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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2-2-2026 Charter Commission Meeting February 2, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. Fridley Civic Campus, 7071 University Avenue NE Agenda Pursuant to Minnesota Statute § 13.02 the February 2, 2026 meeting will be a hybrid meeting. Commissioners Rick Nelson and Pam Reynolds will be attending via Zoom. Virtual: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84168234897?pwd=FK8nFgnkp5vsRWzJxyRPiNnHunrzza.1 Call to Order Roll Call Approval of Agenda Approval of Meeting Minutes 1.Approval of January 6, 2026 Charter Commission Meeting Minutes Administrative Matters 2.2026 Nominating Committee Report 3.Resignation of Ted Kranz 4.Updated Member List Old Business 5.Subcommitee to Document Changes to Chapter 5 Update New Business Future Meeting Topics/Communications 6.Future Meeting Topics Adjournment Accessibility Notice: If you need free interpretation or translation assistance, please contact City staff. Si necesita ayuda de interpretación o traducción gratis, comuníquese con el personal de la ciudad. Yog tias koj xav tau kev pab txhais lus los sis txhais ntaub ntawv dawb, ces thov tiv tauj rau Lub Nroog cove neeg ua hauj lwm. Haddii aad u baahan tahay tarjumaad bilaash ah ama kaalmo tarjumaad, fadlan la xiriir shaqaalaha Magaalada. Upon request, accommodation will be provided to allow individuals with disabilities to participate in any City of Fridley services, programs or activities. Hearing impaired persons who need an interpreter or other persons who require auxiliary aids should contact CityClerk@FridleyMN.gov or (763) 572-3450. AGENDA REPORT Meeting Date: February 2, 2026 Meeting Type:Charter Commission Submitted By:Beth Kondrick, Deputy City Clerk Title: Approval of January 6, 2026 Charter Commission Meeting Minutes Background Attached are the minutes from January 6, 2026 for the Commissions's consideration. Recommendation Staff recommend the approval of January 6, 2026 Charter Commission Meeting Minutes. Attachments and Other Resources 1.Charter Commission Minutes 01-06-2026 Vision Statement We believe Fridley will be a safe, vibrant, friendly, and stable home for families and businesses. Charter Commission Meeting January 6, 2026 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 Mohamed Barre Brad Bremener Greg Gardner Nikki Karnopp Dave Linton Audrey Nelson Rick Nelson (Remote attendance) Valerie Rolstad Natividad Seefeld Absent Donald Findell Steve Kisner Ted Kranz Pam Reynolds Doug Schmitz Others Present Beth Kondrick, Deputy City Clerk Melissa Moore, Assistant City Manager Approval of Agenda Motion to approve the agenda as presented by Commissioner Gardner, seconded by Commissioner Linton. Upon a roll call vote, with Commissioners Barre, Bremener, Gardner, Karnopp, Linton, A. Nelson, R. Nelson, Rolstad and Seefeld voting aye, Chair Nelson declared the motion carried unanimously. Approval of Meeting Minutes 1.Approval of November 3, 2025 Charter Commission Meeting Minutes Motion to approve the November 3, 2025 Meeting Minutes with one correction by Commissioner Karnopp. Seconded by Commissioner Bremener. Charter Commission 01-06-2026Minutes Page 2 Upon a roll call vote, with Commissioners Barre, Bremener, Gardner, Karnopp, Linton, A. Nelson, R. Nelson, Rolstad and Seefeld voting aye, Chair Nelson declared the motion carried unanimously. Administrative Matters 2. 2026 Nominating Committee Pursuant to the Bylaws, Chair Nelson asked for three members to serve on the 2026 Nominating Committee to nominate at least one candidate to each office. Commissioners Smith, Linton and Gardner volunteered to be this year’s nominating committee. They will provide a report to Staff for the February agenda packet. 3. Updated Member List Ms. Kondrick stated that an updated member list has been provided with the addition of new Commissioner Seefeld. 