04-18-2006 Joint Charter Council

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Mounds View Charter Commission Joint Council Commission Work Session Meeting April 18, 2006 . 1. Call to order -The meeting came to order at 7:10 PM 2. Roll Call— Present- Council: R. Stigney, S. Gunn, J. Flaherty, B. Thomas and Staff: K. Ulrich,M. Beer Commission: B. Amundsen, C. Mueller, J. Miller, B. Thomas, J. Thomas, William Werner, Sr. Absent— Council: R. Marty Excused - Commission: B. Doty, M. Eenigenburg, 3. Public Comment-None 4. New Business A. Section 7.05 of the Mounds View City Charter Discussion about the changes requested and made to the section. • Long-Term changes to Five-Year • Deletion of the Public Service Program, because information is actually carried in the Fiver Year Revenue and Expense Estimate. • Adding the measurement of objectives and needs to the Five-Year Revenue and Expense Estimate. • Consensus that the Council would be accepting of the language changes and the Commission supported the changes. B. Section 7.03 of the Mounds View City Charter • B. Amundsen introduced the document to the members and the general changes • made. Line 18 • Mark Beer to establish a method to define the"period of time"to reference for the CPI, which might be the previous 12 months of July 1 to June 30. • W. Werner asked members to reconsider the CPI formula and use a"0"and maximum of 5%. R. Stigney supported this position. K. Ulrich reminded everyone that the community survey last year indicated a 6-7% rate was acceptable. S. Gunn supported language as is. J. Flaherty supported language as is. B. Thomas doesn't want to go to a flat CPI. B. Amundsen suggested analysis of the actual increased levy rates for past 10 years and future 5 years from M. Beer. M. Beer agreed to gather for Council and Commission. R. Stigney would like to have M.Beer analysis before proceeding further with the CPI rate. • Line 32 • Suggestion to change"plain language"to "readily understandable by lay citizen". • It was requested that the Commission continue to get input from K. Ulrich, Chair Thomas agreed the practice would continue. • Line 52 add "of a"between operation and regulated. • Line 95 needs to be reworded for easier understanding. C. Chapter 5 of the Mounds View City Charter(Policy Based Ballot Issues) • Discussion of why this language is being considered for ballot versus an ordinance when an ordinance process is allowed. Chair J. Thomas provided explanation for the choice between ballot and ordinance request. Consensus was that an ordinance should be used rather than ballot, although more redundant language may be needed in some areas. • Line 12 Change"15"to "10". 110 Page 1 of 2