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Mounds View Charter Commission Minutes <br />Thursday, September 11, 2008 <br /> <br /> <br />1. Call to Order – The meeting came to order at 7:01 pm. <br /> <br />2. Roll Call – Present: J. Thomas, J. Miller, B.Thomas, M. Haubrich <br /> Excused: B. Doty, J. Reiling <br /> Absent : <br /> <br />3. Approval of agenda <br /> Motion by M. Haubrich, second by B. Thomas, to approve agenda as amended.. <br />MOTION APPROVED <br /> <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 /> <br />4. Citizens comments from the floor <br />None <br /> <br />5. Reports of the Chair <br /> None <br /> <br />6. Reports of members <br />None <br /> <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 /> <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 /> <br />B. Thomas will further develop the draft with additional questions and expansion for review <br />before submitting to City Staff. <br /> <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 /> <br />9. Adjournment <br /> Meeting adjourned at 8:26 p.m.