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Mounds View Charter Commission Minutes <br /> Thursday, September 11, 2008 <br /> S <br /> 1. Call to Order—The meeting came to order at 7:01 pm. <br /> 2. Roll Call— Present: J. Thomas, J. Miller, B.Thomas, M. Haubrich <br /> Excused: B. Doty, J. Reiling <br /> Absent : <br /> 3. Approval of agenda <br /> Motion by M. Haubrich, second by B. Thomas, to approve agenda as amended.. <br /> MOTION APPROVED <br /> Approval of minutes <br /> Motion by J. Miller, second by M. Haubrich, to approve minutes of Aug. 14, 2008 as amended. <br /> MOTION APPROVED <br /> 4. Citizens comments from the floor <br /> None <br /> 5. Reports of the Chair <br /> None <br /> 6. Reports of members <br /> • None <br /> 7. Unfinished Business <br /> B. Thomas introduced a preliminary draft of a new section dealing with initiatives under <br /> Chapter 8 for discussion. The draft included major sections with unanswered questions. <br /> Questions also discussed but not included in draft: <br /> - how to amend previously proposed and rejected projects <br /> - definition of a public improvement project and its limitations <br /> - how do you address assessments in addition to city financing <br /> - previously defined projects should be considered under 8.05 and should not exclude other <br /> initiatives or referendums—they should have a subdivision of their own. <br /> - Definitions of a project area should include an"impact statement" <br /> B. Thomas will further develop the draft with additional questions and expansion for review <br /> before submitting to City Staff. <br /> 8. New Business <br /> Chair opened discussion of list of action items for future consideration. Items related to 2.02 <br /> need to be referred back to the Council. The rest can be addressed independently. Chapters 10 <br /> & 11 have unanswered questions regarding the Community Center and other city Utilities. <br /> Chair will investigate model charter sections to if substitutes that are more applicable are <br /> • available. <br /> 9. Adjournment <br /> Meeting adjourned at 8:26 p.m. <br />