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Charter Commission
February 5, 2024
7:00 PM
Fridley City Hall, 7071 University Avenue NE
Minutes
Call to Order
Chair Nelson called the Charter Commission meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Present
Donald Findell
Manuel Granroos
Nikki Karnopp
Clifford Johnson
Ted Kranz
Audrey Nelson
Rick Nelson
Ted Kranz
Pam Reynolds
Absent
Mohammed Barre
Kelli Brillhart
Greg Gardner
Ibsen Gabriel
Steven Kisner
Valerie Rolstad
Others Present
Melissa Moore, City Clerk
Beth Kondrick, Deputy City Clerk
Dave Ostwald, City Council
Approval of Agenda
Motion by Commissioner Granroos to approve the agenda. Seconded by Commissioner Karnopp.
Upon a voice call vote, all voting aye, Chair Nelson declared the motion carried unanimously.
Approval of Meeting Minutes
1. Approval of January 9, 2024, Charter Commission Meeting Minutes
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Motion by Commissioner Karnopp to approve the minutes of January 9, 2024, as presented. Seconded
by Commissioner Granroos.
Upon a voice call vote, all voting aye, Chair Nelson declared the motion carried unanimously.
Administrative Matters
2. Updated Member List
Ms. Moore stated that an updated member list has been provided to include the three new
Commissioners who were approved by the Court after last month’s meeting.
3. 2024 Nominating Committee Report
Commissioner Karnopp provided an update on the Nominating Committee and the
recommendations for nominees for 2024. The committee has nominated Commissioner Rick Nelson
to be Chair, Commissioner Johnson as Vice Chair and Commissioner Audrey Nelson as secretary.
Motion by Commissioner Reynolds to accept the Committee’s report. Seconded by Commissioner
Granroos.
Upon a voice call vote, all voting aye, Chair Nelson declared the motion carried unanimously.
Old Business
5. Chapter 1 Review
The Commission reviewed the edits and recommendations to Chapter 1 that were agreed upon at the
January meeting.
Motion to proceed as revised by Commissioner Johnson. Seconded by Commissioner Reynolds.
Upon a voice call vote, all voting eye, Chair Nelson declared the motion passed.
New Business
6. Chapters 5 & 10
The Commission reviewed comments offered by the City Attorney and staff on Chapter 5. The
Commission discussed various updates to the Chapter.
After discussion and deliberation, the Commission agreed to have Staff present a draft of suggested
edits for its next meeting.
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Commissioner Karnopp asked if it was ok to draft the first paragraph of the chapter into a bullet
format and send her draft to be included in the next review. Ms. Moore said yes, anyone is welcome
to do that at any time.
Future Meeting Topics/Communications
7. Future Meeting Topics
Ms. Moore reminded the Commission that for the March meeting they should prepare a list of
discussion topics for their joint meeting with the City Council in April.
Ms. Moore also informed the Commission that at the May meeting, a representative from the League
of Minnesota Cities will come and give a training session.
Adjournment
Motion by Commissioner Karnopp to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Commissioner Findell.
Upon a voice vote, all voting aye, Chair Nelson declared the motion carried and the meeting adjourned
at 8:27 p.m.