HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011 04-28 CHCAAPRIL 28, 2011, MEETING OF THE BROOKLYN CENTER
CHARTER COMMISSION
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Council/Commission Conference Room
City Hall
AGENDA
1. Call to Order: 7:00 p.m.
2. Roll Call
3. Consideration of the Minutes of January 13, 2011, Meeting
a. Commissioners not at that Meeting will be shown as abstaining
4. New Commissioners and Introductions
5. Old Business
a. Consideration of Proposed Changes to the By-laws
b. Any Consent Agenda?
6. New Business
a. Report of Audit Chair
b. Any new business?
7. Future Meeting dates
8. Adjournment
(Draft)MINUTES OF JANUARY 18, 2011
BROOKLYN CENTER
CHARTER COMMISSION MEETING
Called to order by Chairman Stan Leino at 7:24 p.m.
Roll Call: Secretary Gary Brown called roll: Gary Brown, Stan Leino, Ed Nelson, Harold Middleton, and
Eileen Oslund were present.
Excused Absences: Richard Phillips, Gail Ebert
Absent: Bruce Lynes, Lisa Sellman
Consideration of Minutes:
Motion by Brown, seconded by Nelson to approve minutes of October 28 and
November 18, 2010, Charter Commission meetings. Unanimously approved 5 - 0.
Old Business:
Primary Election Date:
Motionby Brown, seconded by Nelson to have the chairperson inform the
City Council that the Charter Commission has reviewed the State Statute related to elections and
finds no reason to change the City Charter. Unanimously approved 5 - 0.
New Business
:
Election of Officers:
Motion by Nelson, seconded by Middleton to cast a white ballot for officers
for the 2011 term;
Chairperson: Stan Leino
Vice Chairperson: Ed Nelson
Secretary: Gary Brown
Audit Chair: Eileen Oslund
Public Relations Chair: Gary Brown
Chairperson Leino asked for any other nominations, hearing none, closed nominations and the
ballot was approved Unanimously 5 0.
Revisions to Rules of Procedure:
Motion by Nelson, seconded by Middleton to direct the
secretary to prepare a Draft of changes as discussed for consideration at the next meeting, (changes
that reflect removal of verbiage will have a line through and new verbiage will be underlined).
Passed Unanimously 5 0.
Future Meeting Dates:
April 14, August 18, and October 20, 2011, to be held at 6:30 p.m.
Adjournment:
Motion by Brown, seconded by Nelson, to adjourn at 8:37 p.m. Unanimously approved 5 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 Robert Marvin Eileen Oslund
Chair 2011 4711 Twin Lake Ave (29) Audit Chair 2011
7118 France Ave N (29) 763-535-5498 6000 Ewing Ave N (29)
763-234-6137 marvin.r@comcast.net 763-537-2858
flyfinn7@msn.com 1/19/11-1/18/15 10/30/01-1/25/14
3/13/97-7/20/11
Harold Middleton Richard T. Phillips
Gary Brown 5418 Oliver Ave N (30) 7200 Logan Ave N (30)
Secretary 2011 763-549-5594 763-561-2367
7012 Willow Lane N (30) hjannifer@comcast.net 12/9/02-12/9/10
763-560-6338 11/30/98-8/13/11
gary-julie-brown@comcast.net Bee Yang
6/25/04-6/28/12 Edward Nelson 7224 Major Ave N (29)
Vice Chair 2011 phone:
Jill Dalton 5236 Great View Ave N (29) 1/19/11-1/18/15
6417 Colfax Ave N (30) 763-536-8963
763-566-5410 1/6/05-6/26/12 Mark Yelich
2/22/11-2/22/15 6018 Beard Ave N (29)
763-486-6001
Gail Ebert 5429 Lyndale Ave N (30) 1/19/11-1/18/15
1613 Irving Lane N (30) 763-561-8038
763-566-6803 8/2/10-8/1/14
10/30/07-10/9/11 2 vacancies
Nathan Lackner Updated 4/1/11
5300 Girard Ave N (30)
763-438-0702
nathanlackner@gmail.com
1/19/11-1/18/15