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Home My WebLink About05-02-2003 T Mounds View Charter Commission Minutes Meeting May 2, 2006 • 1. Call to order -The meeting came to order at 7:05 PM 2. Roll Call— Present- B. Amundsen, C. Mueller, J. Miller, B. Thomas, J. Thomas, William Werner, Sr Absent— Excused-B. Doty, M. Eenigenburg 3. Approval of Agenda and Minutes Motion by B. Thomas, second by J. Miller to approve the Agenda as presented . APPROVED Motion by C. Mueller, second by B. Thomas, to approve minutes of April 4, 2006 as presented. APPROVED Motion by C. Mueller, second by B. Thomas, to approve minutes of April 18, 2006 as presented. APPROVED 4. Citizens Comments Ms. W. Werner—Is the Charter Commission seriously considering addressing the issue of controls on taxation increases or just working on language? Chair Thomas responded that the Commission is planning to forward levy limiting language to the Council to be placed on the ballot this November. Ms. Werner also asked what weight the Commission will place on the 2005 Citizen Survey about this issue? No response was given, because the time for members to discuss this item was later in the agenda. III 5. Reports of the Chair Chair J. Thomas reported we will move forward as quickly as possible to provide Section 7.03 for a ballot measure and Chapter 5 for adoption4y Ordinance. — 6. Reports of Members W. Werner reported that he was misquoted in the notes from the Joint Session on April 18th with the Council. His correct statement should be tattahe wishes the levy to not -- exceed 5% or CPI, which ever is less. B. Amundsen reported that he is still concerned about a number of issues in Chapter 5 and he may not support the language. In particular he is concerned about the shortening of the petitioners allowed times to respond. B. Thomas reported that the Council commented at the last meeting that they enjoyed meeting with the Commission on April 18th C. Mueller wants to make sure we address limits in financing and reserves in 7.03. 7. Unfinished Business °r ak a. Discussion of Guidelines f r �_ B. Amundsen introdu d and distributed ref e materials from Finance Director j4.fis, it Beer and Communityirector J. Erickson. Discuss occurred on language. Chair directed Secretary to hold off inclusion of Community Directors comments. 8:00 PM W. Werner left meeting Consensus of Commission was to use a maximum levy increase of 6% over previous year or a CPI +3%, which ever is less. IP Page 1 of 2 Mounds View Charter Commission Minutes Meeting May 2, 2006 • b. Review Chapter 5 Updates. Chair J. Thomas introduced new language for 5.03. New language is response to Commission request to clarify Council and Clerk-Administrator responsibilities. Commission consensus was to include the following changes: 1. Replace 5.03 language with that presented by Chair and modified in discussion this evening. 2. Move line 62,63,64 sentence to after sentencing ending line 47. 3. Move sentence beginning on line 58 to sections 5.05 and 5.07. 4. Time line will be adjusted to>=28 calendar days between first Opportunity Referendum Petition Submission and Submit Referendum Petition with Signatures to Clerk Administrator, in response of citizens to a Council proposed Ordinance. 5. Add Section 3.07 6. Add Section 3.09 Commission members were asked to review the language and present any changes to Chair in the next week. Chair was directed to submit any new language suggestions and current version from this meeting to City Attorney for feedback about how to place an Ordinance"on-hold". c. Review Resolution 2006-04 Practices for Documentation Modifications. Item was postponed to next meeting. 