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• • • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 City Clerk Bartell reported that Item 2A is consideration of second reading and passage of 24 a charter amendment proposal brought forward by the Lino Lakes Charter Commission 25 on July 13. The amendment would add language to Section 3.01 of the Lino Lakes City 26 Charter requiring that all regular open council meetings, including the Open Mike 27 portion, be televised. State statute defines a schedule for consideration of this type of 28 amendment. To this point, the council has held the required public hearing and approved 29 1st reading of the ordinance on September 8. Second reading of the ordinance was 30 tabled by the council on September 28 as all council members were not present. The 31 statute requires that within one month of the public hearing (by October 8), the council 32 must vote on the proposed charter amendment ordinance The ordinance is enacted only 33 if it receives an affirmative vote of all members of the council. If the ordinance is 34 enacted, there is a required delay period to allow for submission of a petition for 35 referendum on the question. If no petition is received, the amendment becomes final and 36 would be properly filed and placed into the city charter. 37 38 Ms. Bartell reported that the council has had discussion about the text of the proposed 39 amendment as well as the logistics of implementing the televising of all city meetings. 40 There has been discussion of placing language into the code of ordinances in lieu of a 41 charter amendment. A joint meeting of the council and the charter commission that 42 would include that topic is pending. 43 44 Council Member Reinert moved to approve the second reading and adoption of 45 Ordinance No. 06 -09 as presented. Council Member Stoltz seconded the motion. SPECIALCOUNCIL MEETING DATE TIME STARTED TIME ENDED MEMBERS PRESENT DRAFT CITY OF LINO LAKES MINUTES SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING October 5, 2009 : October 5, 2009 . 5:30 p.m. . 6:30 p.m. : Council Members Reinert, Stoltz, Gallup, O'Donnell and Mayor Bergeson MEMBERS ABSENT : none Also Present: Acting City Administrator Dan Tesch; Community Development Director Michael Grochala; Economic Development Coordinator Mary Alice Divine; City Engineer Jim Studenski; Director of Finance Al Rolek; City Attorney Joseph Langel; City Clerk Julie Bartell Mayor Bergeson called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. in the Community Room at Lino Lakes City Hall. 2A. Second Reading and passage of Ordinance No. 06 -09, Amending the City Charter to Require that Council Meetings be Televised