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� <br /> VIP <br /> SPECIAL CHARTER MEETING 9/19/96 PAGEF1 <br /> -NEXT MEETING 10/11/96y <br /> MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:35 p.m. BY CHAIRMAN <br /> PAUL MONTAIN. <br /> ATTENDANCE: ALL MEMBERS WERE PRESENT EXCEPT JOYCE <br /> SCHARPEN AND JACK STOULIL, BOTH OF THEM WERE EXCUSED. <br /> THIS MEETING WAS CALLED FOR THE PURPOSE OF GETTING FEEDBACK <br /> FROM COUNCIL, STAFF ,CHARTER MEMBERS AND PUBLIC,ON ROAD RECONSTRUCT- <br /> ION AS PER CHARTER. ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE PRESENT,STAFF INCLUDED <br /> ENGINEER DAVE AHRENS,CITY ADMINISTRATOR RANDY SCHUMACHER AND CITY <br /> ATTORNEY BILL HAWKINS. <br /> VISITORS WERE: BILL HOULE AND LOIS RELLER <br /> 2 <br /> BILL HAWKINS: <br /> EXPLAINED THAT CHAPTER #8 OF THE CITY CHARTER IS HARD TO <br /> WORK WITH AS THE GENERAL FUND CAN ONLY BE USED FOR MAINTENANCE OF <br /> ROADS & STREETS UNLESS IT IS PUT TO THE VOTERS AT ALL TIMES. <br /> CHRIS LYDEN: <br /> WE CAN'T HIT -A HOME RUN TONIGHT BUT LETS GET THE BALL ROLLING <br /> WITH A BASE HIT AND FIND A WAY TO GET FUNDS FOR ROAD AND STREET <br /> RECONSTRUCTION. <br /> JOHN LANDERS: <br /> WOULD LIKE TO START A FUND WITH A 2.24% LEVY FOR ROAD <br /> FUNDS. (THIS WOULD INVOLVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER) WHEN <br /> INTRODUCED PART OF IT COULD BE USED FOR H.R.A. <br /> SALLY KUETHER <br /> WANTS TO CHANGE CHAPTER #8 OF THE CHARTER TO GO WITH <br /> STATE STATUTE 429. <br /> JOHN BERGERSON: ; <br /> WAS IN FAVOR OF THE BALLOT AMENDMENT IN 95 THAT WAS <br /> DEFEATED.DOES'T WANT TWO THINGS. <br /> 1.TO PUT SPECIFIC ROAD PROJECTS ON A BALLOT EVERY TWO YEARS TO BE <br /> VOTED ON.OUR CITY IS GETTING TOO BIG FOR THE COUNCIL TO CONTROL <br /> CITY MANAGEMENT. <br /> 2.TO JUST GO AND FIX ROADS AND CHALLENGE THE LEGALITY OF IT r <br /> BECAUSE THERE IS A RISK AS THERE ARE BOND ISSUES OUT AND WE <br /> DON'T WANT TO INFRINGE ON OUR BOND RATING. <br /> 3. FAVORS A CHANGE IN THE CHARTER BUT NOT SURE WHAT IT IS <br />