HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007 01-24 CHCM(DRAFT) MINUTES OF JANUARY 24, 2007
BROOKLYN CENTER
CHARTER COMMISSION
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Stan Leino at 6:58 PM.
Secretary Gary Brown called roll; Gary Brown, Stan Leino, Harold Middleton, Anthony
Mills, Ed Nelson, Mary Nierengarten, Eileen Oslund, Richard Theis were present.
Bruce Lund had an excused absence.
Absent: Richard Phillips.
Chairman Leino announced that he had been informed that Kris Lawrence- Anderson and
Roni Brunner had officially resigned from the Charter Commission.
Chairman Leino introduced newly elected Mayor Tim Willson who proceeded to
introduce himself to all Charter Commission members. Mayor Willson then proceeded to
inform the commission that the City Council had recently had a team building retreat and
at that retreat the council determined to make Eight (8) Goals for the upcoming year. He
listed several of the goals, such as Continuing Redevelopment, Recognizing Diversity
and Reducing Crime. He listed several redevelopments, such as the 100 acres that Target
and Ford are currently located on and he discussed the difficulty of redevelopment with
the current eminent domain laws. He mentioned the area where the Olive Garden
Cracker Barrel and a hotel are located and that the city now owns the majority of the
property. He also brought up the N. E. Corner of Brooklyn Boulevard and 69 as well as
57th and Logan Avenue. Mayor Willson then left the meeting.
Minutes of the October 25, 2006 meeting were reviewed. Nelson made a motion,
seconded by Middleton to approve the minutes as submitted. Passed unanimously 8- 0.
Old Business
Proposed Charter Changes After discussion of proposed charter changes, a motion was
made by Middleton, seconded by Nierengarten, to leave the proposed charter changes as
they were originally presented to the City Council. After considerable discussion
regarding City Manager Boganey's memo asking that the word "Minnesota" be removed
from the filing form, a motion was made by Mills seconded by Theis to amend the
original motion to split the action on the two proposed charter changes. The motion to
amend original motion passed unanimously 8 -0. The original motion to send proposed
charter change of section 3.11 as originally drafted, to the City Council passed 8 -0
A motion by Brown, seconded by Middleton to table action until the next meeting
regarding proposed charter change to section 4.11 so that it can be determined before the
meeting if State Statute requires candidates to use the "Minnesota Affidavit of
Candidacy" form rather than any type of affidavit. Motion passed unanimously 8- 0.
New Business
Election of Officers Motion by Oslund, seconded by Nelson to cast a white ballot for
Gary Brown to continue as Charter Commission Secretary. Motion passed unanimously
8 -0
Motion by Nelson, seconded by Theis to cast a white ballot for Stan Leino to continue as
Charter Commission Chairman and for Mary Nierengarten to be Charter Commission
Vice Chairman. Motion passed unanimously 8 -0
Joint Meeting with Citv Council Chairman Leino was directed to work with the City
Manager to determine if the City Council wanted to have a joint meeting with the Charter
Commission and if so what issues would they like to discuss.
Commissioner Nelson left 8:04 PM
Future Meeting Dates Motion by Theis, seconded by Middleton to set the following
dates for meetings in the upcoming year; April 25, June 27, Oct 24, 2007 and January 23,
2008. Motion passed unanimously 7 -0
Adiournment Motion by Middleton, seconded by Nierengarten, to adjourn the meeting at
8:25 PM. Motion passed unanimously 7 -0.
Submitted for consideration,
Gary E. Brown
Secretary
Note: Next meeting April 25, 2007