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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-12-17.CharterCharter Commission October 12, 2017 Page 1 1 APPROVED 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES 2 CHARTER COMMISSION 3 4 5 DATE October 12, 2017 6 TIME STARTED 6:34 p.m. 7 TIME ENDED 7:13 p.m. 8 MEMBERS PRESENT Aldentaler, Bretoi, Dahl, Johnson, Juni, Lyden, 9 Poehling, Stanek, and Vanderpoel (arrived at 6:40 p.m.) 10 MEMBERS EXCUSED Damiani, Devaney, and Turcotte 11 MEMBERS UNEXCUSED Combs 12 STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT None 13 OTHERS PRESENT: Mr. Storberg and Brad Robinson 14 15 CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL 16 Chair Dahl reconvened the meeting of the Lino Lakes Charter Commission at 6:24 p.m. on 17 October 12, 2017. 18 19 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 20 Chair Dahl lead the Pledge of Allegiance. 21 22 A.Moment of Silence for Commissioner Rose Storberg23 Chair Dahl provided a moment of silence for Commissioner Rose Storberg. 24 25 B.Certificate for Rose Storberg’s Family26 Chair Dahl recognized Commissioner Storberg for her contribution to the Commission over the 27 years, noting that Commissioner Storberg was also a friend of hers. She presented the plaque and 28 extended condolences to Commissioner Storberg’s family. She asked and received confirmation 29 that if the Commission needs information on the history of the Charter she could call 30 Commissioner Storberg’s husband. 31 32 Commissioner Vanderpoel arrived. 33 34 Chair Dahl stated that Councilmember Rafferty sent her an email sending his condolences as 35 well. 36 37 SETTING THE AGENDA 38 Agenda was accepted as presented without additions 39 40 OPEN MIC/PUBLIC COMMENT 41 Brad Robinson introduced himself and noted that he is running for City Council this fall. He 42 welcomed any questions and provided background information on himself as a resident of Lino 43 Lakes and a member of the Centennial Lakes Fire Department. He noted that he began attending 44 Charter Commission October 12, 2017 Page 2 2 meetings during the issues with the fire department which opened his eyes to the other issues 45 going on in the City and increased his desire to get involved. 46 47 OLD BUSINESS 48 49 A.Attorney for Charter Commission 50 Chair Dahl stated that two Commission members provided names of possible attorneys. She 51 stated that one attorney sent out a contract, but the amount stated $5,000. She noted that she 52 attempted to receive a lower priced contract but did not receive a response. She noted that she 53 followed up with another attorney but again did not receive a response. She stated that currently 54 the Charter Commission has zero interest from attorneys and noted that she would be happy to 55 reach out to any possible attorneys that Commission members may be aware of. She stated that 56 she is very open to any ideas the Commission may have. 57 58 Commissioner Poehling asked if there is a specific purpose for an attorney at this time. 59 60 Chair Dahl explained that although the Commission would not need the attorney at every 61 meeting, it would be helpful to have an attorney to follow up with on certain aspects and to assist 62 with amendment language rather than attempting to find an attorney at the spur of the moment. 63 She stated that the challenge is that the Commission is only allotted $1,500 per year for a budget, 64 although funds from the next year could be used as well. 65 66 Commissioner Stanek noted that specifically the Commission was looking for an attorney to 67 review language for the possible ward amendment. 68 69 B.Exempt Areas from Charter (FYI) 70 Chair Dahl stated that the exempt areas from the Charter has been brought up through the years. 71 She stated that this was provided for informational purposes for those members of the 72 Commission that may not be aware of the exempt areas. She explained that the Charter does not 73 apply to commercial and industrial properties. 74 75 Commissioner Lyden stated that the City is working on the new draft of the Comprehensive Plan 76 and asked if there has been any discussion of expanding the exempt zones for commercial and 77 industrial activity. 78 79 Chair Dahl stated that in the past the City wanted to abolish some of the exempt zones but the 80 Charter Commission did not agree. 81 82 Commissioner Bretoi stated that he thought the discussion involved removing the exempt zones 83 through amendment. 84 85 Chair Dahl agreed that was the discussion in the past. 86 87 Commissioner Juni asked for additional information on the roads included on the exempt areas 88 on the maps. 89 Charter Commission October 12, 2017 Page 3 3 90 Commissioner Johnson asked if there are some single-family homes excluded from the Charter. 91 92 Chair Dahl agreed that there are a few homes that are outside of the Charter area. 93 94 Commissioner Bretoi asked the reason the Charter Commission decided to leave the properties in 95 the exempt zone. He believed that the Commission was willing to do an amendment but the City 96 was no longer interested because there were attempting to abolish the Charter. He estimated that 97 this was about five years ago. 98 99 Commissioner Lyden agreed that was the consensus of the Commission and the City was going 100 to attempt to abolish the Charter during a past election. 101 102 C.Approval of March 30, 2017 Minutes 103 MOTION by Commissioner Juni, seconded by Commissioner Vanderpoel, to approve the March 104 30, 2017 meeting minutes as presented. Motion passed unanimously. 105 106 NEW BUSINESS 107 108 Chair Dahl noted that the Commission is accepting applications for the vacant positions on the 109 Commission. 110 111 Commissioner Johnson noted that he will not be reapplying when his term expires at the end of 112 the year. He stated that while he has enjoyed his time with the Commission, he has accepted 113 another volunteer position which is taking up much of his time. 114 115 Chair Dahl noted that she would attempt to reach out to other charter cities in attempt to find 116 suggestions for legal counsel. 117 118 NEXT MEETING DATE 119 Chair Dahl noted the next meeting date is Thursday, January 11, 2018. 120 121 ADJOURN 122 123 MOTION by Commissioner Johnson, seconded by Commissioner Vanderpoel, to adjourn the 124 meeting at 7:13 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. 125 126 Drafted by: Amanda Staple, TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. 127