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Charter Commission April 14, 2005 Page 3 DRAFT Commissioner Handrick stated she did not think the Commission should go ahead with a joint meeting this evening. It is clear from staff and those not present there was no intention to have one this evening. It would therefore be unfair to conduct a joint meeting. Chair Trehus advised this was a lot to consider within in a short timeframe. All Commissioners present agreed it was not a joint meeting of the City Council and the Charter Commission. He noted the Commissioners needed to approve the agenda. Council Member Dahl asked how they could approve the agenda if it was not a joint meeting. Commissioner Vacha advised the Commission could just move the joint meeting to a future date. Commissioner Carlson advised Item 4 on the Agenda could be deleted. New Item 6 F could be a discussion on when they would hold the joint meeting. MOTION by Commissioners Zastrow, seconded by Commissioner Warren,to approve the agenda as amended by Commissioner Carlson deleting Item 4 and adding Item 6 F. Motion carried. OPEN MIKE No one was present for open mike. JOINT MEETING WITH COUNCIL Deleted from the Agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Dahl asked if this Item could be moved to the end of the meeting. Chair Trehus agreed since it was a very different meeting. He added Item 7D,Approval of Minutes. DISCUSSION OF JOINT MEETING Chair Trehus noted the Commissioners had all read the letter and asked for comments. Council Member Stoltz advised he felt he did not need to be here tonight. He was at a loss to know what to do. Commissioner Bor advised she was new to this process. A failure in communication was very plain in the letter. This body has wanted to get an early start and to encourage a process to 3