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<br />Page 1 of 1 <br />Mounds View Charter Commission Annual Report <br />November 10, 2016 <br /> <br /> <br />Honorable John H Guthmann, Chief Judge <br />Ramsey County District Court <br />1070 Courthouse <br />15 W. Kellogg Blvd <br />Saint Paul, MN 55102 <br /> <br />Honorable Judge Guthmann: <br /> <br />SUMMARY OF COMMISSION ACTIVITY: January 2016 - December 2016 <br /> <br />January 14, 2016: Reviewed 2015 Annual Report. Approved Resolution 2016-01 setting meeting dates <br />to meet every other month for the next six months through July 14, 2016. Reviewed Charter Commission <br />Bylaws. Elected Charter Commissions Officers by a resolution to keep the same officers in place. <br /> <br />March 10, 2016: Welcomed Jerry Peterson as a guest with intention to become a member. <br /> Discussion continued on Chapter 8. <br /> <br />May 12, 2016: Welcomed Jerry Peterson as a new member. <br />Welcomed Don Johnson as a guest with intention to become a member. <br />Discussion on possible joint meeting with the City Council and the Charter Commission which has been <br />requested by City Council. <br />Discussion of the memo from the City Attorney regarding the number of members required on the <br />Charter Commission and some related discussions on how that relates to the quorum. <br />Discussion continued on Chapter 8 on what we are trying to achieve and some of the history of its use <br />and how we determine the original intent. <br /> <br />July 14, 2016: Welcomed Don Johnson as a new member. <br />Discussion on the concept of a quorum and what it means in terms of the Charter Commissions’ Bylaws. <br />Discussion of the memo from the City Attorney regarding the number of members required on the <br />Charter Commission and some related discussions on how that relates to the quorum. <br />Discussion on Chapter 7.03.01with a conclusion that it must be interpreted as the plain reading <br />indicates. <br />Continued discussion on Chapter 8 <br /> <br />September 8, 2016: Review of the February 10, 2016 letter from Kennedy & Graven. <br />Discussion on the issue of Charter 7.03 City Tax Resolution language and the 2017 EDA Levy. <br />Discussion continued on Chapter 8. <br />Upcoming meeting dates set for November 12th, 2015 and January 14th 2016. <br /> <br />November 10, 2016: Agenda: Welcomed Dennis Erickson as a new member. <br />Review Oct. 3 Joint Meeting with City. <br />Review City action related to 2017 Levies General & EDA. <br />Review By-Laws. <br />Election of Charter Commission Officers. <br />Charter Referendum Language unique to Mounds View. <br />Review 2016 Annual Letter of Activity to Court. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />___________________________________ _________________________________ <br />Brian Amundsen, Chair Jonathan J Thomas, Secretary