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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-21-14 Council Packet SPECIAL MEETING CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Tuesday, January 21, 2014 *********** 5:30 p.m. City Council: Mayor Reinert , C ouncil Members Stoesz, Kusterman, Roeser, & Rafferty City Administrator Jeff Karlson CO UNCIL CHAMBERS , CITY HALL  Call to Order and Roll Ca ll  Pledge of Allegiance  Open Mike / Public Comment  Setting the Agenda: Addition or deletion of agenda items 1. ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT A) Consider Resolution No. 14-05, Approving an Amendment to Section 2.6 of the Centennial Fire District Join t Powers Agreement Adjournment CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM 3A STAFF ORIG INATOR: Jeff Karlson MEETING DATE: January 21, 2014 TOPIC: Amendment to Section 2.6 of the CFD Joint Powers Agreement VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 INTRODUCTION The City Council is being asked to approve a n amendment to Section 2.6 of the Centennial Fire District Joint Powers Agreement. BACKGROUND On November 19 , 2013, the Centennial Fire District Steering Committee voted in favor of having each member city co nsider an amendment to Section 2.6 of the Join t Powers Agreement (JPA), which would add the following language to the voting procedures: “However, passage of a motion shall require an affirmative vote from one member of each member city.” The Lino Lakes City Council approved the amendment on November 25 , 2013 . However, the Circle Pines and Centerville City Council s did not vote in favor of the proposal. The Steering Committee met again on December 12 and agreed to continue its effort to find resolution and unanimously approved a 30 -day extension of the withdrawal period to allow the three cities more time to reach an agreement on voting procedures. All three city councils approved the extension. The Steering Committee held another meeting on January 15 and voted in favor of forwarding a recommend ation to the city councils that Section 2.6 be amended to include a provision granting a “veto vote” where two Steering Committee members from any one city vote against a motion, with a limit of four vetoes per city in any calendar year. RECOMMENDATION A pprove Resolution No. 14 -05 amend ing Section 2.6 of the Centennial Fire District J oint Powers Agreement as proposed by the Steering Committee . ATTACHMENT S Resolution No. 14 -05 Amended Section 2.6 CITY OF LINO LAKES RESOLUTION NO. 14 -0 5 RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT TO SECTION 2.6 OF THE CENTENNIAL FIRE DISTRICT JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT WHEREAS , the Centennial Fire District Steering Committee (“Committee”) has forwarded a proposed amendment to the City Councils of the three member cities in accordance with Section 16.2 of the Joint Powers Agreement (“JPA”); and WHEREAS , the Committee voted in favor of recommending an amendment to Section 2.6 of the JPA , which establishes the voting requirements for Committee members; and WHEREAS , the proposed amendment to Section 2.6 specifies that two members from any one city can veto a motion up to four times in any calendar year ; NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED that t he City Council of t he City of Lino Lake s approves the proposed amendment to Section 2.6 of the Centennial Fire District JPA as submitted by the Steering Committee. Adopted by the City Council o f the City of Lino Lakes this 21 st day of January , 2014 . The motion for the adoption of the foregoi ng resolution was introduced by Council Member _______________and was duly seconded by Council Member ________________ and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: The following voted against same: __________________________________ Jeff Reinert , Mayor ATTEST: _____________________________ Julianne Bartell, City Clerk Below is the amended language in Section 2.6 , which is being proposed by the Centennial Fire District Steering Committee. 2.6 Voting . Each committee member present at the meeting other than ex officio administrative staff members shall be entitled to one vote. Unless otherwise provided in the agreement, the committee may take the action on any issue by a 51 percent of greater vote of those members present and entitled to vote at a duly called meeting, subject to the quorum requirement of section 2.5. However, passage of a motion shall require an affirmative vote from one member of each member city. Notwithstanding a majority vote for passage of a motion, where two members from any one city vote against the motion, the motion fails. Such vote wil l constitute a veto for that city. A motion to reconsider the issue shall not occur until at least 12 months has passed from the date of the veto. The chair in their sole discretion shall determine if a new proposal is the same issue that has already bee n vetoed; therefore, a motion to reconsider is prohibited unless one member of the city who voted against the motion asks for the vote to be reconsidered. Each city shall be limited to four vetoes in any calendar year. The provisions of Section 2.6 sha ll not apply to any City that has given notice of withdrawal as provided in Section XI, Withdrawal. In the absence of the designated elected committee official, the designated elected official alternate of that municipality shall become a voting member of the committee. There shall be no voting by proxy. Votes must be cast at a committee meeting by a committee member. Administrative staff approval of payment of bills as in section 2.3 shall require unanimous agreement.