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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 10tH <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 />