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Charter Commission <br /> October 12, 2006 <br /> Page 3 <br /> APPROVED <br /> 90 <br /> 91 Commissioner Dahl suggested as many Commissioners as possible attend that Council Meeting. <br /> 92 <br /> 93 Commissioner's Montain, Trehus, Dahl and Vacha volunteered for the subcommittee. <br /> 94 <br /> 95 Commissioner Bening indicated he hopes Chair Warren will also be involved with the committee <br /> 96 and make the presentation to the Council. <br /> 97 <br /> 98 MOTION carried unanimously. <br /> 99 <br /> 100 Finished Report on Quality of Life Survey—Acting Chair Duffy referred to a memo from the <br /> 101 City Administrator regarding this issue. She read the question and results from the survey in <br /> 102 relation to the Charter requirements in terms of road reconstruction. <br /> 103 <br /> 104 Commissioner Handrick excused herself from the meeting at 7:30 p.m. <br /> 105 <br /> 106 Commissioner Zastrow suggested the Commission work as a group to change the City Charter so <br /> 107 the City can have a fund to fix roads. He stated it makes no sense to have a Five Year Plan for <br /> 108 roads when there are no funds to fix the roads. <br /> 109 <br /> 110 Commissioner Montain stated there are many funds available to borrow from for road projects <br /> 111 that could be repaid at some point in the future. <br /> 112 <br /> 113 Commissioner Trehus noted he likes the system the way it is but the neighborhoods and City <br /> 114 should work together on projects. <br /> 115 <br /> 116 Surface Water Management Plan—Acting Chair Duffy referred to a memo from the City <br /> 117 Administrator regarding this issue. <br /> 118 <br /> 119 Commissioner Carlson stated the Executive Summary of the plan does not included figures <br /> 120 related to costs and assessments. <br /> 121 <br /> 122 Commissioner Storberg stated the plan seems very un-equitable and unfair. Residents who <br /> 123 attended the meeting were very upset. <br /> 124 <br /> 125 Commissioner Trehus stated that at some point in time this could become a Charter issue. <br /> 126 <br /> 127 NEW BUSINESS <br /> 128 <br /> 129 A Charter Report, Commissioner Dahl—Commissioner Dahl stated she became aware of a <br /> 130 City of Mounds View proposed charter amendment regarding establishing a cap on tax increases. <br /> 131 She stated if anyone is interested she could make copies of the available information. She noted <br /> 132 it was a charter initiative and will be on the ballot this fall. <br /> 133 <br /> 3 <br />