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Thursday, July 18th, 2019
City Hall Council/Commission Conference Room
AGENDA
1. Call to Order - 6:30pm
NEMI[Im. V
3. Adoption of Agenda
4. Consideration of Minutes
5. Old Business
a. Review language for update to charter section 2.05 regarding process for filling
city council vacancies
b. Review changes to charter section 7.10 suggested by city staff
6. New Business
a. Discuss possible requirement of city leadership to be residents of Brooklyn
Center
7. Adjournment
Brooklyn Center Charter Commission
Meeting Minutes
April 18th, 2019 Draft
Called to order by Chairman Mark Goodell at 6:31 pm.
Mark Goodell called the roll.
Present:
■ Mark Goodell
■ Gail Ebert
■ Kathryn Ellgren
■ Robert Marvin
■ Susan Warner
Excused:
■ Don Bumgarner
Absent:
■ Michael Elliott
■ Charlene Johnson
■ Stanley Leino
■ Judy Thorbus
Adoption of Agenda:
A motion was made by Robert Marvin and seconded by Susan Warner to approve the agenda. The
motion passed.
Consideration of Minutes:
The January 17th, 2019 minutes were approved with a motion by Robert Marvin and a second by Gail
Ebert. Motion passed.
Old Business:
a) Review language for update to charter section 2.05 regarding process for filling city council
vacancies.
Members Baumgarner, Leino, and Ebert were unable to meet to discuss changes. Kathryn Ellgren
offered to join. Gail Ebert moved to postpone the discussion until the next meeting. Kathryn made the
amendment to the motion that if the discussion did not happen, the verbiage would be discussed during
the next scheduled meeting. Amendment was accepted. Robert Marvin seconded the motion. Motion
passed.
b) Review changes to charter section 7.10 suggested by city staff.
Due to lack of attendance, the charter commission was unable to vote on proposed changes. Mark
Goodell will check the ability to vote via email. Member Marvin moved to table the discussion till the
next meeting in July. Susan Warner seconded the motion. Motion passed.
New Business:
a) Notice of Openings
Mark Goodell informed us that we are currently a total of five members short on the Charter
Commission. Robert mentioned the Brooklyn Center Prayer Breakfast on May 4th as a possible way of
recruitment. No further discussion was held.
b) Requirement of city leadership to be residents of Brooklyn Center.
Susan Warner brought up the concept of requiring city leadership to be residents of Brooklyn Center.
Concerns were raised about this concept limiting the pool of possible job candidates as well as the
possible expense of being required to fund relocation costs for possible hires. Susan Warner offered to
do some research to bring to the July meeting. Member Ellgren moved to add this discussion to the July
meeting, Robert Marvin seconded. The motion passed.
Adjournment:
With a motion by Robert Marvin and a second by Susan Warner, we adjourned the meeting at 6:52 pm.
The next meeting is July 18th, 2019 at 6:30 pm.
Kathryn Ellgren
Charter Commission 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 tern and my serve unlimited successive terns.
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.]
Marl-, Goodell
Chair 2018
1512 Woodbine Lane (30)
612-242-5657
m oodell ,gmail.com
6/7/12-6/7/20
Elected Chair 1/15/15
Donald Bumgarner
Audit Chair 2019
7030 Drew Ave N (29)
763-276-9927
donbum amergcomcast.net
5/27/15-5/27/23
Gail Ebert
1613 Irving Lane N (30)
763-566-6803
ebesfamilygmsn.com
10/30/07-2/9/20
Kathryn Ellgren
Secretary 2019
5800 Colfax Ave N (30)
763-300-2525
kathrynbrandsggmail.com
2/24/17-2/24/21
Michael Elliott
5650 Humboldt Ave N (30)
melliott03gemail.com
11/4/16-11/5/20
Charlene Johnson
6824 Zenith Ave N (29)
763-561-1175
leona9gcomcast.net
2/17/17-2/17/21
Stanley Leino
Vice Chair 2019
7118 France Ave N (29)
763-234-6137
flyfinn7 a,msn.com
3/13/97-9/28/19
Chair 2/28/04-1/15/15
Robert Marvin
4711 Twin Lake Ave (29)
763-535-5498
roberte rjmarvin.com
1/19/11-4/1/23
Lars McCritty
2406 Ericon Dr (30)
763-535-9479
jajaband2yahoo.com
5/1/19-5/1/23
Molly Merrimack
5520 Girard Ave N (30)
612-275-8672
mollynelson55427kgmail.com
5/1/2019-5/1/23
Judy Thorbus
Audit Chair 2018
6265 Brooklyn Drive (3 0)
763-566-4051
tthorbu(c,,yahoo.com
3/1/13-1/25/22
Susan Warner
Public Relations Chair 2019
5655 Humboldt Ave N (30)
763-258-6889
sue gwarner2004gyahoo. com
2/10/17-2/10/21
Updated 5/2/19
3 vacancies