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Mounds View Charter Commission Minutes <br /> SPECIAL WORK SESSION WITH CITY COUNCIL <br /> 4110 <br /> Meeting June 9, 2005 <br /> 1. Call to order -The meeting came to order at 7:25 PM <br /> 2. Roll Call—Present- Council: J Flaherty, S. Gunn, R. Marty, R. Stigney,B. Thomas <br /> Clerk-Administrator: Kurt Ulrich & Economic Dev. Dir. Jim Ericson <br /> Commission: B. Amundsen, B. Doty, J. Miller,T3.-Mari, C. Mueller, <br /> B. Thomas, J. Thomas, William Werner, Sr <br /> Excused - Commission: M. Eenigenburg,'Bow%4-ri <br /> 3. Approval of Agenda <br /> Chair J. Thomas welcomed everyone to the meeting and thanked Council members for taking <br /> time to meet and discuss the agenda proposed. B. Amundsen suggested dropping Charter <br /> Revision status review since we all had received a status memorandum from Desaree Crane <br /> on June 9, 2005. Chair J. Thomas checked everyone had received copy. <br /> 4. Citizens Comments <br /> None <br /> 5. New Business <br /> a. Review Chapter 5 Flow Charts and language clarifications—Discussion of the flow <br /> charts developed and how they were being used to clarify process and language <br /> completeness. Request from two Council members was to find a way to include the <br /> flow charts as part of recommendations for language change to Council and maybe as <br /> • an appendix to Charter to help Citizens understand flow. One Council member <br /> objected to flow charts as part of Charter text, because of lack of legal presidence. <br /> b. Review possible clarifications for Section 8.04 Reviews—Discussion of language and <br /> 25%requirement. Consensus of Council was that a definition for"property owner" <br /> was needed and that 25%was acceptable for Mounds View. <br /> c. Review Section 7.03 System of Taxation and set common goals. -Discussion of Tax <br /> Increment Financing and language of limits to levy increases. Chair J. Thomas <br /> discussed impacts that occurred in Fridley as a result of their language. Two Council <br /> members had concern about language. All Council members agreed that there should <br /> be a limit to the levy increases and the city wide survey suggested limit would be a <br /> starting place. Council also mentioned to not forget about impact to: a)tax rebates, <br /> b)tax free zones, c) referendum cost money to conduct, d) creating a guideline rather <br /> than a tool and d) this item should be on 2006 General Ballot and not presented solely <br /> to Council for approve. <br /> d. Common directions and input from Council—nothing specific mentioned. <br /> e. Next Meeting: Consensus was to plan a meeting for February with specific language <br /> for the System of Taxation levy limit guidelines so this information can be prepared <br /> and presented for general ballot. <br /> 6. Adjournment <br /> Meeting adjourned at 8:37 PM <br /> Respectfully submitted, <br /> Brian Amundsen, Secretary, Charter Commission <br />