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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-13-2005 Mounds View Charter Commission Minutes Meeting October 13, 2005 • 1. Call to order - The meeting came to order at 7:35 PM 2. Roll Call—Present- B. Amundsen, B. Doty, C. Mueller, B. Thomas, J. Thomas Absent— William Werner, Sr Excused - M. Eenigenburg, J. Miller, 3. Approval of Agenda and Minutes Motion by B. Amundsen, second by B. Thomas , to amend Agenda adding discussion on Chapter 7.03 language needed for 2006 Ballot. APPROVED Motion by B. Thomas, second by B. Doty, to approve Agenda as amended. APPROVED Motion by B. Doty, second by C. Mueller, to approve minutes of September 15 , 2005 as submitted. APPROVED 4. Citizens Comments None 5. Reports of the Chair M. Eenigenburg asked Chair J. Thomas if Commission meeting could be changed to Tuesdaynights to allow his participation. Consensus of the members present was that Tuesday would be acceptable. Chair J. Thomas will check with members not present and if acceptable to them then with room planning for meeting location. November 10, 2005 will remain at New Brighton City Hall. 6. Reports of Members B. Thomas reported that results of the court hearing on the Charter and Chapter 5 Petition and Chapter 11 Ordinance regarding property sale requirements should be available at a future meeting. 7. Unfinished Business a. Discussion of 7.03 language and possible 2006 ballot. Chair J. Thomas opened discussion on the issue of 7.03 and the time needed to properly present an issue for the 2006 ballot. B. Amundsen expressed concern that the Commission was considering not continuing work on Chapter 7.03 and asked the Commissioners to discuss it further. Discussion occurred amongst Commissioners. Motion by B. Doty, seconded C. Mueller, to "Continue work on Chapter 5 and Chapter 7.03 jointly and not stop work on either." APPROVED b. Review Chapter 5 Time line corrections for Referendum. Chair J. Thomas presented two time lines, labeled"current"and "proposed". Commissioners discussed possible language changes required for the time lines. B. Amundsen suggested the time line columns be retitled as Petition Process and Ordinance Process and that "DRAFT" be on all documents not approved by the Commission going forward. Chair J. Thomas discussed his recommendations on the "proposed"time line. These changes include: a) Adding a petition application with the Clerk-Administrator; b) Actual petition language can not be submitted prior to second reading at Council; c)New language and legally acceptable actions be researched and defined for delaying an ordinance from becoming effective if an "ordinance is challenged by citizen petition"; • Pate 1 of 2 Mounds View Charter Commission Minutes Meeting October 13, 2005 • d) . The "correction of errors" or"insufficient signatures"time be shortened to 14 calendar days rather than 30. Discussion by Commissioners occurred in reference to the Clerk-Administrator and new responsibility which could be abused in declaring a petition"sufficient"or "insufficient" if not based on factual results, consensus was that the Clerk- Administrator must only work with facts. Discussion also occurred about newspaper publication timing and that it adds confusion to the"30 days after publication" for the timeliness of the petition submission. B. Amundsen suggested discussion should occur in November due to agenda time expiring. Consensus of Commission was to add to November agenda. 8. New Business Agenda for November: 1. Resolution for future Meeting Dates 2. Discussion of 7.03 language—Members should review other charter city materials previously distributed. 3. Discussion if Chapter 5 Petition process and time line. 9. Adjournment Motion by B. Amundsen, second B. Doty to adjourn. APPROVED Meeting adjourned at 9:37 PM Respectfully submitted, Brian Amundsen, Secretary • . Pan 2of2 city �� CHARTER COMMISSION MEETING Mounds 7:00 PM Thursday, Oct 13, 2005 View ** New Brighton City Hall ** Cer Commission Preliminary AGENDA Chair - 1. Call to Order Jonathan J Thomas 763.784.5205 2. Roll Call Vice Chair Bill Doty 763.7863421 _ Jonathan J Thomas _Matthew Eenigenburg _ Bill Doty _ Carol Mueller 2"d Vice Chair _ Jean Miller _ Barbara Thomas Jean Miller Brian Amundsen William Werner, Sr 763.786.3959 Secretary 3. Approval of agenda and minutes Brian Amundsen 763.786.5699 Review and approve agenda f Approval of Sep 15, 2005 Minutes Matthew Eenigenburg 763.783.7216 3i ' 4. Citizens comments from the floor Car ueller 7 1251 5. Reports of the Chair Barbara Thomas 763.780.6226 d?' William Werner Sr . 6. Reports of members 763.784.3603 7. Unfinished Business .,4.60 min, Review Chapter 5 Timeline corrections for Referendum. b. NscwoAwv, of 1.D3 lc .c,-t 'Ze4,4tWeit, W1, bollok. 8. New Business • 15 min, Discuss next month's and future agenda items. 9. Adjournment 1 ailml.04 aA. a^nr• u4. .