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Charter Commission <br /> October 13,2005 <br /> Page 2 <br /> DRAFT <br /> 45 <br /> 46 OPEN MIKE <br /> 47 <br /> 48 No one was present for open mike. <br /> 49 <br /> 50 JOINT MEETING WITH THE CITY COUNCIL <br /> 51 <br /> 52 Road Reconstruction—Chair Trehus advised there are two road projects on the ballot this year. <br /> 53 He asked for City Council perspective on road reconstruction within the City. <br /> 54 <br /> 55 Councilmember Reinert provided a historical background regarding road reconstruction and the <br /> 56 City's Charter noting why the Home Rule Charter was established He stated today there are <br /> 57 many more regulations regarding the decisions that are made for the City. The current system pits <br /> 58 neighbor against neighbor. It is a very difficult process with no guarantee a road project will <br /> 59 move forward. It seems as though there are some problems with the current process and possible <br /> 60 amendments should be discussed. <br /> 61 <br /> 62 Commissioner Storberg stated the Charter was set up to reconstruct City roads without a <br /> 63 referendum She stated she does not understand why that is not happening. <br /> 64 <br /> 65 Mayor Bergeson stated he believes the process needs to be reviewed after the referendum <br /> 66 <br /> 67 Chair Trehus noted he believes the process for neighborhood meetings could be improved upon <br /> 68 also. <br /> 69 <br /> 70 1 Commissioner Warr stated _o _ informing the residents is key to making_progress in the_ _ <br /> ----------- - - <br /> 71 City without referendums. The City may want to make amendments within the Charter to make <br /> 72 that process easier. <br /> 73 <br /> 74 Commissioner Storberg asked how the Council has informed the citizens of the referendum. <br /> 75 <br /> 76 Councilmember Reinert stated the City did have a proposal from a company for a communication <br /> 77 plan. The proposal failed on a 2-2 vote. <br /> 78 <br /> 79 Mayor Bergeson suggested that if the City does not get everything done in time for a referendum, <br /> 80 the project be moved to a vote in the following year. <br /> 81 <br /> 82 Chair Trehus stated there is a time limit within the Charter relating to a failed referendum He <br /> 83 stated the Commission might want to look at amending that portion of the Charter. <br /> 84 <br /> 85 1 Chair Trehus referred to the West Shadow Lake Drive Area petition that is now on the ballot. He <br /> 86 asked why there was not a survey done before ordering the feasibility study. <br /> 2 <br />