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Charter Commission
August 21, 2008
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DATE
TIME STARTED
TIME ENDED
MEMBERS PRESENT
MEMBERS EXCUSED
MEMBERS UNEXCUSED
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT
OTHERS PRESENT:
APPROVED
CITY OF LINO LAKES
CHARTER COMMISSION
SPECIAL MEETING
August 21, 2008
6:39 P.M.
8:40 P.M.
Duffy, Gunderson, Storberg, Trehus, Bretroi, Williams,
Minar, Zastrow, Stockman Maher (departed 8:30pm),
Dahl (arrived at 6:47pm), Drennen (arrived at 6:55pm),
and Carlson (arrived 7:28pm)
Aldentaler, Vacha, Lyden
None
None
Deb Barnes, reporter for The Citizen.
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Chair Duffy called the special meeting of the Lino Lakes Charter Commission to order at 6:39
23 p.m. on August 21, 2008.
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25 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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27 APPROVAL OF AGENDA
28 MOTION by Commissioner Stockman Maher, seconded by Commissioner Minar, to adopt the
29 amended agenda. Motion carried unanimously.
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31 OPEN MIKE
32 No one was present for open mike.
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34 APPROVAL OF MINUTES
35 Chair Duffy requested line 257 be amended to read "Chief Judge Gary Schurrer's" there by
36 correcting the spelling of the Chief Judge's name.
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38 MOTION by Commissioner Zastrow, seconded by Commissioner Stockman Maher, to approve
39 the minutes of July 17, 2008 as amended. Motion carried with Commissioner Trehus abstained.
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42 OLD BUSINESS
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44 A. Communication Plan
45 Chair Duffy presented an update of submission of an article for the City's Fall newsletter. After
46 sending an article to city staff and requesting a copy of any changes made before going to press,
47 she found that a majority of the article had been rewritten.
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49 Commissioner Dahl arrived at 6:47 p.m.
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51 Commissioner Trehus summarized the article that was sent to the City from the communication
52 subcommittee. Chair Duffy said that after reviewing the article that was sent back to her, she
53 directed city staff not to submit the article for the newsletter.
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55 MOTION by Commissioner Trehus, seconded by Commissioner Minar, to table discussion of
56 Communication Plan until Commissioner Drennen arrives. Motion passes unanimously.
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59 B. 2008 Budget Update
60 Chair Duffy reviewed the 2008 budget update. As of August 15, 2008, there were no outstanding
61 bills pending for payment.
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63 Commissioner Drennen arrived at 6:55 p.m.
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^65 NEW BUSINESS
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67 A. Incoming Petition to repeal Chapter 8
68 Chair Duffy received a copy of a petition that seeks to replace the entire Section 8 of the Charter
69 with Chapter 429 of State statute.
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71 The Petition was submitted to the City on August 12, 2008. Of the 421 signatures on the
72 petition, 36 were found to be invalid. In order for the petition to be certified valid, 415 signatures
73 were needed. City Clerk Julie Bartell certified the petition to be invalid. The citizens who
74 present the petition have until September 2, 2008 to rectify the petition and resubmit. The City
75 then has 5 days to re -certify the petition.
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77 Chair Duffy discussed the Council's options to either submit the Citizen Task Force charter
78 amendment for the November election ballot or not submit that amendment and support the
79 Citizens petition.
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81 Commissioner Trehus summarized a letter sent to the City Council by 4 members of the Citizens
82 Task Force, dated August 17, 2008, supporting the Petition rather than the Task Force's proposed
83 amendment.
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85 Commissioner Minar discussed the Commission's opposition of State Statute Chapter 429.
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87 Chair Duffy discussed the possibility of submitting the Charter's own proposed amendment.
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88 Chair Duffy reviews the City Council's timetable regarding submitting ballot language. The City
89 Council's next work session is Tuesday September 2, 2008 and the next meeting on Monday
90 September 8, 2008. The deadline for submitting ballot language to Anoka County is Thursday
91 September 11, 2008.
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93 Chair Duffy then redirected the meeting to the earlier agenda item under Old Business:
94 Communication Plan.
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96 OLD BUSINESS (continued from earlier)
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98 A. Communication Plan (Continued)
99 Commissioner Carlson arrived at 7:28 p.m.
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101 Commissioner Drennen favored waiting on any further communication plan until the Council
102 acts on September 8, 2008 and if the petition is recertified.
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104 Chair Duffy asked for commissioners' opinions on submitting the commission's proposed
105 amendment to the ballot. Commissioners Trehus and Minar stated their opinions are to wait on
106 submitting the amendment to the ballot.
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108 MOTION by Commissioner Drennen to have Commission's attorney draft ballot language of
^09 Commission's Charter amendment in preparation for the November General Election.
110 Commissioner Trehus offered a friendly amendment of Commission to meet Wednesday
111 September 10, 2008 instead of Monday, September 15, 2008. Commissioner Drennen accepts
112 the friendly amendment to the motion. Commissioner Minar seconds. Motion passes
113 unanimously.
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115 MOTION by Commissioner Storberg, seconded by Commissioner Zastrow to reserve the City
116 Council chambers a day in the last week of October for live charter commission public forum,
117 inviting all members of charter commission and commission attorney to attend.
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119 Deb Barnes asked the commission to keep in mind press deadlines for the area newspapers to
120 publish articles on the forum.
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122 Commissioner Minar expressed favoring the motion, but said an exact date would be needed.
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124 Commissioner Drennen stated the Communication Subcommittee should discuss and plan a
125 forum before reserving a date for the chambers. Commissioner Trehus and Carlson agreed.
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127 Commissioner Minar states that dates should be looked at rather than making a reservation.
128 Commissioner Storberg withdraws the motion.
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^130 Chair Duffy received a letter from the City offering to have the Commission work jointly with
131 the firm hired by the City handling a communication plan. The letter invited her to attend a
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.32 meeting with Springsted on Monday August 25, 2008. Chair Duffy stated she had requested
133 materials from the city in preparation for this meeting. As of the date of this meeting, she had
134 not received any materials from the City.
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136 Commissioners Drennen and Trehus discussed how this meeting has no purpose as evidenced by
137 the City rewriting what the Commission had submitted for the Fall newsletter.
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139 Chair Duffy agreed and stated that she would politely decline the offer to meet with the firm.
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141 Commissioner Drennen gave an update of the Subcommittee's work on a website to help inform
142 the citizens on any possible vote on amending the Charter. The next meeting of the
143 Subcommittee would be decided after that evening's Commission meeting.
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145 Commissioner Stockman Maher departs at 8:30pm.
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147 The next meeting of the Charter Commission will be Wednesday September 10, 2008 at 6:30pm.
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150 ADJOURN
151 MOTION by Commissioner Minar, seconded by Commissioner Bretoi, to adjourn the meeting at
152 8:40 p.m. Motion carried unanimously.
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155 Respectfully Submitted,
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157 Kelly Gunderson
158 Secretary
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