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MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER IN THE COUNTY
OF HENNEPIN AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA
STUDY SESSION
JANUARY 13, 2003
CITY HALL
COUNCIL /COMMISSION CONFERENCE ROOM
CALL TO ORDER STUDY SESSION
The Brooklyn Center City Council met in Study Session and was called to order by Mayor Myrna
Kragness at 6:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Mayor Myrna Kragness, Councilmembers Kathleen Carmody, Kay Lasman, Diane Niesen, and Bob
Peppe. Also present were City Manager Michael McCauley, Interim Assistant City
Manager/Director of Public Works Sharon Klumpp, Community Development Director Brad
Hoffinan, and Deputy City Clerk Maria Rosenbaum.
CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION OF AGENDA ITEMS AND QUESTIONS
Councilmember Lasman noted there was a typographical error on page two in the December 2, 2002,
Truth in Taxation Budget Hearing minutes. Deputy City Clerk Maria Rosenbaum will amend the
minutes to indicate the last twenty years instead of the next twenty years on page two of the
December 2, 2002, Truth in Taxation Budget Hearing minutes.
Council discussed City Council Agenda Items 9a, Planning Commission Application Nos. 2002 -018
and 2002 -019 Submitted by McDonald's Corporation; 8c, Approval of Secondhand Dealer License
for SFK, LLC dba CD Warehouse, 6072 Shingle Creek Parkway; 8d, Resolution Designating
Depositories of City Funds; 10f, Mayoral Appointments of City Council Members to Serve as
Liaisons to City Advisory Commissions and as City Representatives for Other Organizations for
2003; l Oh, Resolution Declaring Commitment to the Brooklyn Center City Charter, Pledging Fair
Treatment of Employees, Declaring Against Conflict of Interest and Misuse of Positions; 10k,
Resolution Authorizing Memoranda of Understanding with Labor Unions for Cafeteria Contribution
and Amending Employee Pay Plan for 2003; and Economic Development Authority Agenda Item 4b,
Proposed Special Legislation Regarding Tax Increment Financing District No. 3 and Smart Growth
Opportunity Site.
Councilmember Niesen informed the Council that she questioned why the Council annually signed
the Resolution Declaring Commitment to the Brooklyn Center City Charter, Pledging Fair Treatment
of Employees, Declaring Against Conflict of Interest and Misuse of Positions, and stated it was her
understanding that the Council only controlled the City Manager position and asked if the wording
applied to actions only on his part and if he would be signing the resolution.
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Also, she questioned the history of this action and how it related to the City Charter.
Mayor Kragness and City Manager Michael McCauley informed Councilmember Niesen that this is
an annual resolution and previous Council Members and/or citizens originated this resolution.
Councilmember Lasman suggested that the resolution be adopted and that the City Council request to
discuss this item at its joint meeting with the Charter Commission on January 22, 2003.
It was noted that City Council Agenda Item 9a had been requested to be withdrawn from the agenda.
Councilmember Niesen requested to have a list of the Brooklyn Center Neighborhood Advisory
Groups.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion by Councilmember Lasman, seconded by Councilmember Carmody to adjourn the Study
Session at 6:34 p.m. Motion passed unanimously.
City Clerk Q Mayor
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