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3-3-2025 Charter Commission Meeting March 3, 2025 7:00 PM Fridley City Hall, 7071 University Avenue NE Minutes Call to Order Vice Chair Johnson called the Charter Commission meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. Present Mohammed Barre Brad Bremener Greg Gardner Clifford Johnson Nikki Karnopp Steve Kisner Ted Kranz Dave Linton Audrey Nelson Rick Nelson (via Zoom) Pam Reynolds Doug Schmitz Kathy Smith Absent Donald Findell Val Rolstad Others Present Dave Ostwald, Mayor Ann Bolkcom, Councilmember Scott Lund, Resident Melissa Moore, Assistant City Manager Beth Kondrick, Deputy City Clerk Approval of Agenda Motion to approve the agenda as presented by Commissioner Reynolds, seconded by Commissioner Barre. Upon a voice call vote, all voting aye, Vice Chair Johnson declared the motion carried unanimously. Approval of Meeting Minutes 1. Approval of February 3, 2025, Charter Commission Meeting Minutes Charter Commission 03-03-2025 Minutes Page 2 Motion to approve the February 3, 2025 Meeting Minutes by Commissioner Gardner. Seconded by Commissioner Reynolds. Upon a voice call vote, all voting aye, Vice Chair Johnson declared the motion carried unanimously. Administrative Matters 2. Election of Officers Vice Chair Johnson reviewed the nominees for each position and asked for any nominations from the floor. No additional nominations were added. Motion to accept uncontested ballot by Commissioner Reynolds. Seconded by Commissioner Bremener. Upon a voice call vote, all voting aye, Vice Chair Johnson declared the motion carried unanimously. 3. Upcoming Terms Expiring: Don Findell and Val Rolstad. Ms. Moore informed the Commission that the terms of Commissioners Findell and Rolstad are set to expire in May. Due to Commissioners Findell and Rolstad being absent this evening, a recommendation was made to table the item until the next meeting. Motion to table the item by Commissioner Reynolds. Seconded by Commissioner Barre. Upon a voice call vote, all voting aye, Vice Chair Johnson declared the motion carried unanimously. 4. Review Bylaws Ms. Moore reminded the Commission that part of the Bylaws is to review the Bylaws each year. Commissioner Reynolds handed out a document with some proposed amendments to the Bylaws. Given the substantive changes proposed, Ms. Moore suggested the Commission table the review of the Bylaws to give time to review Commissioner Reynolds’ document. The review will be added to the May meeting. Motion to table the item by Commissioner Reynolds. Seconded by Commissioner Kranz. Upon a voice call vote, all voting aye, Vice Chair Johnson declared the motion carried unanimously. 5. Preparing for April 7, 2025 Joint Meeting with the Fridley City Council Ms. Moore asked the Commission for topics to discuss at the Joint Meeting to be held with the City Council at the April 7, 2025 meeting. Ideas shared by the Commission included:  Getting to know the new Council members and how the transition is going Charter Commission 03-03-2025 Minutes Page 3  Any chapters the Council would like to see reviewed  Discussion of the Council’s 2025 goals, objectives and budget priorities  Any resident feedback received by Council pertaining to the Charter Old Business 6. Commission Onboarding Manual Ms. Moore presented the Commission Onboarding Manual to the Commission and gave some background information about its creation and how it can be used. The Commission held a discussion and decided to table until the May meeting to give more time to figure out how to incorporate it. Motion to table the item by Commissioner Reynolds. Seconded by Commissioner Nelson. Upon a voice call vote, all voting aye, Vice Chair Johnson declared the motion carried unanimously. 7. Chapters 5 Review Ms. Kondrick gave an overview of the work that has been done so far on Chapter 5 and read through section 5.07 with clarifications drafted by Staff. Motion to accept the changes to section 5.07 with headers for each paragraph by Commissioner Reynolds. Seconded by Commissioner Bremener. Upon a voice call vote, all voting aye, Vice Chair Johnson declared the motion carried unanimously. The Commission picked up review of the Chapter with section 5.12. Motion to accept the proposed changes by Commissioner Reynolds. Seconded by Commissioner Kisner. Upon a voice call vote, all voting aye, Vice Chair Johnson declared the motion carried unanimously. The Commission reviewed the proposed changes in section 5.13. Motion to accept the proposed changes by Commissioner Reynolds. Seconded by Commissioner Karnopp. Upon a voice call vote, all voting aye, Vice Chair Johnson declared the motion carried unanimously. The Commission reviewed the proposed changes in section 5.14. Motion to accept the proposed changes by Commissioner Reynolds. Seconded by Commissioner Barre. Upon a voice call vote, all voting aye, Vice Chair Johnson declared the motion carried unanimously. The Commission reviewed the proposed changes in section 5.15. Charter Commission 03-03-2025 Minutes Page 4 Motion to accept the proposed changes by Commissioner Karnopp. Seconded by Commissioner Kranz. Upon a voice call vote, all voting aye, Vice Chair Johnson declared the motion carried unanimously. The Commission reviewed the proposed changes in section 5.16. Motion to accept the proposed changes by Commissioner Linton. Seconded by Commissioner Gardner. Upon a voice call vote, all voting aye, Vice Chair Johnson declared the motion carried unanimously. The Commission reviewed the proposed changes in section 5.17. Motion to accept the proposed changes with correction of “General Election” to “Presidential Election” by Commissioner Karnopp. Seconded by Commissioner Barre. Upon a voice call vote, all voting aye, Vice Chair Johnson declared the motion carried unanimously. The Commission reviewed the proposed changes in section 5.18. Motion to accept the proposed changes with correction of “General Election to “Presidential Election” by Commissioner Linton. Seconded by Commissioner Reynolds. Commissioner Karnopp mentioned that the language for “postmarked” should be changed to “Date received.” Amended Motion to accept additional corrections by Commissioner Linton. Seconded by Commissioner Reynolds. Upon a voice call vote, all voting aye, Vice Chair Johnson declared the motion carried unanimously. The Commission reviewed the proposed changes in section 5.19. Motion to accept the proposed changes by Commissioner Reynolds. Seconded by Commissioner Karnopp. Upon a voice call vote, all voting aye, Vice Chair Johnson declared the motion carried unanimously. The Commission reviewed the proposed changes in section 5.20. Motion to accept the proposed changes by Commissioner Reynolds. Seconded by Commissioner Barre. Upon a voice call vote, all voting aye, Vice Chair Johnson declared the motion carried unanimously. This concluded the review of Chapter 5. Ms. Moore stated that Staff can draft an ordinance for the April meeting along with a full draft of Chapter 5 with all changes accepted for final approval from the Commission before it will be sent to the City Council. Charter Commission 03-03-2025 Minutes Page 5 New Business Future Meeting Topics/Communications 8. Future Meeting Topics  Candidate Interview Process  Adding Language to the Charter for who can and cannot serve on the Commission, specifically section 2.013 of Chapter 2  Next Chapter to Review Adjournment Motion by Commissioner Kranz to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Commissioner Karnopp. Upon a voice call vote, all voting aye, Vice Chair Johnson declared the motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 8:38 p.m.