Agenda - Charter Commission - 08/27/1992

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Case #2: F~rther Discuss Chapter 8 The Commi ~si°ners offered suggestions for change to Chapter 8 of the City Code. Section 8.05.04 in t~e fu~st sentence assumes that there is a City newsletter, this may not always be the case. Perhaps ~ ~hrase saying something like "if there is one," could be added to the end of the sentence. ' Mr. Schroed~r Srtated that in Section 8.05.06 there is a sixty day waiting period for ordering local improvemen!s, S~atute 4.29 only requires a thirty day waiting period and that thh-ty days should be sufficient tO ~ath~r any necessary information. i r Chairman stiffen inquired as to exactly how the numbers are counted; whether it is according to parcel size o~ stt~gtly by number of persons. Chairman Steffen also stated that we need a method by which improvements are made rather than just discussed. Mr. Schroed~r stated that according to Statute a petition can be presented by owners of 35% of the frontage. Chairman Stefferi commented that is how it should be as those persons who have to pay for it have the most say~ Mr. SchroeC~,r commented that the one year moratorium specified in Section 8.05.13 should be reduced to s~x months. Chairman $leffei~ stated that it could a petition could be presented again after a period of six months bY t,hoseiwho may have changed their mind and decided they do want an improvement. That way it i~ nOt a case of City Council badgering people into agreement. [ Mr. Schroeder fe~lt that was agreeable. Mr. Schroeder also mentioned that there was an item the Statute 4.29 ~hat ;Was not in our Charter;, that being if a park improvement was proposed, the Park Board must ~so give their approval. Chairman ~teff~n stated that sealcoating is more like regular maintenance rather than an improvemer~t. Chairman Steffen feels that sealcoating should not be put up to a vote, because if it was voted d~wn,lthe street would waste away and would need replacement in just a few years. Comrnission~r Gt~le also believes that sealcoating is normal and customary maintenance. [ Case #3: i SChedule Next Charter Commission Meeting The next Ct~arter Commission meeting will be scheduled for Thursday, January 16, 1992. All Commissiogters will be sent a copy of Minnesota,~Statute v~4t29.021 - .061 for their review one month prior ~ the meeting. COMMISSION INPUT Commissio/~er.Goode asked Mr. Schroeder about how utilities such as cable television are franchised qr granted permission to operate in Ramsey. His neighborhood is unable to get cable televisiOn services. Charter Commission / October 17, 1991 Page 2 of 3