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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-08-2012 MinutesMounds View Charter Commission Minutes Wednesday, August 8, 2012 1. Call to Order – The meeting came to order at 7:15 P.M. 2. Roll Call – Present: J. Thomas, B. Amundsen, J. Battin, Jean Miller, Jim.Miller Excused: B. Doty, J. Reiling 3. Approval of agenda Motion by B. Amundsen, second by J. Battin, to approve agenda as presented. MOTION APPROVED Approval of minutes Motion by Jean Miller, second by J. Battin, to approve minutes of July 11, 2012 as amended with the word None added under Reports of the Chair. MOTION APPROVED 4. Citizens comments from the floor None 5. Reports of the Chair Thank you to Jim Ericson, Nick DeBar, Mark Beer, and Al Hull for attending this evening. Chair reviewed that the Commission has eleven positions, of which seven are currently filled. Chair also confirmed that the City web site has the current copy of the Charter, dated June 16, 2010 6. Reports of Members None 7. Unfinished Business Discuss Chapter 8 Review Purpose, goal, and updates. The Chair reviewed the historical purpose of Chapter 8 was to give the citizens an opportunity for input on City Public projects where the City expects to get additional public revenue for the project. At the time the Charter was drafted, the finance model for city public projects, where the public would be charged directly for part of the cost, was Special Assessments, so Chapter 8 used the title Special Assessments. The Commission wants to maintain the public input opportunity on city public projects, by updating the chapter to recognize new financing models made available by Statute and any which may be made available in the future. Additionally, the Commission needs to clean-up the processes and identify the parameters for projects that would make Chapter 8 a tool for both the City and citizens. Mark Beer suggested that we might want to consider defining “Dedicated Revenue” and exclude Park Funds, and the other funds that have a specific purpose already identified in the Charter. Some definitions, like the Administrative Offense definition, will be moved to the appropriate chapter. Emergency repair situations may need to be excluded from this Chapter’s process. Should funding of State mandates be exempt? Mark also discussed that public projects purchased for $5,000 or constructed for $25,000 are considered a City asset, and the Commission may want to include some information to that classification. Nick DeBar provided the Commission with current law regarding construction projects, which is that anything constructed over $100,000 requires a public advertised and bid process. There was also a discussion that an initiative process for a city public improvement project be improved because there have been requests for projects, like Spring Lake Road re-paving and an overpass for County 10, which citizens wanted from the City and could have been Public Improvements if the process was better defined in the Charter. Discussion continued on the changes of markup for section 8.01, 8.02, and 8.03. 8. New Business Next Month’s Agenda: Continue discussion on Chapter 8 definitions, markup, and updates. Resolution for election filing date timeline. Resolution for Charter meetings coming this fall. 9. Adjournment : Meeting adjourned at 8:40 P.M.