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Chairperson Field welcomed the Mark Anderson, the newest member of the Charter <br />Commission. <br />Commissioner Niska noted that Commissioner Zaetsch was listed as both absent and present <br />when he should have been listed as absent; it was confirmed that correction was applied to this <br />draft set as well. <br />Commissioner Deemer noted on page 11, the third paragraph, it should state, "... concerned <br />about franchise fee only..." <br />City Attorney Langel noted on page three, it should state, "...for road repairs reconstruction." <br />Motion by Commissioner Deemer, seconded by Commissioner Anderson, to approve the Joint <br />Council /Charter Work Session meeting minutes dated November 19, 2013 as amended. <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Field, Commissioners Deemer, Anderson, Anderson, <br />Sivertson, and Niska. Voting No: None. Abstained: Commissioner Zaetsch. Absent: <br />Commissioner Jim Bendtsen. <br />COMMISSION BUSINESS <br />5.1 Review Draft Ordinance Proposing an Amendment to the City's Charter <br />Chairperson Field noted that the Charter Commission is present tonight to review the draft <br />Ordinance proposing an amendment to the City' s Charter. <br />City Attorney Langel presented the proposed amendment to Chapter 7, the taxation chapter, of <br />the City' s Charter. He advised that this item is simply a draft for the Commission to review in <br />order to provide input, noting that the Council has already identified some areas that they would <br />like to tweak and explained that this is meant to be a collaborative back and forth process. <br />City Administrator Ulrich thanked the Charter Commission on behalf of Mayor Strommen and <br />the City Council for the joint meeting and the ability to work together on amendments to the <br />Charter. He hoped that the draft would resolve most of the concerns discussed at the joint <br />meeting and looked forward to receiving input from the Charter Commission. <br />Chairperson Field discussed the proposed amendment in regard to the limitation on the franchise <br />fee and asked for input from the Commission on the proposed language. <br />Commissioner Niska referenced comments made by the City Council at the December 10 <br />meeting in regard to the ambiguity of the language in the initial amendment made by the Charter <br />Commission in regard to the limitation of the franchise fee. He stated that the intent is to <br />eliminate the tool of using the franchise fee to increase general fund revenue from the City' s <br />toolbox. <br />Charter Commission/ January 27, 2014 <br />Page 2 of 10 <br />