8. New Business a. Future Agenda Items 1. Chapter 5 2. Chapter 7.03 • Motion by C. Mueller, second by B. Amundsen directing Chair to prepare a Resolution for Chapter 7.03 to be discussed at next meeting. APPROVED 3. Resolution 2006-06 Language adopting changes to Chapter 7.03 4. Resolution 2006-04 9. Adjournment -meeting adjourned at 8:54 PM Respectfully submitted, Brian Amundsen, Secretary k• 0)-A/ 1441--e-CH-\ ) ,e3-0-el • I • Page 2 of 2 City of CHARTER COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING Mounds 7:00 PM Tuesday, May 2, 2006 • View ** New Brighton City Hall ** i Charter Commission Preliminary AGENDA Afruroj , ibvaaAt Chair 1. Call to Order Jonathan J Thomas 763.784.5205 2. Roll Call Vice Chair Bill Doty 763.786.3421 _ Jonathan J Thomas _Matthew Eenigenburg Bill Doty _ Carol Mueller 2' Vice Chair _ Jean Miller _ Barbara Thomas Jean Miner Brian Amundsen _William Werner, Sr 763.786.3959 Secretary 3. Approval of agenda and minutes Brian Amundsen 763.786.5699 Review and approve agenda Matthew Eenigenburg Approval of Apr 4, 2006 Minutes 763.783.7216 Approval of Apr 18, 2006 Special Meeting Minutes Carol Mueller 4. Citizens comments from the floor 763.780.1251 Sarbara Thomas 5. Reports of the Chair 63.780.6226 William Werner Sr We will move forward as quickly as possible to provide Section 7.03 for a 763.784.3603 ballot measure and Chapter 5 for adoption by Ordinance. 6. Reports of members 7. Unfinished Business 45 min, Discussion of 7.03 language. 45 min, Review Chapter 5 Updates. 15 min, Review Resolution 2006-04 Practices for Document Modifications 8. New Business 15 min, Discuss next month's and future agenda items. 9. Adjournment • Initiative Process Flow Diagram — May 24, 2006 Form Committee of 5 to 10 Within 180 days of Is this the members and file copy of Obtain at least 15% filing petition, first time Petition has No • Petition stating the Official'sDeliver All Required of the Number _o_Deliver tested for name and the grounds for recall Information to Clerk- 1 Registered Voters Sufficiency? with Clerk-Administrator Administrator Signatures Sec 5.03 Determine Charter Section 5.02 Sec 5.03 Sec 5.03 Sufficiency within 5 working days • Yes Sec 5.04 Determine Sufficiency within 14 calendar days Sec 5.03 No Is the Petition Notify the Sponsoring Sufficient? Committee and the City Sec 5.03 Council and allow Sponsoring 4- Committee Committee 30 Calendar Days Yes Is this the first to correct. Sec 5.04 time Petition has been Yes Insufficient? Sec 5.04 No Clerk-Administrator delivers a report, Declare Petition Terminated at or before the next regularly Due to Insufficiency&Notify scheduled meeting, stating ♦ Sponsoring Committee no further sufficiency and date of determination action will taken.Sec 5.04 Sec 5.03 City Council Must Act by Either Holding a First Reading or Providing an Amendment and Allow Sponsoring lid Sponsoring must complete one of the Did Council Offer Yes Committee 14 Committee Disapprove Yes I. an Amendment? ► Calendar Days to specified courses of action The Amendment? • Sec 5.05 Disapprove within 150 days of determination of sufficiency Sec 5.05 Sec 5.05 Sec 5.05 No No ' t V Hold First Reading,Schedule a / Public Hearing pursuant to MN lid Council Pas (Ordinance Takes Effect After 30 Stat.410.12 and any Additional Ordinance by Majority Yes Calendar Days Unless a Later Date Requirements,No Vote? is Specified in the Ordinance Amendments can be made Sec 5.05 \ Sec 5.05 / after this point. Sec 5.05 No 4 V Prepare for Ballot Election. If there is no Regularly Scheduled Election Within 120 Days of the Sponsoring Committee Disapproval or Council Failure to Pass the Ordinance,the Council Shall Call a Special Election to Take Place Within 90 Calendar Days of Said Event Sec 5.05. Did a Majority \ of Those Voting on the No Ordinance Fails and Process Ordinance Vote in Ends for This Petition. /Jl Favor Sec 5.05 Sec 5.05 Yes III (Ordinance Takes Effect After 30 Calendar Days Unless a Later Date �s Specified in the Ordinance. Sec 5.05 Recall Process Flow Diagram — May 24, 2006 Form Committee of 5 to 10 Within 180 days of Is this the members and file copy of Obtain at least 25% filing petition, first time Petition No • Petition stating the Official'sDeliver All Required ► of the Number __10. ► has been tested for name and the grounds for recall Information to Clerk- Registered Voters Sufficiency? with Clerk-Administrator Signatures. Administrator Sec 5.03 Charter Section 5.02 g Sec 5.03 Determine Sufficiency Sec 5.03 within 5 working days A Yes Sec 5.04 Determine Sufficiency within 14 calendar days = Sec 5.03 No Is the Petition Sufficient? Sec 5.03 Notify the Sponsoring Is this the first