Intergovernmental Relations Committee Agenda

Standing Committee of the City Council, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Regular Meeting

September 29, 2009

9:30 a.m. - Room 317 City Hall
NOTE: All cellular telephones, pagers and BlackBerry devices to be switched to a non-audible function during Council and Committee meetings.

Committee Members Present: Council Members Hodges, Colvin Roy, Hofstede,
Remington, Glidden, Ostrow (quorum 4)

Council Committee Coordinator: Irene Kasper (612) 673-2219

Discussion Items

Intergovernmental Relations

1. Sister City Relationships:

a) Minneapolis Global Partnerships Report;
b) Approve Revised process & criteria for Minneapolis Sister City Relationships.

Staff Report: Sister Cities RCA ; Sister Cities Criteria

Action Taken: Approved.

2. State Legislative Agenda:

a) Review 2009 Legislative Agenda;
b) Review proposals for 2010 Legislative Agenda.

Staff Report: 2010 Legv Agenda RCA; 2009 -2010 Legv Agenda Chart

Action Taken: Received & filed (proposals/working documents continued to upcoming meetings).

3. Federal/State/Local Update.

Staff Report: None

Action Taken: Received & filed verbal updates.

City Attorney

4. City Charter Revision Work Group:

Update report; summaries of issues related to departments of:
a) Finance
b) Fire
c) Health;
d) Regulatory Services
e) Public Works
f) Mayor/Council Powers; Appointments/Removal ( IGR Action Taken 8/25/2009, 9/15/2009: Postponed

Staff Report: Charter Overview MEMO ; Finance Summary; Finance Workgroup MEMO; Fire Summary ; Fire Workgroup MEMO ; Health Summary ; Health Workgroup MEMO ; Reg Svcs Summary ; Reg Svcs Workgroup MEMO ; PW Summary ; PW Workgroup MEMO ; Mayor/Council Powers Summary ; M ayor/Council Powers Workgroup MEMO

Action Taken: Received & filed reports on Items #4a, #4c, #4d, #4e; Postponed Items #4b and #4f.

Notice: A portion of this meeting may be closed to the public pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 13D.03 or 13D.05.

Next Regular IGR Meeting: 10/13/2009

Next City Council Meeting: 10/16/2009

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