Minneapolis Charter Commission Agenda
Regular Meeting
Wednesday, June 7, 2006 - 4:00 p.m.
Room 319 City Hall, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Commissioners Present: Bernstein, Lazarus, Clegg, Bujold, Connell, Dolan, Klassen, Lichty, Metge, Ponsford, Remme, Rubenstein, Stade, Street
Commissioners Absent: Ferrara (excused)
Also Present: Mary Al Balber, Assistant City Attorney
Committee Coordinator: Peggy Menshek (612) 673-2287 peggy.menshek@minneapolismn.gov
1. Roll Call
2. Adopt Agenda
Action Taken: Adopted
3. Approve Minutes of May 3, 2006.
Action Taken: Approved
Introduction of New Charter Commissioners
Corbin Connell
Kristy Remme
Andrea Rubenstein
Ian Stade
Aaron Street
Old Business
4. 9th Draft to City Charter Revisions (submitted February 7, 2006):
Staff reports: Draft 9 ; Draft 9 Redlined ; Executive Summary ; Report with Recommendation
3/1/06: No action taken. Commissioner Melendez is preparing a summary report and a side-by-side comparison of the revision with the current Charter for submittal to the City Council.
4/5/06: Update by Chair Bernstein.
5/3/06: No action taken.
6/7/06: Accepted Brian Melendez’s Report of the 9th Revision of the City Charter for transmittal to the City Council.
5. Formal Submission of Charter Amendment to the City Council:
a) Send an official letter to the City Council indicating that the Commission has completed the work of modernizing the Charter;
b) Include in the letter the number of public hearings held;
c) Include in the letter specific data on the number of hours devoted to the project, principally by Commissioner Melendez, but also by other Commissioners;
d) Include with the letter statements from the Park Board, Library Board, AFSCME, and any other organizations that appeared before the Charter Commission, indicating their support, in principle, of the revision;
e) Indicate to the City Council that the Commission is prepared to go to the voters in November, but only as a last resort. The Commission would prefer the Council’s 13-0 vote;
f) Indicate that the Commission would be happy to conduct a Study Session for Council Members and City staff at any time;
g) Include the timeline so the Council understands that the Commission is open to any changes the Council wishes to make, as long as the changes are not substantial and do not change the intent of the Charter; and
h) Brief the StarTribune Editorial Board on the Charter Commission’s work on the revision.
3/1/06: Approved.
4/5/06: Update by Chair Bernstein.
5/3/06: No action taken.
6/7/06: No action taken.
Referred by City Council Intergovernmental Relations Committee:
6. Instant Runoff Voting:
Refer to Charter Commission proposed ordinance amending Chapter 2 of the Minneapolis City Charter, placing on the 2006 ballot a proposal to eliminate primary elections for City offices, amending filing dates, and allowing for Single Transferable Vote, Ranked Choice Voting or Instant Runoff Voting.
Proposed Amendment ; IRV Task Force Final Report
Action Taken: Rejected on a 7-6 vote.
Next Regular Charter Commission Meeting: July 5, 2006
City Clerk e-mail: peggymenshek@minneapolismn.gov
Website Address: MinneapolisMN.gov
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