261 he would like someone else have the opportunity to Chair. 262 6