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Charter Commission APPROVED <br /> July 17, 2008 <br /> Page 2 <br /> 44 APPROVAL OF MINUTES—JUNE 18, 2008 <br /> 45 <br /> 46 Commissioner Bretoi requested lines 72 and 73 be amended to read "Commissioners Gunderson <br /> 47 and Bretoi prefer to vote in favor of something versus petitioning against something." <br /> 48 <br /> 49 MOTION by Commissioner Zastrow, seconded by Commissioner Bretoi, to approve the June 18, <br /> 50 2008 Charter Commission meeting minutes, as amended. Motion carried unanimously. <br /> 51 <br /> 52 OLD BUSINESS <br /> 53 <br /> 54 A. Update on Charter Exempt Zones <br /> 55 <br /> 56 Chair Duffy presented the email correspondence from Ms. Marty dated July 16, 2008 regarding <br /> 57 Q&A on Charter Exempt Zones, and the memo from Michael Grochala, Community <br /> 58 Development Director, dated July 7, 2008 in response to questions submitted to him by <br /> 59 Commissioner Trehus on June 24, 2008. <br /> 60 <br /> 61 Commissioner Trehus stated he asked Mr. Grochala if he had had any conversations with <br /> 62 residents in exempt zones regarding the Charter amendment; Mr. Grochala replied he had not. <br /> 63 <br /> 64 Commissioner Minar arrived at 6:51 p.m. <br /> 65 <br /> 66 Commissioner Lyden suggested that letting the exempt zones go would be a viable option to <br /> 67 pursue. <br /> 68 <br /> 69 Commissioner Trehus stated he could not think of any way those residents in the exempt zones <br /> 70 would be detrimentally affected and this would give them the same rights as all other residents. <br /> 71 <br /> 72 Commissioner Lyden expressed some concern regarding the impact to property values of the lots <br /> 73 that would lose their opt out rights based on the response given by Mr. Grochala to question#4. <br /> 74 <br /> 75 Commissioner Carlson suggested that rather than putting this on the ballot,the Commission <br /> 76 could request an ordinance change. <br /> 77 <br /> 78 Commissioner Trehus concurred and stated there are only a few properties involved. He added <br /> 79 there are currently three exempt zones in the City and a provision was placed in the Charter that <br /> 80 specifically applies to them that indicates they do not have to pay assessments until such time as <br /> 81 they hook up; these properties would then be under the same Charter as everybody else in the <br /> 82 City. <br /> 83 <br /> 84 MOTION by Commissioner Zastrow, seconded by Commissioner Carlson, to send a proposal to <br /> 85 the City Council to approve by ordinance the elimination of Section 8.07 from the existing <br /> 86 Charter. Motion carried unanimously. <br /> 87 <br /> 2 <br />