Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 10/20/1983

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i I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ! B. .Information Committees: 1. Public Opinion Committee - Con~nissioners Sieber and Buchanan - No report at this time. 2. Current Form Of Government - Commissioner Gamec - No report at this time. 3. Charter Advantage Committee - Commissioner Data - Commissioner Data was not present. 4.. ~harter Disadvantage Committee - Commissioner Titterud - No report at this time. Commissioner Titterud stated that he feels people were more confused regarding a charter after the public hearing than they were before the hearing; that it is too complicated to comprehend in one evening. Commissioner Gamec stated that he was dissatisfied with the turn out at the hearing. He noted that 47 people showed up and 28 of those persons were City Staff, County and State officials. Commissioner Sieber stated that most people he talked to liked the idea of a charter but feel they really can't control city government. Commissioner Bauerkemper stated that she got the feeling that people were pleased to see that their input mattered. Chairman Heitman stated that there was some confusion because copies of the charter draft were not available in advance for review. People were confused as to the purpose of the meeting; was it a hearing, was it informational or was it a workshop. Commissioner Bauerkemper noted that the Commission did stress that the charter draft was not complete, that more input was needed and that is the reason we did not go to the expense of making so many copies. Commissioner Gamec inquired as to how the Commission members feel when they~get this type of treatment from Council. Commissioner Sieber replied that at Council meetings Council is dealing with something that is about to be adopted, that was not the case at the charter public hearing. Commissioner Titterud stated that all the comments he has heard refer to the charter as a special interest document, and whether that is true or not depends on how this Commission writes it. Outside Opinion C~mm.~ttee - Commissioner Bauerkemper - Discussion.turned to .having some outside persons~hat]~U~rently work in charter cities give a presentation to Ramse~ Charter Commission - namely, ~Ir. Hunt of Fridley and Councilperson Doty of Mounds View. CC/October 13, 1983 Page 2 of 9