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Home My WebLink About2013 07-18 CHCACHARTER COMMISSION JULY 18, 2013 Brooklyn Center, Minnesota City Hall Council/Commission Conference Room AGENDA 1. Call to Order: 6:30 p.m. 2. Roll Call 3. Introduction of new Commissioners 4. Consideration of Minutes of the April 11, 2013 Meeting 5. Old Business a. City staff replies to Charter inquiries Chapters 10 through 12 b. Electronic-only communications option 6 New Business a. Charter recommendations to City Council b. Any other new business? 7. Adjournment Brooklyn Center Charter Commission Meeting Minutes [DRAFT] April 11, 2013 1. Call to Order Called to order by Chairman Stan Leino at 6:32 PM 2. Roll Call Secretary Mary O'Connor called the roll. Present were Stan Leino, Jody Brandvold, Gary Brown, Mark Goodell, Myrna Kragness Kauth, Eileen Oslund, Renita Whicker, Mark Yelich and Mary O'Connor. Judy Thorbus arrived at 6:35 PM. Excused were Gail Ebert and Harold Middleton. Not present were Ellen Davis and Robert Marvin. 3. Introduction of New Commissioners New commissioner Judy Thorbus was introduced. 4. Approval of Minutes The January 17, 2013, minutes were approved as corrected. Under Section IIIb Approval of minutes, the words "stated on the forms" and "according to" were deleted as suggested by O'Connor. The motion was made by Kauth and seconded by Brandvold. 5. Report of Audit Chair, Eileen Oslund. Total budget: $1,856.40 Expenses $388.55 Communication with members $35.54 Retiree plaque $1,467.85 lawyer fees, Kennedy and Graven Kauth asked if there wasn't a $1,500 budget limit. Oslund said we can request more. Goodell suggested we send less paper mail. Leino will ask. Audit report was accepted by motion. 6. Old Business: a. Concerns of City staff regarding Charter • They want special elections to be held not later than 200 days following the vacancy. • They want the Council to canvass election returns between the third and tenth day after the election. • They want a new fire chief not to have to work in fire dept. • They want to be able to dismiss property being acquired in a condemnation proceeding. • They want an Initiative and Referendum election be held not later than 60 days from the Council's final action. Leino will put these concerns on the agenda for our next meeting. 2 b. City staff replies to Charter inquiries • They don't have a uniform application for Council vacancies filled by appointment. • City Council does not believe a liaison to Planning Commission is compatible with their independent statutory authority. • It takes a four-fifths majority of the Council to reduce the budget. • City Manager Curt Boganey would like to leave "treasurer" in the Charter. Kauth asked if city code is in other languages. Leino will check. 7. New Business: a. Review of Charter Chapters 10 through 12 Chapter 10 Franchises O'Connor questioned the meaning of section 10.02 Term of Franchises. Leino will check. O'Connor suggested deleting the comma after "proceedings" in Section 10.04. Chapter 11 Utilities Kauth suggested changing "water works or light plant" to 'City utility' in Section 11.05. Chapter 12 Miscellaneous Provisions Leino suggested electronic publications for Section 12.01. Mary suggested changing "this State" to “the State of Minnesota and” in Section 12.02. Mary suggested deleting Section 12.08. b. Any other new business Liesl Rohland resigned as Charter Commission member. Next meeting is July 18, 2013. 8. Adjournment Kauth made motion to adjourn at 8:17 PM. Motion passed. Submitted by Mary O'Connor 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 Chair 2013 7118 France Ave N (29) 763-234-6137 flyfinn7@msn.com 3/13/97-9/19/15 Jody Brandvold 4201 Lakeside Ave N #105 (29) 763-536-1060 jobrandvold@gmail.com 10/11/12-10/11/16 Gary Brown Vice Chair 2013 7012 Willow Lane N (30) 763-560-6338 gary-julie-brown@comcast.net 6/25/04-4/26/16 Ellen Davis 5301 Russell Ave N #206 (30) 763-560-2308 louisdavis@q.com 9/19/11-9/19/15 Gail Ebert 1613 Irving Lane N (30) 763-566-6803 ebesfamily@msn.com 10/30/07-1/3/16 Mark Goodell 1512 Woodbine Lane (30) 763-561-9544 mgoodell@gmail.com 6/7/12-6/7/16 Myrna Kragness Kauth Public Relations Chair 2013 3401 63rd Ave N (29) 763-561-7442 myrnakauth@usfamily.net 10/11/12-10/11/16 Zachary Marko 4550 58th Ave N #249 (29) 612-743-2093 mark0426@umn.edu 6/7/13-10/11/16 Robert Marvin 4711 Twin Lake Ave (29) 763-535-5498 marvin.r@comcast.net 1/19/11-1/18/15 Harold Middleton 5418 Oliver Ave N (30) 763-549-5594 hjannifer@comcast.net 11/30/98-9/19/15 Mary O’Connor Secretary 2013 5429 Lyndale Ave N (30) 763-561-8038 8/2/10-8/1/14 Eileen Oslund Audit Chair 2013 6000 Ewing Ave N (29) 763-537-2858 10/30/01-1/25/14 Judy Thorbus 6265 Brooklyn Drive (29) 763-566-4051 tthorbu@yahoo.com 3/1/13-3/1/17 Renita Whicker 6331 Beard Ave N #1 (29) 763-560-1078 renitawhicker@hotmail.com 9/19/11-9/19/15 Mark Yelich 6018 Beard Ave N (29) 763-486-6001 1/19/11-1/18/15 Updated 7/1/13