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Charter Commission
April 13, 2023
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1 CITY OF LINO LAKES
2 CHARTER COMMISSION
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6 DATE April 13, 2023
7 TIME STARTED 6:30 p.m.
8 TIME ENDED 7:07 p.m.
9 MEMBERS PRESENT Aldentaler, Dahl, Damiani, Davis, Frolik, Hausladen,
10 Nicholason, and Vanderpoel
11 MEMBERS EXCUSED Herr, Rodriguez, Trehus
12 MEMBERS UNEXCUSED None
13 STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT City Clerk Jolleen Chaika
14 OTHERS PRESENT: None
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17 CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
18 Chair Dahl reconvened the meeting of the Lino Lakes Charter Commission at 6:40 pm on April
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21 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
22 Chair Dahl lead the Pledge of Allegiance.
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24 SETTING THE AGENDA
25 Chair Dahl requested to add an item, Letter to the Judge, under New Business as Item E.
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27 The agenda was accepted with the addition.
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29 OPEN MIC/PUBLIC COMMENT
30 No one present opted to speak for the open mic.
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32 OLD BUSINESS
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34 A. Approval of October 17, 2022 Minutes
35 MOTION by Commissioner Frolik seconded by Commissioner Damiani approving the meeting
36 minutes of October 17, 2022.
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38 Motion passed unanimously.
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40 B. Odd Year Elections – No new information
41 Chair Dahl stated that this item has been on the agenda for a long time and suggested removing it
42 from the agenda until there is new information, at which time it could be added back.
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44 MOTION by Commissioner Hausladen, seconded by Commissioner Vanderpoel requesting to
45 remove odd year elections from future agendas.
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47 Motion passed unanimously.
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49 C. Five-Year Plan Update, approved by Council February 13, 2023
50 Chair Dahl stated that the Five-Year Plan approved by the Council in February is available on
51 the City website for review.
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53 INTRODUCTION OF CITY CLERK – JOLLEEN CHAIKA
54 The City Clerk introduced herself noting that she began the previous week. She reviewed her
55 career experience and looked forward to working at the City and with the Commission.
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57 NEW BUSINESS
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59 A. Lino Lake Charter Commission Membership List
60 The City Clerk stated that the list of names was provided in the packet.
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62 Chair Dahl requested that the full list with the contact information be provided direct to the
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65 B. 2023 Charter Commission Regular Meeting Calendar
66 Chair Dahl stated that a copy of the meeting calendar will be provided to the Commission prior
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69 C. 2023 Charter Commission Budget
70 Chair Dahl stated that the 2023 Commission budget was provided in the packet for review.
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72 D. Letter to the Judge
73 Chair Dahl reviewed the draft letter.
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75 The City Clerk provided clarification on suggested changes to the letter she had recommended.
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77 MOTION by Commissioner Damiani seconded by Commissioner Aldentaler to approve the
78 letter to the judge.
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80 Motion passed unanimously.
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82 E. Election of Officers
83 Chair Dahl asked if there is interest in the different positions.
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85 The City Clerk noted that full election of officers occurs on even years. She noted that Ms.
86 Stanek is no longer on the Commission and was previously designated as Co-Secretary. She
87 stated that she also did not notice a Vice Chair.
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89 Chair Dahl provided additional explanation noting that the previous Vice Chair is no longer on
90 the Commission.
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92 The City Clerk requested that the Commission appoint a Vice Chair and Secretary as those
93 positions are currently vacant. She suggested that they begin with filling the Vice Chair position.
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95 Commissioner Frolik was as elected as Vice Chair and Commissioner Vanderpoel was elected as
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98 NEXT MEETING DATE
99 Chair Dahl noted the next meeting date is Thursday, July 13, 2023.
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101 ADJOURN
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103 MOTION by Commissioner Damiani seconded by Commissioner Frolik to adjourn the meeting
104 at 7:07 p.m. Motion carried unanimously.
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106 Drafted by: Amanda Staple, TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc.
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