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Home My WebLink About02-12-2004 Mounds View Charter Commission February 12,2004 • Mounds View Charter Commission Minutes Meeting February 12, 2004 1. Call to order - The meeting came to order at 7:05 PM 2. Roll Call—Present-B. Amundsen, B. Mori, J. Miller,M. Sandback, B. Thomas, J. Thomas Absent—D.Friemuth, William Werner, Sr. Excused - B. Doty, M. Eenigenburg 3. Approval of agenda and minutes Motion by B. Mori, second by B. Thomas to approve agenda as written UNAMIMOUS APPROVAL Motion by B. Mori, second J. Miller; to approve minutes of January 8, 2004 as amended in 8.b. Replacing "offered to help"with "recommend we" and with grammatical corrections in 8.c of"adapt" and replace "Consensus was to"with "Consensus was the" UNAMIMOUS APPROVAL 4. Citizens comments from the floor • None presented. 5. Reports of the Chair Chair J. Thomas reported on his meeting at council work session, on February 2, 2004,with Council members. Council members present agreed to review suggested charter language clarifications submitted to date at next council meeting. Chair Thomas expects that the Chapter 5 rewrite will be sent back for clarification of the "recall" issue, which the courts have found "unconstitutional" in other charters. City attorney also clarified at this work session that City Council can approve by ordinance as written, approve by ordinance with minor grammar corrections, or return for suggested modifications, but they cannot reject and simply not act. Charter Commission can then take issue to ballot if necessary. 6. Reports of members B. Amundsen requested clarification of 2004 time line for the "category 3" items which were designated as items that might require ballot presentation. Chair J. Thomas accepted task to draft a time line for review at March Commission meeting. '7. Unfinished Business Nothing presented. 8. New Business a. Review final resolution 2004-01 for Charter Section 4.02. • Motion by B. Mori, second by M. Sandback to approve. Page 1 of 2 Mounds View Charter Commission February 12,2004 • UNANMIOUSLY APPROVED b. Review of resolution 2004-02 setting Mounds View Charter Commission meetings for March through August 2004. Motion by B.Amundsen, second by B. Thomas to approve with correction of"its". UNANMIOUSLY APPROVED c. Review of any new information for Charter Section 7.06–7.08 B.Amundsen reported on Revision–Draft 1 of Chapter 7 language with incorporated corrections from the research of B.Mori last month and from the purchasing manual. Discussion with Commission about the suggested language changes. Commission members asked B. Amundsen to contact C. Hansen to request a different correct phrase or word for"programs" (considered too broad) and"objects" (considered too detailed). Commission members also requested that where appropriate to reference"State Statue# XXXX, as amended". B. Thomas also suggested a review with C.Hansen regarding the truth and taxation time line to see if there are concurrent dates of concern or reference that should be included. Commission members by consensus agreed to use June 1 as the date to submit budget calendar to Council for approval. B. Amundsen to talk with C. Hansen about date and if Finance Director or Clerk Administrator is correct position to submit the calendar. d. Review of any new information for Charter Section 7.12 B. Thomas reported she is working with Local Government research staff at legislature for language suggestion or ideas for seeking emergency aid • and statute issues. e. Review of any new information for Charter Chapter 11 B. Thomas requested a time line for information needed. Chair J. Thomas will prepare. f. Discussion of next months agenda items to include: i. Review of draft language for Chapter 7.06-7.08 ii. Review of any new information for Chapter 7.12 iii. Review of any Chapter 11 and general time line for category 3 items. iv. Review any City Council actions from Charter Commission submissions. 9. Adjournment — J Motion by J. Miller UNANMIOUSLY APPROVED Meeting adjourned at 8:25 PM Respectfully submitted, Brian Amundsen, Secretary Page 2 of 2 City of Mounds Resolution No. 2004-01 Mounds View Charter Commission View Dated February 12, 2004 Charter Commission Whereas, the Mounds View Charter Commission is reviewing the lists of past requests for housekeeping and clarification updates to sections of the Mounds View Charter that have Chair caused confusion or seem to be semantically incorrect: Jonathan J Thomas 763-784-5205 The Mounds View Charter Commission acting under Minnesota Statute 410.12 Vice chair Subdivision 7, recommends the following amendments by the addition of the Michele sandback bold and double underlined language and by the deletion of the 763-783-1770 language. The Mounds View Charter Commission requests the City Council adopt by ordinance those items it is in unanimous agreement with. We also request a response 2"Vice Chair within 60 days with recommendations for modifications to any item that the City Council Daniel Freimuth deems not acceptable as presented. 763-780-3371 Secretary Section 4.02. Filing for Office. Brian Amundsen 763-786-5699 Subdivision 1. Pursuant to Minnesota Statute 205.13, as amended, Bill Doty no Ne-earlier than seventy days nor later than fifty-six days before any municipal election, 763-786-3421 any resident of the City qualified under state law for elective office may, by filing an affidavit and by paying a filing fee to the Clerk-Administrator in an amount as set by Matthew Eenigenburg ordinance, have their name placed on the municipal election ballot. Amendments to 763-783-7216 Minnesota Statute 205.13 shall take precedence over this subdivision. SJean Miller 763-786-3959 William i 763-784-3364545Respectfully submitted, Barbara Thomas � / IaL- -- William Werner Sr Jonathan J Thomas, Chair Brian Amundsen, Secretary 763-784-3603 • CZtyof is CHARTER COMMISSION MEETING Mounds 7:00 PM Thursday, February 12, 2004 View Mounds View City Hall Council Chamber tiso ClaarterCommrssion t Preliminary AGENDA -k 1110 Chair 1. Call to Order Jonathan J Thomas 763-784-5205 i 2. Roll Call Vice Chair Michele Sandback 763-783-1770 ' Jonathan J Thomas Bill Doty v Barbara Thomas ✓ Michele Sandback Matthew Eenigenburg ;1 William Werner, Sr 2"d Vice Chair R Daniel Freimuth 42 Jean Miller Daniel Freimuth 763-780-3371 V Brian Amundsen iz William Mori Secretary Brian Amundsen F 3. Approval of agenda and minutes 763-786-5699 Bill Doty Review and approve agenda 763-786-3421 Approval of January 8, 2004 Minutes Matthew Eenigenburg g g0 783-7216 4. Citizens comments from the floor � Jean Miller 763-786-3959 5. Reports of the Chair William Mori Status of items sent to Mounds View City Council 763-784-3645 Barbara Thomas 6. Reports of members 763-780-6226 William Werner Sr 7. Unfinished Business 763-784-3603 8. New Business 4t 10 min Review final resolution 2004-01 for Charter Section 4.02. 4. 20 min Review any new information for Charter Section 7.06-7.08 20 min Review any new information for Charter Section 7.12 20 min Review any new information for Charter Chapter 11 =z 15 min Discuss next month's and future agenda items. 9. Adjournment