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Councilmember Hendriksen agreed that the question needs to clearly state that they would be reducing the requirements to adopt a comprehensive plan. :'" Motion by Mayor Gamec, seconded by Councilmember Kurak, to adopt · establishing November 6, 2001, as the special election ate on xfa~ougi-proposed ~a~er amendments and which resolution also fixes the ballot form as to each election question. Further discussion: Councilmember Hendriksen inquired if the M~idid no;¢~knt to present the question in a way that would be easily understood by the v.o~S!t~ May~r.Gamec replied that he was comfortable with the Charter Commission recommendation,~. . since they gave the issue significant thought. Alena Hunter, 14628 Helium StreetN~W:; Ramsez,:noted that with the 2002 election there will be seven members on the Councffso:--.to state that;~the requirement would change from four votes to three votes would not'~be -accurate. Councitmmnber Zimmerman replied that a comprehensive plan is' very significant~and should.require more than three out of five votes Councilmember Hendriksen stated that it should be elearl~, stated that they would be reducing the requirement from a 4/5ths vote to a simple majar/~ vote. Councilmember Anderson inquired as to who drafted the questions. City Attorney G0adrich replied that he had. Councilmember Anderson inquired" 'if they could state that they 5;0i2Id ..be changing the requirement to a s~mple majority-and .it~urrentiy requires a super majority:Mr. Kieffer stated that he found it real interesting that when there was an:advisory questioh in 2000 the wording of the question was not an issue. Councilmember Hendriksen ;repLied:that the question does not state what the current requirement is and What they wbuld be i~h~ng'ing to. Mr. Kieffer replied that neither did the advisory question in 2000,,,vhiCh~ad to do~ith turning over the majority of the Council every~ .tw°. years.~. .. - ." ''~: :~. :': " Motion by. COuncilmember Hendriksen, seconded.'by~ Councilmember Zimmerman to amend -- Charter Amendment question #3 to clearly state that :they would be reducing the requirement to a majority vote of all its members as opposed to a.2/3rds vote of all its members. Motion carried.~ Voting Ye~: CounCiimembers Hendriksen, Zimmerman, and Anderson. Voting No: Mayor Gamec, and Councilmemb~:'Kurak. 'original Motion carrie& Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Kurak, Anderson, Hendriksen, and Zimmerman...Voting No: None. Case #9: Consider Advisory Election Question for November 6, 2001 Special Election ': :: City Administrator Norman stated that during the September 6, 2001 meeting of the Charter ..: Commission; .thee Commission recommended the City Council include an advisory election question on the November 6, 2001 ballot. The question being recommended to the City Council invoives the 2000 advisory question, which posed a preference request for a majority City Council turnover every two years. The advisory question was rewritten to include language reducing the Mayor's term from four years back to two years prior to its recommendation to the -34- City Council/September 11, 2001 Page 16 of 22