City of

Mounds
View

Charter

Commission

Chair

Jonathan J Thomas

763-784-5205

Vice Chair

Michele Sandback

763-783-1770

2nd Vice Chair

Secretary

Brian Amundsen

763-786-5699

Bill Doty

763-786-3421

Matthew Eenigenburg

763-783-7216

Jean Miller

763-786-3959

William Mori

763-784-3645

Barbara Thomas

763-780-6226

William Werner Sr

763-784-3603

Mounds View Charter Commission Annual Report

October 14, 2004

Honorable Greg Johnson, Chief Judge

Ramsey County District Court

1010 Courthouse

15 W. Kellogg Blvd

Saint Paul, MN 55102

Honorable Judge :

SUMMARY OF COMMISSION ACTIVITY: November, 2003 - October 2004

November 13, 2003

Review of the 2003 Summary letter. Review of changes to Chapter 7, Section 7.06 draft proposal. Review of changes for Chapter 10 and 11. Review of changes for Chapter 7, Section 7.12.

December 11, 2003

Meeting cancelled due to lack of a quorum.

January 8, 2004

Chair reported on the December 6, 2003 "Response to City Council Comments of Nov. 24th" regarding questions from the City Council in regard to Resolution 2003-03 amending the by-laws reducing Charter Commission membership from 15 to 11. Review of City Purchasing Manual and League of MN Cities as it relates the Chapter 7, Section 7.06. Review of changes for Chapter 4, Section 4.02.

February 12, 2004

Review and Approval of Resolution 2004-01 for Chapter 4, Section 4.02. Review and Approval of Resolution 2004-02 setting Charter Commission meetings for March - August of 2004. Continuing discussion on draft revisions for Chapter 7, Sections 7.06-7.08. Continuing discussion of Chapter 7, Section 7.12 and Chapter 11.

March 11, 2004

Continuing discussion on Chapter 7, Sections 7.06 - 7.08. Continuing discussion on Chapter 7, Sections 7.10 - 7.12. Continuing discussion of Chapter 11.

April 8, 2004

Continuing discussion on Chapter 7, Sections 7.04 - 7.08.

May 10, 2004

City Council unanimous adoption of Ordinance 736 regarding Charter Resolution 2004-01. Note: This was not a Charter Commission meeting.

May 13, 2004

Continuing discussion of Chapter 7, Sections 7.04 - 7.08 draft proposal with Mounds View City Finance Director, Charlie Hanson.

June 10, 2004

Continuing discussion of Chapter 11 and Chapter 7.

July 8, 2004

Continuing discussion of Chapter 7, Sections 7.04 - 7.12.

August 12, 2004

Meeting cancelled due to lack of quorum.

September 9, 2004

Review of Revision 8 draft proposal for Chapter 7, Sections 7.04, 7.05, 7.06, 7.07, 7.08, 7.10, 7.11 and 7.12.

September 27, 2004

City Council unanimous adoption of Ordinance 742, Ordinance 748, and Ordinance 749 regarding Charter Commission Resolution 2003-04. Ordinance 743 regarding Charter Commission Resolution 2003-05 was not passed and will be returned for some more clarification on a couple points. Note: This was not a Charter Commission meeting.

October 5, 2004

Candidates for Mayor and City Council participated in a forum sponsored by the Charter Commission and the Mounds View Cable Committee. Questions were posed from the Charter Commission as well as from residents in attendance. Note: This was not a Charter Commission meeting.

October 14, 2004

Numerous comments and discussion with Council Member Roger Stigney relating to Charter Chapter 7 Sections 6, 7 and 8. Candidate Forum Report. Chair offered appreciation to Barb Haake for moderating the Candidate forum. Attendance was estimated at 50 people. Election of Jean Miller as new 2nd Vice Chair. A Draft of the Annual Report was reviewed and approved with recommendation to add October meeting. Chapter 7 review continued in subcommittee form after loss of a quorum.

Respectfully submitted,

Jonathan J Thomas, Chair	Brian Amundsen, Secretary