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CHARTER COMMISSION MEETING
ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA
September 9, 2009
7:00 p.m. – Westwood Room City Hall
1. Call to Order
Chair Fiderlein called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.
2. Roll Call and Attendance
Members Present: JC Beckstrand, Gary Carlson, Lynne Carper, Terry Dwyer, Brian Fiderlein, Steve
Fillbrandt, Linda Jennings, Jim Kelly, Pat Skinner, Erica Gutmann Strohl and Nathan Prosser.
Members Absent: Ken Gothberg, Jan Loftus and Brittney Turner (excused); Jim de Lambert
(unexcused).
Others Present: Marcia Honold, Management Assistant/Charter Commission Liaison and Lisa
Songle, Recording Secretary.
New Member Erica Gutmann Strohl was introduced.
Ms. Honold discussed 2010 term expirations and asked that Commissioners inform her and the
Hennepin County Chief Judge about reappointments. The city will help the District Court
advertise any Commission openings that become available.
2a. Requests for Excused Absences
Members Excused: Ken Gothberg, Jan Loftus, and Brittney Turner.
3. Approval of Minutes – March 11, 2009
Chair Fiderlein inquired if anyone had any changes to the minutes of March 11, 2009.
Commissioner Dwyer requested that the last sentence of Item 4b with respect to Bylaws be changed
to read: It was the recommendation of the commission to leave the Bylaws as adopted at the
September 10, 2008 meeting.
It was moved by Commissioner Carper, seconded by Commissioner Jennings to approve the
minutes of March 11, 2009 as amended. Motion was unanimously approved.
4. Old Business
4a. City Website – Charter Commission Information
Ms. Honold and Ms. Songle presented a new section to the City’s website on the Charter
Commission and asked for the Commission’s feedback on the site. It was requested that a link to
the City Charter be added to the site. The Commissioners thanked staff for their work on the city’s
website and for making the information available to residents.
Charter Commission Minutes -2- September 9, 2009
4b. Paperless Agenda
Ms. Honold and Ms. Songle discussed paperless agenda format with the Commission. Ms. Songle
demonstrated how secured FTP site works if the Charter Commissioners decides to access the
agenda packet and materials electronically. There was discussion that Sections 1 and 4 in the bylaws
would need to be changed to accommodate this to add the language “or delivered” after mailed in
each of those two sections. It was the consensus of the Commission that each Commissioner would
indicate to staff whether they opt in or opt out of receiving a Paperless Agenda. Those that chose
not to opt in would continue to receive their paper agenda mailed to them.
It was moved by Commissioner Kelly, seconded by Commissioner Skinner to revise Sections 1 and 4
of the Charter Commission Bylaws to add the language “or delivered” after mailed in Section 1 and
Section 4. Motion was unanimously approved.
5. New Business
5a. 2010 Work Plan
Ms. Honold brought up potential changes to the City’s Administrative Penalties which would
require an amendment to City Charter. She will report back to the Charter Commission after staff
has discussed this with the City Council.
6. Future Meetings
Chair Fiderlein set the next meeting, the Charter Commission’s Annual Meeting, for Wednesday,
March 10, 2010 at 7 p.m.
7. Communications
8. Adjournment
There being no further business to discuss, Chair Fiderlein called for a motion to adjourn.
Motion by Commissioner Carper, seconded by Commissioner Kelly to adjourn the meeting at 7:45
p.m. The motion passed unanimously.
Respectfully submitted by:
Lisa Songle, Recording Secretary