HomeMy WebLinkAboutApproved Minutes 03-19-2024Mounds View Charter Commission Minutes — APPROVED
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
1.Call to Order. Regular meeting came to order at 6:30 PM.
2.Roll Call. Present:B. Amundsen, D. Erickson, E. James, J. Peterson, G. Quick,R. Scholl, R. Warren
Excused:M. Meehan
Absent:A. Pratt
Also present: Council Liaison Gary Meehlhause, City Administrator Nyle Zikmund, City
Attorney Joe Sathe.
3.Approval of Agenda and Minutes.
A. Approve Agenda.
Chair R. Warren introduced the Preliminary Agenda.
MOTION, by B. Amundsen, and seconded, by G. Quick, to adopt the Preliminary Agenda as presented.
No discussion occurred. Motion Adopted 6-0
B. Approve Minutes.
Chair R. Warren asked for review of the Secretary's January 16, 2024, Meeting Minutes.
MOTION, by R. Scholl, and seconded, by J. Peterson, to approve the Meeting Minutes as presented. No
discussion occurred. Motion Adopted 6-0
E. James joined the meeting at 6:32 PM.
4.Citizens Comment from the Floor.
None presented.
5.Reports of Chair.
Chair R. Warren commented that he is feeling much better resulting from heart medical procedure two
weeks ago.
6.Reports of Members.
None presented.
7.Unfinished Business.
A. Resolution 2024-03 “Bylaws Article IV Amendments”. Secretary B. Amundsen reported on the latest
version of the resolution and asked city attorney Joe Sathe to comment on the change to a full remove and
insert, with the final sentence word change to “city clerk”. The draft sent last Wednesday is the current form,
it was also handed out this evening. Discussion occurred about the impact of naming city clerk as contact
and potential time delays of notification to commission.
Motion, by R. Scholl, and seconded, by D. Erickson, to adopt Resolution 2024-03 regarding
Commission Bylaws Article IV Amendments, as corrected for punctuation. Discussion occurred about
the website page, which was deferred until next topic. Voting Aye: D. Erickson, J. Peterson, G. Quick, R.
Scholl, R. Warren. Voting Nay: B. Amundsen Motion adopted 5-1
8.New Business
A. Resolution 2024-04 Citizen Information on Amendments.
Secretary B. Amundsen explained the new document was not a resolution any longer. City Attorney J. Sathe
described the version emailed last Wednesday, which was handed out this evening, does not require
approval because it is an information page. Discussion requested language be added to explain a petition
required a five member committee, that a fifth method would be to come and express amendment idea to the
commission, and that the various methods be re-number to be consistent with statute references.
9.Next Regular Meeting.
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Mounds View Charter Commission Minutes — APPROVED
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
The next regular meeting of the Commission is May 21, 2024, at 6:30 PM.
10.Adjournment: With no other items for the Commission to consider, the Chair adjourned the meeting at
7:23pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Brian Amundsen,
Secretary, Charter Commission of Mounds View MN
Approved by Charter Commission, on May 21, 2024.
Attesting, Brian Amundsen, Secretary, Charter Commission of Mounds View, MN
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