HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009 08-27 CHCAAUGUST 27, 2009, MEETING OF THE BROOKLYN CENTER
CHARTER COMMISSION
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota City Hall
AGENDA
1. Call to Order: 7:00 p.m.
2. Roll Call
3. Consideration of the Minutes of January 22, 2009, Meeting
a. Commissioners not at that Meeting will be shown as abstaining
4. New Commissioners and Introduction
5. New Business
a. Consideration of Charter Amendment to Allow or Require Election
of City Councilmembers by Ward, or Hybrid of Ward and At-Large
1. Guest Speaker
2. Potential Formation of Subcommittee
6. Future Meeting Dates
7. Adjournment
(DRAFT) MINUTES OF January 22, 2009
BROOKLYN CENTER
CHARTER COMMISSION MEETING
Called to order by Chairman Stan Leino at 7:00 PM.
Roll Call: Secretary Gary Brown called roll; Gary Brown, Gail Ebert, Stan Leino, Bruce Lund, Harold
Middleton, Ed Nelson, and Eileen Oslund were present.
Excused Absences: Richard Phillips and Mary Nierengarten
Absent: Derrick Johnson
Consideration of Minutes
Motion by Brown seconded by Lund to approve minutes of September 18,
2008. Unanimously approved 7-0
New Business
Recognition by City Motion Ebert, seconded Lund to nominate Gary Brown to receive recognition (dinner
and plaque) from City of Brooklyn Center for volunteer work on Charter Commission, Unanimously
approved 7-0
Election of Officers Motion by Ebert and seconded by Middleton to continue with same slate of officers
and to cast a white ballot. Unanimously approved
Old Business
Passage of Charter Amendment Commission reviewed the passage of the charter amendment that was
passed by the voters by a substantial margin.
New Business
Next potential meeting was set for April 16, 2009.
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Chairman Leino was going to confirm that new member Mr. Derrick Johnson, 1701 69 Ave., Apt. 106,
Brooklyn Center was being sent meeting notices.
Motion by Ebert, seconded by Middleton to adjourn the meeting at 7:55 PM. Passed unanimously (7-0)
Submitted for consideration,
Gary E. Brown, Secretary
City of Brooklyn Center
CHARTER COMMISSION
Court Appointed
The Charter Commission reviews the existing charter, considers proposed changes and makes recommendations
to the City Council, and safeguards the concept of Home-Rule under the existing charter and Home Rule
provisions in the state statutes. Commissioners serve a four-year term. Chairperson and fourteen members.
[Minn. Stat. 13.601, Subd. 3(b) states that once an individual is appointed to a public body the following data are public: (1) the
residential address; (2) and either a telephone number or electronic mail address where the appointee can be reached, or both at the
request of the appointee.]
Stanley Leino Bruce Lynes Eileen Oslund
Chair 2009 6011 Earle Brown Dr #F-2 (30) 6000 Ewing Ave N (29)
7118 France Ave N (29) 763-566-1880 763-537-2858
763-234-6137 5/11/09-5/11/11 10/30/01-10/30/09
flyfinn7@msn.com
3/13/97-3/11/09 Harold Middleton Richard T. Phillips
5418 Oliver Ave N (30) 7200 Logan Ave N (30)
Gary Brown 763-549-5594 763-561-2367
Secretary 2009 hjannifer@comcast.net 12/9/02-12/9/10
7012 Willow Lane N (30) 11/30/98-4/20/09
763-560-6338
6/25/04-6/28/12 Edward Nelson
5236 Great View Ave N (29) 5 vacancies
Gail Ebert 763-536-8963
1613 Irving Lane N (30) 1/6/05-6/26/12
763-566-6803 Updated 5/22/09
10/30/07-10/9/11 Mary Nierengarten
Vice Chair 2009
H. Bruce Lund 7024 Knox Ave N (30)
5725 Aldrich Ave N (30) 763-566-3114
phone: 763-559-2534 8/31/06-8/31/10
1/6/05-7/20/11