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Home My WebLink About2007 04-23 CCP Joint Meeting with Charter Commission AGENDA CITY COUNCIL/CHARTER COMMISSION JOINT MEETING April 23, 2007 6:00 P.M. Ci Hall Council Commission Conference Room 1. Call to Order 2. Discussion of Charter Commission Recommendations 3 Adj ourn RY 24 2007 (DRAFT} MINUTES OF JANUA 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 Probosed Charter Chan�es 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 Meetin� 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 Meetin� Dates Motion by Theis, seconded by Middleton to set the following dates for meetings in the upcoming year; Apri125, 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, Gaxy E. Brown Secretary Note: Next meeting Apri125, 2007 C,ty of BROOxL�IV Office of the City Clerk CENTER MEMORANDUM TO: Curt Boganey, Interim City Man �er FROM: Sharon Knutson, City Clerk 1 ��""�l DATE: September 7, 2006 SUBJECT: Charter Commission Proposed Amendments Charter Commission Chair Stan Leino e-mailed me to request that the proposed Charter changes be forwarded to the City Council for review at a work session. I've included the materials that the City Council had previously reviewed with regard to the proposed Charter changes, along with the City Attorney's letter dated July 27, 2006, and the minutes of the Charter Commission from April 26, and June 28, 2006. The two proposed Charter changes are as follows (strikeout indicates matter to be deleted; italics indicate new matter): Section 3.11. CODIFICATION AND PUBLICATION OF ORDINANCES. The City shall codify and publish an ordinance code book, pamphlet or continuous reference loose leaf form. Copies shall be made available by the Council at the office of the City Clerk for general distribution to the public �ee e� at a reasonable charge. The City Code shall be published and maintained on the City's website. Section 4.04. FILE BY OR BY PETITION. �..o a„�i,,,.., �ec� +,�o r�o,.v� Upon receiving a completed Minnesota A�davit of Candidacv form and either the payment of a filing fee of twenty-five dollars ($2S) by a potential candidate or filing by the petition of fifty (SO) registered voters who are eligible to vote for the potential candidate, the Clerk shall certify the eligibility of the candidate and place the name of the candidate upon the election ballot without partisan designation. City of Brooklyn Center A Millennium Community September 21, 2006 Mr. Stan Leino Charter Commission Chair 7118 France Avenue North Brooklyn Center, MN 55429 Deax Mr. Leino: At its September 11, 2006, Wark Session, the City Council reviewed the proposed amendments to the Charter as submitted by the Charter Commission. The City Council discussed the proposed changes to Section 3.11 and Section 4.04 of the City Charter and recommended the following changes: Section 3.11 Change the wording to read: for general distribution to the public in accordance with Council policy." Section 4.04 Change the title of the section to read: "FILE BY FEE OR BY PETITION" Remove the word "Minnesota" so that it reads: "Affidavit of Candidacy" These recommended changes are being forwarded to you for further eonsideration by the Charter Cornmission. Enclosed is an excerpt from the draft minutes of the September 1l, 2006, Study Session and Work Session regarding the Charter Commission's proposed amendments. After the Charter Commission has reviewed the Council recommendations, please inform the City Clerk as to the Charter Commission's review and recommendation. Sincerely, Corneli Boganey Interim City Manager Enclosure 6301 Shingle Creek Parkway Recreation and Community Center Phone TDD Number Brooklyn Center, MN 55430-2199 (763) 569-3400 City Hall TDD Number (�63) 569-3300 FAX (763) 569-3434 FAX (763) 569-3494 www.cityofbrooklyncenter.org