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Mounds View Charter Commission Minutes — DRAFT <br />Tuesday, November 19, 2024 <br />1.Call to Order. Regular meeting came to order at 6:30 PM. <br />2.Roll Call. Present:B. Amundsen, E. James, M. Meehan, K. Mills, J. Peterson, G. Quick, <br />R. Scholl, A. Urlacher, R. Warren <br />Excused: <br />Absent: <br />Also present: Council Liaison Gary Meehlhause, City Administrator Nyle Zikmund, <br />Council member Julie Clark <br />3.Approval of Agenda and Minutes . <br />A. Approve Agenda. <br />Chair R. Warren introduced the Preliminary Agenda and asked for any discussion or changes. Hearing <br />none Chair R. Warren asked for the agenda to be adopted. MOTION, by M. Meehan, and seconded, by <br />A. Urlacher, to approve the agenda as presented. Motion Adopted 8-0 <br />B. Approve Minutes. <br />Chair R. Warren asked for review of the Secretary's July 16, 2024, Meeting Minutes. MOTION, by G. <br />Quick, and seconded, by J. Peterson, to approve the Meeting Minutes as amended. <br /> Motion Adopted 8-0 <br />4.Citizens Comment from the Floor. <br />None presented. <br />E. James joined the meeting at 6:35 PM. <br />5.Reports of Chair. <br />Chair R. Warren welcomed new commission members Karen Mills and Amber Urlacher. <br />6.Reports of Members. <br />Secretary B. Amundsen reported that he has spoken with Barb Bensch about the city website's charter <br />commission information. The website has the 2023 Charter version, which is updated through 2022 <br />amendments. Ms. Bensch is pursuing a response from American Legal of when the additional 2023 <br />amendments will be available for posting on the website. Additionally, the site does not have the methods <br />for amending the charter. City Administrator Zikmund approved the Secretary work directly with Ms. <br />Bensch to pursue both answers. <br />7.Unfinished Business. <br />A. Status report on Resolution 2024-06 Chapter 4 Nominations and Elections – 4.05 Vacancy <br />appointment allowance . <br />Chair R. Warren requested the secretary provide status on the amendment. B. Amundsen reported the <br />Council had taken the amendment up on 9/3/2024 and 9/23/2024 and had rejected the amendment. B. <br />Amundsen recommended all commission members review the video log for both meetings to <br />understand the reasons the amendment was not approved. There is in the packet this evening a Kennedy <br />and Graven Memorandum of September 19, 2024, from Joe Sathe to the Council answering some <br />questions the Council posed on 9/3. City Administrator Zikmund spoke to the commission that the <br />council was looking for clarity of language, and the council not to vote on the appointment when a <br />vacancy occurs but for it to be more automatic. MOTION, by R. Scholl, and seconded, by E. James, <br />to table further discussion until 2025 since the allotted time for this item is expired. D iscussion <br />occurred. Motion Adopted 9-0 <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />5 <br />10 <br />15 <br />20 <br />25 <br />30 <br />35 <br />40 <br />45