HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-08-2020 Charter MinutesCharter Commission
October 8, 2020
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APPROVED 1
CITY OF LINO LAKES 2
CHARTER COMMISSION 3
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DATE October 8, 2020 5
TIME STARTED 6:39 p.m. 6
TIME ENDED 7:10 p.m. 7
MEMBERS PRESENT Bretoi, Dahl, Damiani, Davis, Rodriguez, Poehling, 8
Stanek, and Vanderpoel 9
MEMBERS EXCUSED Aldentaler and Trehus 10
MEMBERS UNEXCUSED None 11
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT City Clerk Julie Bartell 12
OTHERS PRESENT: None 13
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CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL 16
Chair Dahl reconvened the meeting of the Lino Lakes Charter Commission at 6:39 pm on 17
October 8, 2020. 18
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 20
Chair Dahl lead the Pledge of Allegiance. 21
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SETTING THE AGENDA 23
Chair Dahl requested to add an item to the agenda under New Business, Item 6B, Five Year Plan. 24
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Agenda was accepted as amended. 26
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OPEN MIC/PUBLIC COMMENT 28
Chair Dahl introduced Melissa Rodriguez, the newest member of the Charter Commission. 29
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Commissioner Rodriguez introduced herself. 31
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OLD BUSINESS 33
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A. Approval of Meeting Minutes 35
Chair Dahl provided suggested changes to the minutes on line 158. 36
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MOTION by Commissioner Poehling, seconded by Commissioner Damiani, approving the 38
meeting minutes of October 10, 2019 as amended. 39
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Motion passed unanimously. 41
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B. Legal Representation (No new information) 43
Chair Dahl welcomed any new information from members. 44
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C. Open Positions on Charter Commission – Ongoing Advertising (City website, 46
newsletter, City Hall) 47
The City Clerk reported that five positions remain open and stated that if applications are 48
received, staff will forward them to the judge. 49
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Commissioner Poehling asked for information on expiring terms. 51
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The City Clerk replied that there are no terms ending at the end of 2020. She provided details on 53
the advertising the City completes for vacant positions. She confirmed that she would follow up 54
with a local newspaper to determine if an advertisement could be done for the Charter 55
Commission. 56
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D. Odd Year Elections (No new information) 58
The City Clerk provided background information on this topic. 59
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It was confirmed that this can remain on the agenda as old business until the Council has a 61
chance to discuss the topic and provide feedback. 62
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NEW BUSINESS 64
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A. City Charter Document on City Website 66
The City Clerk stated the intent was to provide better access to the City Charter for residents. 67
She displayed how residents can access a PDF version of the Charter by going to the City 68
website and selecting the Charter Commission page. She provided examples of how other cities 69
display and provide access to their Charter and/or City Code. She reviewed the proposed 70
changes to the website that would follow some of the other examples. She stated that the 71
recommended changes would make it more accessible to find information in both the Charter 72
and City Code for residents and even City staff. She confirmed that the City does have funds 73
available for this update. 74
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The Commission supported this update to the City website. 76
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B. Five Year Plan 78
Chair Dahl commented that there is a new City Administrator and she would like to meet with 79
her to discuss the five year plan. She stated that she will do that sometime between now and 80
January. 81
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NEXT MEETING DATE 83
Chair Dahl noted the next meeting date is Thursday, January 14, 2021. 84
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ADJOURN 86
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MOTION by Commissioner Bretoi, seconded by Commissioner Stanek, to adjourn the meeting 88
at 7:10 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. 89
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Drafted by: Amanda Staple, TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. 91