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Thursday, July 191h, 2018
City Hall Council/Commission Conference Room
AGENDA
1. Call to Order - 6:30pm
2. Roll Call
3. Adoption of Agenda
4. Consideration of Minutes
5. Old Business
a. Review special election alternative research
6. New Business
a. Request for consideration of reduction of period before ordinances go into
effect after publication
b. Update on Brooklyn Center's Comprehensive Plan
7. Adjournment
For interested commissioners there will be a session after the meeting to review the
duties of the Charter Commission
Brooklyn Center Charter Commission
Meeting Minutes
April 19, 2018
DRAFT
Called to order by Chairman Mark Goodell at 6:30pm.
Roll Call:
Chairman Mark Goodell called the roll.
Present:
• Mawuli Blabuh
• Donald Bumgarner
• Gail Ebert
• Kathryn Ellgren
• Mark Goodell
• Charlene Johnson
• Robert Marvin
• Mary O'Connor
• Abraham Rizvi arrived at 6:59 p.m.
• Judy Thorbus
• Mark Yelich
Excused:
• Beverly Rieschl
• Susan Warner
Absent:
• Michael Elliott
• Stanley Leino
Awards for perfect attendance were given to Mark Yelich, Mary O'Connor and Mawuli Blabuh.
Adoption of Agenda:
A motion was made by Robert Marvin and seconded by Judy Thorbus to approve the agenda.
The motion passed.
Consideration of Minutes:
The October 19, 2017 minutes were adopted with a motion by Robert Marvin and a second
by Donald Bumgarner. Motion passed.
Old Business:
a. Update on letter to the Secretary of the State
Chair Goodall mailed the letter regarding concerns over differences in the election statutes on
January 30, 2018. No response has been received at this time.
New Business:
a. The following issues were discussed:
1. Investigation of Special Elections -
Sharon Knutson, City Clerk was unavailable to attend this meeting but did provide
information regarding special election dates as well as the language used in the Plymouth
City Charter.
Chairman Goodall asked if the committee wished to continue research on alternate
options for special elections. It was decided that chair members would gather relevant
passages from other city charters to be reviewed at the next meeting. Mary O'Connor will
research Robbinsdale. Kathryn Ellgren will get Crystal and New Hope. Abraham Rizvi
will research Minneapolis. Mark Goodall will gather Plymouth and Osseo. Gail Ebert
will cover Coon Rapids and Golden Valley. Robert Marvin also questioned whether the
EDA and the HDA needed to be involved in any alternate special election processes.
2. The motion was made by Judy Thorbus to give Sharon Knutson some sort of
acknowledgment of her years of service in light of her upcoming retirement. Seconded by
Mark Yelich.
3. Charlene Johnson and others discussed panhandlers in Brooklyn Center. Abraham Rizvi
brought up the idea of community mediation. It was recommended that any concerns over
panhandling be brought to the City Council as private citizens, not under the aegis of the
Charter Commission.
4. Mary O'Connor brought up concerns about restrictions on what can be discussed during
the work meeting prior to City Council meetings.
Adjournment:
With a motion by Robert Marvin and a second by Charlene Johnson we adjourned the meeting
at 7:35pm.
The next meeting is July 19, 2018.
Kathryn Ellgren
Charter Commission Secretary
Charter Commission -2- 04/19/2018