HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-10-25 - Charter Commission Agenda PacketLINO LAKES CHARTER COMMISSION
MEETING AGENDA
6:30 PM
Thursday, July 10, 2025
City Hall/Community Room
1. Call to Order and Roll Call
2. Setting the Agenda
3. Open Mike / Public Comments
4. Old Business
a. Approval of April 10, 2025 Minutes
b. Even Year Elections
5. New Business
6. Adjourn
Next meeting Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM, City Hall
6:30 PM
Chair Caroline Dahl, Vice Chair Anthony Frolik, Secretary Waylon Vanderpoel
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2 CITY OF LINO LAKES
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6 DATE April 10, 2025
7 TIME STARTED 6:30 p.m.
8 RECESS/RECONVENE 8:35 p.m. / 8:45 p.m.
9 TIME ENDED 9:17 p.m.
to MEMBERS PRESENT Chair Caroline Dahl, Commissioners Donald
11 Aldentaler, Kelli Damiani, Coral Digatono, John
12 Grattan 1I1, Dean Hausladen, Eric Holmstrom, Dan
13 Nicholson, Angela Obert, Justin Reynolds, Melissa
14 Rodriguez and Mike Trehus
15 MEMBERS EXCUSED Commissioners Tony Frolik, Robert Herr, and Waylon
16 Vanderpoel
17 MEMBERS UNEXCUSED None
18 STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT Interim City Administrator Dave Pecchia and City
19 Clerk Roberta Colotti
20 OTHERS PRESENT: Mayor Rob Rafferty, and City Councilmembers Tony
21 Cavegn, Chris Lyden, Dale Stoesz, and Michael
22 Ruhland
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25 CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
26 Chair Dahl called the Charter Commission meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
27 Mayor Rafferty called the City Council Work Session to order at 6:30 p.m.
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29 SETTING THE AGENDA
30 The agenda was adopted as presented
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32 OPEN MIC/PUBLIC COMMENT
33 No one present opted to speak for the open mic.
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35 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
36 Chair Dahl led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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38 5. NOTIFICATION TO RESIDENTS
39 There was discussion of the type of notification that is provided by the City to inform residents
40 that a development project is being proposed. The proposed design of a sign notifying residents
41 of a development project was presented and reviewed by the Charter Commission and City
42 Council. The online "Notify Me" notification platform was discussed along with the other
43 methods of notification.
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45 6. ZONING REGULATIONS: MINIUM DISTANCES BETWEEN BUSINESSES
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46 A memo from the City Attorney regarding the City's authority to govern the distances between
47 businesses was reviewed. The Charter Commission Chair brought forward a discussion on the
48 distances between business and residential properties. The Mayor reviewed that zoning districts
49 are for types of development, and commercial developers will review if the proposed
50 development will work before applying.
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52 7.OPEN MIC
53 The Rules of Decorum regulations regarding the time allowed at open mic was discussed.
54 Councilmember Lyden stated that it is also helpful if the speaker provides a written summary of
55 their statement for the Council.
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57 8. FIVE-YEAR PLAN
58 Chair Dahl reviewed the history of the City Charter requirement calling for a five-year Financial
59 Plan to be prepared. The Mayor reviewed the current financial management plan elements and
60 steps for approval. The Charter Commission Chair accepted the report into the record for the
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63 9. THREE CITIZEN PETITIONS (SUBMITTED IN 2024)
64 The Charter Commission Chair accepted into the record the City Attorney's report stating that
65 the City Council found the 2024 petitions to amend the City Charter (two petitions) and
66 ordinance (one petition) to be legally invalid and that no further action was required.
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68 10. EVEN YEAR ELECTIONS
69 The City Clerk reported that the City Council had discussed even -year elections and, as a change
70 from odd to even -year elections would require a Charter amendment, had deferred to the Charter
71 Commission on the matter. She provided an overview of the statistics for the 2023 and 2024
72 elections and budgeted expenses.
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74 MOTION by Commissioner Obert, seconded by Commissioner Nicholson, to continue the
75 discussion of even -year elections.
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77 Motion passed 10 ayes — 2 nays (Trehus and _ opposed).
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79 The question of calling a special Charter Commission meeting to discuss the topic in advance of
80 the next regular meeting or scheduling the topic for the next Charter Commission meeting on
81 July 10, 2025, was discussed.
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83 MOTION by Commissioner Obert, seconded by Commissioner Damiani, to schedule the
84 discussion of even -year elections for the next Regular Charter Commission meeting.
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86 Motion passed 11 ayes — 1 nay (_ opposed).
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88 It was noted that there would be no changes to the 2025 election and that any ballot questions
89 regarding moving to even -year elections would need to be scheduled after 2025, given the
90 timeframe for preparing and submitting a ballot question. The Chair asked that Commissioners
91 submit any questions in advance of the meeting by email to the City Clerk and copy her.
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RECESS/RECONVENE
Chair Dahl recessed the meeting at 8:35 p.m.
Commissioners Aldentaler and Nicholson left the meeting.
Chair Dahl reconvened the meeting at 8:45 p.m.
11. SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT UTILITY
Mayor Rafferty provided an overview of the Stormwater Utility history and the purpose of the
funds. The Charter Commission and Council discussed funding options related to stormwater
utilities and regulations surrounding stormwater management.
12. OTHER QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL OR CHARTER COMMISSION
Chair Dahl stated that she asked that this agenda item be added as a time for the Council to ask
any questions of the Charter Commission, as the Commission had set forth a series of questions
for discussion this evening as part of the regular agenda.
Mayor Rafferty thanked the Chair for the opportunity and confirmed with the Council that there
were no additional questions outside of the agenda items already discussed.
CHARTER COMMISSION OLD BUSINESS
a. Approval of January 9, 2025, Minutes
MOTION by Commissioner Obert, seconded by Commissioner Rodriguez, approving the
meeting minutes of January 9, 2025, as presented.
Motion passed unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS
a. Yearly letter to the Judge
Chair Dahl presented the Yearly Letter to the Judge, outlining Charter Commission activities in
2024, to the Charter Commission prior to submitting to the Judge as required.
MOTION by Commissioner Trehus, seconded by Commissioner Grattan, to approve the Yearly
Letter to the Judge for 2024 and authorize submission.
Motion passed unanimously.
NEXT MEETING DATE
Chair Dahl noted the next meeting date is Thursday, July 10, 2025, at 6:30 PM, City Hall
ADJOURN
Chair Dahl adjourned the Charter Commission meeting at 9:17 p.m.
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