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Charter Commission January 13, 2005 DRAFT Page 5 Commissioner Carlson indicated he would email the approved application to the City Clerk and also forward to the Commissioner's. MOTION carried. Review City Council Meeting Minutes for Charter Compliance—Chair Trehus asked if any of the Commissioners had found any issues with the City Council Meeting Minutes. The Commission had no comments. Council Minutes Discussion (Chair Trehus)—Chair Trehus advised the City would no longer be emailing meeting minutes to the Commission. The meeting minutes can be found on the City website. Hard copies are still available to those who request them. He asked the Commission to note any missing set of meeting minutes on the website. NEW BUSINESS Update from League of MN Cities Regarding Other Charter Cities (Commissioner Handrick)—Commissioner Handrick advised she called the League of MN Cities and was sent a list of all Charter cities within the state. She distributed that list along with a list of city Charters available on-line. She stated she also inquired about restrictions of other Charter cities. Mr. Duke Addicks, Attorney from League of MN Cities, responded that he was unaware of other cities that have such strict restrictions as the City of Lino lakes. She indicated she would go on line and review some of the other cities Charters. Also, Rylee Retzer, League of MN Cities, advised she does do Charter presentations for cities and City Councils free of charge. The only charge that would occur is if the Commission had a specific question about a section of the Charter. It was the consensus of the Charter Commission to try to schedule a presentation by Rylee Retzer for the July 2005 Charter Commission meeting. Member's Resignations—Chair Trehus advised he received a resignation letter from Commissioner S. Lane and Commissioner G. Lane. Therefore,the Commission has two vacancies. He asked Commissioners to encourage anyone interested to submit a letter of application. The vacancies will also be advertised in the Quad. Set April 14, 2005 Agenda—Chair Trehus advised the following items would appear on the April 14, 2005 Charter Commission agenda: 1. Call to Order and Roll Call 2. Approval of Agenda 3. Open Mike 5