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Mounds View EDA April 10, 2000 <br />Regular Meeting Page 2 <br /> <br /> <br />2. APPROVAL OF EDA MINUTES <br /> <br /> A. Approve Minutes of March 13, 2000, March 27, 2000 and April 3, 2000. <br /> <br />MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Quick. To approve the minutes of EDA for March 13, March 27 <br />and April 3, 2000, as presented. <br /> <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. <br /> <br />3. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS <br /> <br />None. <br /> <br />4. CONSENT AGENDA <br /> <br />None. <br /> <br />5. EDA BUSINESS <br /> <br />A. Request From the Chamber of Commerce to Have Julie Olsen Removed <br />From the EDC. <br /> <br />City Attorney Long stated at the previous meeting, there was discussion regarding the procedure <br />for addressing the issue of removal of a member of the EDC, and this has been set forth in <br />Chapter 408.06 Subd. 2, which indicates “Any member of the commission may be removed from <br />office for just cause and on written charges by at least four-fifths vote of the entire authority. <br />Such member may be entitled to a public hearing before such a vote is taken.” He indicated staff <br />was directed to prepare findings for the City Council and the EDA to consider if they were in the <br />position of desiring to take the action to remove the Commissioner as requested by the Chamber. <br /> He provided the Authority with copies of the resolution, noting a typographical error in the first <br />“WHEREAS,” which would be amended by staff. <br /> <br />City Attorney Long indicated there were two exhibits attached to the resolution. He advised that <br />Exhibit A is the actual letter that was presented to the City from the Chamber of Commerce <br />raising the issue, and requesting the removal of the Commissioner, and Exhibit B is the notice <br />that came from the Commissioner waiving the public hearing. He stated Ms. Olsen presented <br />staff with this notice and had not signed it, however, she has since confirmed that she intended <br />this to be a Waiver of Public Hearing, and staff is treating it as such. <br /> <br />City Attorney Long indicated the item before the Council is a resolution removing a member of <br />the Mounds View Economic Development Commission. He indicated the first “WHEREAS” <br />clause sets forth the fact that the EDC is an advisory commission set up by the Mounds View