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Mounds View Charter Commission Minutes <br /> Meeting October 13, 2005 <br /> • 1. Call to order - The meeting came to order at 7:35 PM <br /> 2. Roll Call—Present- B. Amundsen, B. Doty, C. Mueller, B. Thomas, J. Thomas <br /> Absent— William Werner, Sr <br /> Excused - M. Eenigenburg, J. Miller, <br /> 3. Approval of Agenda and Minutes <br /> Motion by B. Amundsen, second by B. Thomas , to amend Agenda adding discussion on <br /> Chapter 7.03 language needed for 2006 Ballot. APPROVED <br /> Motion by B. Thomas, second by B. Doty, to approve Agenda as amended. APPROVED <br /> Motion by B. Doty, second by C. Mueller, to approve minutes of September 15 , 2005 as <br /> submitted. APPROVED <br /> 4. Citizens Comments <br /> None <br /> 5. Reports of the Chair <br /> M. Eenigenburg asked Chair J. Thomas if Commission meeting could be changed to <br /> Tuesdaynights to allow his participation. Consensus of the members present was that <br /> Tuesday would be acceptable. Chair J. Thomas will check with members not present and if <br /> acceptable to them then with room planning for meeting location. November 10, 2005 will <br /> remain at New Brighton City Hall. <br /> 6. Reports of Members <br /> B. Thomas reported that results of the court hearing on the Charter and Chapter 5 Petition <br /> and Chapter 11 Ordinance regarding property sale requirements should be available at a <br /> future meeting. <br /> 7. Unfinished Business <br /> a. Discussion of 7.03 language and possible 2006 ballot. Chair J. Thomas opened <br /> discussion on the issue of 7.03 and the time needed to properly present an issue for <br /> the 2006 ballot. B. Amundsen expressed concern that the Commission was <br /> considering not continuing work on Chapter 7.03 and asked the Commissioners to <br /> discuss it further. Discussion occurred amongst Commissioners. Motion by B. <br /> Doty, seconded C. Mueller, to "Continue work on Chapter 5 and Chapter 7.03 jointly <br /> and not stop work on either." APPROVED <br /> b. Review Chapter 5 Time line corrections for Referendum. Chair J. Thomas presented <br /> two time lines, labeled"current"and "proposed". Commissioners discussed possible <br /> language changes required for the time lines. B. Amundsen suggested the time line <br /> columns be retitled as Petition Process and Ordinance Process and that "DRAFT" be <br /> on all documents not approved by the Commission going forward. Chair J. Thomas <br /> discussed his recommendations on the "proposed"time line. These changes include: <br /> a) Adding a petition application with the Clerk-Administrator; <br /> b) Actual petition language can not be submitted prior to second reading at Council; <br /> c)New language and legally acceptable actions be researched and defined for <br /> delaying an ordinance from becoming effective if an "ordinance is challenged by <br /> citizen petition"; <br /> • <br /> Pate 1 of 2 <br />