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.. w Roseville Charter Commission Roseville City Hall Council Chambers Minutes of Meeting of July 19, 2000 I. Call to Order/Roll Call: The meeting was called to order by chair Vicky Lorenz at 7:03 p.m. Present: Robert Bell, Jack Brewer, Craig Klausing, Vicky Lorenz, Ronald Riach, Elwyn Sands, Marilyn Silvis, Georgiana Sobola. Absent Patricia Johnson. II. Approval of Minutes_ Elwyn Sands requested an additional statement to the correction of the May 16 minutes, "...and the majority of the citizens speaking that evening expressed a strong interest in and support for a ward system." The May meeting minutes will be reissued with the additions requested by Sands. *The minutes were approved on a motion by Klausing. III. Guest Speaker_ Donn Wiski, Roseville City Council member. Mr. Wiski was not able to be present at the commission meeting to which the Roseville City Council members were invited in March. The speaker reviewed his background in local government including his experiences in Duluth and other cities and emphasized his interest in community development. The main remarks included comments about the Roseville Citizen Survey, the great explosion in information about local government available through technology such as the Internet and cable, and the possible need for an ombudsman on the local level. He pointed out that local problems could be solved without a charter citing the results of citizens' council formed some years ago that resulted in improvements such as an ethics statement and the city's newsletter. Mr. Wiski took this opportunity to express his views on the issues facing this commission -initiative and referendum, recall, expenditure limits, wards and even-year elections, and the role of the city manager. He suggested that if a charter is developed it should be simple, straightforward with not too much detail. Commission members asked the speaker further questions about the role of the city manager, initiative and referendum, the code of ethics, citizens involvement in decision making, and confirmation on his statement that two thirds of Roseville's taxes come from commercial sources. IV. Public Comment: No citizens appeared for the public comment portion of the meeting. This time was devoted to announcements. Craig Klausing has a publication, Report on Restructurin for the City of Minneapolis, which could be useful to commission members. He will furnish a copy to be available at City Hall. *The subcommittee formed to write an exemplary charter met with Duke Addicks and all members of the commission received a copy of the document that was developed by the subcommittee. The chair noted a missing page, which will be sent to everyone. The exemplary charter will be available at City Hall. V. Proposed agenda for August: Speaker Michele Timmons, Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota; consideration of exemplary charter; public comment; discussion on charter decision. VI. Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 8:05 p.m. Georgiana Sobola Secretary *Minutes reissued to correct proofreading errors.