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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 /> 5 Excused: <br /> Absent: <br /> Also present: Council Liaison Gary Meehlhause, City Administrator Nyle Zikmund, <br /> Council member Julie Clark <br /> 10 3. Approval of Agenda and Minutes. <br /> A.Approve Agenda. <br /> Chair R. Warren introduced the Preliminary Agenda and ask any discussion or changes. Hearing <br /> none Chair R. Warren asked for the agenda to be adopted. O y M. Meehan, and seconded,by <br /> A. Urlacher,to approve the agenda as presented. Motion Adopted 8-0 <br /> 15 <br /> B.Approve Minutes. <br /> Chair R. Warren asked for review of the Secretary's J y 16, %24, Meeting Minutes. MOTION,by G. <br /> Quick, and seconded,by J. Peterson, to approve t eeting Minutes as amended. <br /> Motion Adopted 8-0 <br /> 20 <br /> 4. Citizens Comment from the Floor. <br /> None presented. <br /> E. James joined the meeting at 6:35 PM. <br /> 25 <br /> 5. Reports of Chair. <br /> Chair R. Warren welcomed new commission members Karen Mills and Amber Urlacher. <br /> 6. Reports of Members. <br /> 30 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 Adminis r Zikmund approved the Secretary work directly with Ms. <br /> 35 Bensch to pursue both answers. <br /> 7. Unfinished Business. <br /> A <br /> A. Status report on Resolution 2024-06 Chapter 4 Nominations and Elections—4.05 Vacancy <br /> appointment allowance. Jr <br /> 40 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 /> 45 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. Discussion <br /> occurred. Motion Adopted 9-0 <br /> Page 1 of 2 <br />