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• • • CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION AUGUST 7, 2006 DRAFT 1 CHARTER AMENDMENT 2 3 City Administrator Heitke stated the City Council was presented with a petition with 4 more than 500 signatures at its September 26, 2005 meeting. The petition requested that 5 the City Council place the question of whether "to not allow City Council Members 6 (including the Mayor) to also be members of the Lino Lakes Charter Commission" on the 7 November 2006 election ballot. 8 9 City Administrator Heitke advised the Charter Commission discussed the proposed 10 amendment at their April 13, 2006 and July 13, 2006 meetings. The Charter Commission 11 has proposed a revised amendment that includes the statement "However, one member of 12 the Council may serve as a non - voting liaison to the City Charter Commission ". 13 14 The Council directed staff to obtain an opinion from the City Attomey regarding the 15 recommended revision. This item will appear on the next Council work session agenda. 16 17 Mr. Bob Bening, author of the proposed amendment and petition, stated he does not have 18 a problem with the revision recommended by the Charter Commission. However, he 19 would prefer the amendment be placed on the ballot to be voted on by residents. 20 21 HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS 22 23 City Administrator Heitke provided the background relating to historical documents of 24 the City noting that very early documents of the City were found in a safe when an old 25 building was torn down. Those documents are not in the possession of the City. If an 26 individual is holding onto those documents staff believes the City should make an effort 27 to recover them. 28 29 The Council directed staff to draft a letter to the individuals requesting they work with 30 staff to return the originals to the City and obtain copies for themselves. The Council 31 also indicated the City needs to ensure there is a safe place to store and preserve the 32 original documents. 33 34 PRIOR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COSTS 35 36 City Administrator Heitke distributed a breakdown of costs per year by vendor related to 37 the last comprehensive planning process totaling $211,171.41. 38 39 City Administrator Heitke also advised information regarding the Financial Work Session 40 will be distributed tomorrow via email. 41 42 The meeting was adjourned at 7:35 p.m. 43 44 These minutes were considered, corrected and approved at the regular Council meeting held on 45 August 28, 2006. 2