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<br />the amendment contingent on approval by the Charter Commission and contingent on the City <br />Attorney determining it will be an effective ordinance. <br /> <br />Motion on the floor amended as follows: To adopt Ordinance No. 06-35 amending Section 2.1 <br />of the City Charter requiring that the City be governed by the Council-Manager Form of <br />Government with the following change: an effective date of January 1, 2011, contingent on <br />approval by the Charter Commission and contingent on the City Attorney determining it will be <br />an effective ordinance. <br /> <br />Further discussion: Councilmember Elvig stated the Charter Commission did come forward and <br />initiate this Charter. amendment. The Council could not get the recommendation passed in its <br />entirety, only from the standpoint of the date. However, the essence of the Charter Commission <br />recommendation is the change to the City Manager Form of Government from several <br />standpoints outlined in Mro Frederick's lettero The Council is not wavering from that direction; it <br />is only the timeframe they cannot agree on. Councilmember Strommen requested input from <br />Ms. LeMere. Ms. LeMere explained these are the same discussions the Charter Commission <br />had. It is diffIcult to come up with a date. A future date will run into the same issue as 2008 <br />with an incumbent in tl1e position and a change in the position; she does not know how this is <br />addressed in the Human Resources rules. The Commission considered future dates and <br />population thresholds. Ideally the change would be effective immediately. Mayor Gamec <br />commented there will be new councilmembers coming on, and there is also the possibility of a <br />referendum. The incoming councilmembers will now have time to study this more as <br />Coundlmember-Elect Dehen had requested. Ms. LeMere noted that the current Council is in <br />support of changing to a City Manager Form of Government; however, they run the risk if that <br />will be the consensus of the Council when new members are added. The Charter Commission <br />has been studying this for many years and is in support of this type of managerial government; it <br />just seems they are stuck on a date. - <br /> <br />A roll call vote was performed by the Recording Secretary: <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec: aye <br />Councilmembers Cook: aye <br />Councilmember Elvig: aye <br />Councilmember Jeffrey: aye <br />Councilmember Olson: aye <br />Councilmember Pearson: aye <br />Councilmember Strommen: aye <br /> <br />Motion carried. <br /> <br />Case #2: <br /> <br />Authorize Execution of Development Agreement with Robert Muir Company <br />(RCM-Minnesota Corporation) for Ramsey Crossings <br /> <br />Mr. Jim Lasher, LSA Design, stated he is present to provide the Council with information <br />regarding the actions that have taken place on the Ramsey Crossings project, the status of the <br />negotiations, an overview of the site plan, and an overview of the general terms outlined in the <br />development agreement. Mr. Lasher reviewed the history of the Ramsey Crossings project and <br /> <br />City Council! December 28, 2006 <br />Page 11 of26 <br /> <br />P23 <br />