Yes Committee and the City Yes time Petition has been Council and allow Sponsoring 4Insufficient? Committee 30 Calendar Days Sec 5.04 to correct. Sec 5.04 No Declare Petition Terminated Due to Insufficiency&Notify Within 5 working days,Clerk- Sponsoring Committee no further • Administrator delivers report action will taken.Sec 5.04 to City Council and the Official stating sufficiency and date of determination Sec 5.08 The Official shall be allowed 5 working days to provide a response stating a justification for their actions in not more than 500 words. Sec 5.08 V Prepare for Ballot Election. If there is no Regularly Scheduled Election Within 120 Days of determination of sufficiency, the Council Shall Call a Special Election to Take Place Within 90 Calendar Days of Said action. The published notice of the election shall include the statement of grounds for recall and if provided the Official's response. Sec 5.08 Did a Majority of Those Voting on the No Recall Fails Recall Vote in Favor ► Sec 5.08 Sec 5.08 Yes • The Official is recalled and the vacancy shall be filled pursuant to Section 4.05 of the City Charter. Sec 5.08 Referendum Process Flow Diagram — May 24, 2006 3 Form Committee of 5 to 10 Deliver All Required Is this the members and file copy of Obtain at least 15% first time Petition No Information to Clerk- Petition with Clerk- of the Number Clerk- _ Sec been tested for Administrator Registered Voters Administrator Sufficiency? Charter Section 5.02 Signatures Sec 5.03 Sec 5.03 Determine Sufficiency Sec 5.03 • within 9 calendar days Yes Sec 5.04 Determine Sufficiency within 10 calendar days Sec 5.03 No Is the Petition Sufficient? Sec 5.03 Council passes resolution delaying effective date of said Is this the first Yes Ordinance by 30 calendar Yes time Petition has been days. Notify the Sponsoring 4Insufficient? Committee and allow them 21 Sec 5.04 calendar days to correct defficiencies. Sec 5.04 No (Declare Petition terminated / due to insufficiency&notify Sponsoring Committee within 10 calendar days.No further action will be taken.Sec 5.04 V Clerk-Administrator delivers a report, 11) before the effective date of said Ordinance stating sufficiency and date of determination Sec 5.03 City Council Must adopt a resolution placing the Ordinance on hold and must complete the following courses of action within 150 days of determination of sufficiency Sec 5.07 Prepare for Ballot Election. If there is no Regularly Scheduled Election Within 120 Days of City Council placing the Ordinance on hold, the Council Shall Call a Special Election to Take Place Within 90 Calendar Days of Said action. Sec 5.07 Did a MajorityOrdinance Fails and of Those Voting on the No Ordinance Vote in considered Repealed. Favor Sec 5.07 Sec 5.07 Yes • Ordinance takes effect immediately unless a later date is specified in the Ordinance Sec 5.07 Referendum Process Pursuant to Chapter 5 [ - -1.-1 Ordinance Process Pursuant to Chapter 7 IIISet a Public Hearing for Proposed Ordinance V y� Hold Public Hearing &First Reading v l not required to be in the same meeting II Cl)LP CL CO First Opportunity Referendum Petition Submission 1.0_ Second Reading/Adoption V A II Q- IV ,G Co Co CL Publication of Ordinance Submit Referendum Petition with Signatures to Clerk-Administrator I I N Council must either pass a resolution for Petition • Sufficiency and Suspend the Ordinance, or pass a rn Resolution delaying the effective date of the ..7__1' Ordinance takes effect unless challenged Ordinance 30 days to allow process completion. by Referendum Petition - Clerk Administrator provides written report to Sponsoring Cmte detailing deficiencies. N II Q O `G Cl) 0" Cl) V -q 1 l J'8 Cn Re-Submit Referendum Petition with Y rn CD deficiencies corrected to Clerk-Administrator I v n Q CD 0. X a Council must either pass a resolution for Petitionm- Sufficiency and Suspend the Ordinance, or pass a -f7_---7-� Ordinance takes effect unless Referendum D o A Petition Succeeds a.. = Resolution for Insufficiency and the Ordinance C o takes effect. . p Clerk-Administrator provides written notice w, of Petition Insufficiency to Sponsoring Cmte y y Da (D 0 CD w 2) • og N co On O n O fD