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CHARTER COMMISSION
OCTOBER 18, 2012
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
City Hall Council/Commission Conference Room
AGENDA
1. Call to Order: 6:30 p.m.
2. Roll Call
3. Presentation of Plaque to Edward Nelson
4. Consideration of Minutes: July 26, 2012
5. Old Business
a. Review of Charter provisions
6. New Business
a. Any new business?
b. Next Meeting
C. Set Meeting dates for 2013?
7. Adjournment
(Draft) MINUTES OF JULY 26, 2012
BROOKLYN CENTER
CHARTER COMMISSION MEETING
Called to order by Chairman Stan Leino at 6:30 P.M.
Roll Call: Secretary Gary Brown called roll; Gary Brown, Stan Leino, Ellen Davis, Gail Ebert, Robert
Marvin, Harold Middleton, Mary O'Connor, Eric Pone, Renita Whicker, and Mark Yelich were present.
Absent: Eileen Oslund, Bee Yang.
Consideration of Minutes: Motion by Marvin, seconded by Ebert to approve minutes of June 28, 2012,
approved unanimously 10-0, with two minor changes (adding the words "city attorney's"to amendments
approved one by one and adding that "Marvin asked to discuss eminent domain at the next meeting".
Old Business:
Consideration of Chapter 9 Eminent Domain: City Attorney Charlie LeFevere gave an overview of his five
(5) proposed charter changes. LeFevere indicated that he advised the city council not to advocate either for
or against the proposed charter changes. Entire text of Charter changes must be published twice.
New Business: Several Commissioners suggested that the commission should review the entire charter.
Can a charter structural change impact how the city is viewed such as an extension of the city of
Minneapolis? After considerable discussion it was decided to break the charter up into several smaller
areas of review. Motion by Marvin, seconded by O'Connor, to focus on chapters 1-4 for the next meeting,
approved 10-0.
Future Meeting Dates: Next meeting October 18, 2012.
Adjournment: Motion to adjourn at 8:13 P.M. by Marvin, seconded by Yelich, passed 10-0.
Submitted for consideration,
Gary E. Brown, Secretary