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Roseville Charter Cammission Raseville City Hall Counci! Chambers Minutes of Meeting of November 20, 2001 Call to Order/Roll Call The meeting was called to order at 7:04 p.m. by Chair Robert Bell. All members were present I1. Approval of Minutes The minutes of the October 17, 2001 meeting were approved with or�e �ninor spelling correction. Agenda Change — Agenda item III (Annual Report to the District Court} moved to last on the agenda. Reverse order ofi Sobola and Sands agenda items. III. Public Comment 1. Bill Schrenker - resident, spoke recommending that the commission disband as a result of the November vote_ 2. Sharon Gerber — resident, spoke indicating that many residents did not vote for the Charter because Ward System and even year voting provisians were not incfuded. 3. Bell response was that these items were discussed by the Commission but not included so as to minimize the changes to the way the city government functions. 4. Georgianne Hall — resident/League oi Women Voters — spoke indicating that the school district would have to change the timing of it's elections if the Charter rrtade changes to the timing of the City elections. 5. Dick Houck — resident, complemented the Charter Commission on its' deliverab{es. Spoke a) that some comments were made against the Charter that scared people from adopting it. b) personaf atkacks should not have been part of the Charter debate c) that the charter is an economic way for communities to affect change. Bell response was that all Commission members were polite and courteous at all times and #hanked past chair Vicki Lorenz IV Leaque of Minnesota_ Gities — Lorenz indicated that the Commission received an invoice from the League of Minnesota Cities for woric completed by Duke Addicks. fnvoice amoun# was $fi00 {1 Q hours @$60 per hour). Motian by l.orenz to approve, Sar�ds second — unanimously approved. V. 5obola ResoEution to Dissoive Commission [see Nov 20, 2001 agenda] — Sobola indicated that she was unsure if the Commission could disband or if it was permanent. See statue 410.05-2. Motion by Bell - The next mee#ing of the Charter Commission wouid be held on the third Wednesday in April 2002 and the Commission would solicit from the new City Council what their wishes are with regard to the Charter. Brewer second Discussion — Riach -- Not convinced that we are a permanent body and can't disband, would like an apinion on whether the Commission can do so or not. Brewer — We should recognize the majority and continue to refine the document. Johnsor� — Received severa� calls {9), mostly pro Charter (7 to 2). Roll Call Vote — Motion Passed 6 to 3_ Mokion by Riach — That the Corrtmission request a Iegal opinion from League of Minnesota Cities on if we can disband, if nvt then what should be our future action be_ Beff second — unanimously approved. VI. Sands Motion to Amend B-Laws [see Na� 20, 2001 agenda]