4. Upcoming Terms Expiring: Greg Gardner and Ted Kranz Commissioner Gardner’s appointment to the Charter Commission expires March 1, 2026. He has asked to be reappointed for another term. Commissioner Kranz’s appointment to the Charter Commission expires April 28, 2026, however he was absent from this evening’s meeting. Staff will follow up with Commissioner Kranz to ask if he wishes to be reappointed. Motion to reappoint Commissioner Gardner by Commissioner Rolstad, seconded by Commissioner Karnopp. Upon a roll call vote, with Commissioners Barre, Bremener, Karnopp, Linton, A. Nelson, R. Nelson, Rolstad and Seefeld voting aye, and Commissioner Gardner abstaining, Chair Nelson declared the motion carried. Old Business There were no items under Old Business. New Business 5. League of Minnesota Cities Charter Commission Training Ms. Moore introduced Josephine Rosene from the League of Minnesota Cities. Ms. Rosene is an attorney for the League of Minnesota Cities specializing in Charter Cities. She presented a training session explaining what a Charter City is and the role of a Charter Commission in a Charter City. Training materials were provided to all members for reference after the meeting. Charter Commission 01-06-2026Minutes Page 3 6. Discuss Letter from Mayor Ostwald Regarding Chapter 5 Commissioners held a discussion regarding the letter received from Mayor Ostwald after the November th 10 City Council meeting where the Council voted not to approve the first reading of the proposed amendment to Chapter 5. 7. Subcommittee to document logic of proposed Chapter 5 changes Commissioners discussed forming a subcommittee to respond to the Mayor’s letter and who would draft written documentation of the logic behind the proposed changes to Chapter 5. Commissioners Bremener, Linton, Karnopp and Smith volunteered to be on the subcommittee. Motion to form the subcommittee with the Commissioners who volunteered by Commissioner Gardner, seconded by Commissioner Rolstad. Upon a roll call vote, with Commissioners Barre, Bremener, Gardner, Karnopp, Linton, A. Nelson, R. Nelson, Rolstad and Seefeld voting aye, Chair Nelson declared the motion carried unanimously. Future Meeting Topics/Communications 7.Future Meeting Topics Candidate Interview Process and application Next Chapter to Review Commission Onboarding Manual Meeting schedule cadence Chapter 6 Updated response to Chapter 5 Reappointment status of Commissioner Kranz Adjournment Motion by Commissioner Rolstad to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Commissioner Bremener. Upon a roll call vote, with Commissioners Barre, Bremener, Gardner, Karnopp, Linton, A. Nelson, R. Nelson, Rolstad and Seefeld voting aye, Chair Nelson declared the motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 8:53 p.m. AGENDA REPORT Meeting Date: February 2, 2026 Meeting Type:Charter Commission Submitted By:Beth Kondrick, Deputy City Clerk Title: 2026 Nominating Committee Report Background Pursuant to Section 6 of the Charter Commission Bylaws, Chair Nelson appointed three or more members to the 2026 Nominating Committee (Committee). The Committee consisted of Commissioners Gardner, Linton and Smith. The Committee met on January 6, 2026, following the Charter Commission meeting. The Nominating Committee offered the following nominations to serve as the 2026-2027 Charter Commission Officers: Chair: Brad Bremener Vice Chair: Nikki Karnopp Secretary: Mohammed Barre Pursuant to Section 5 of the Bylaws, nominations may be made from the floor. If two or more Commissioners wish to serve in a particular office, the Commission will hold a contested election at its March meeting. Recommendation Staff recommend a motion accepting the 2026 Nominating Committee Report. Attachments and Other Resources Vision Statement We believe Fridley will be a safe, vibrant, friendly, and stable home for families and businesses. AGENDA REPORT Meeting Date: February 2, 2026 Meeting Type:Charter Commission Submitted By:Beth Kondrick, Deputy City Clerk Title: Resignation of Ted Kranz Background Commissioner Kranz has submitted his resignation notice from the Charter Commission effective when his term ends on April 22, 2026 (attached). At the November 3, 2025 Charter Commission meeting, the body voted for the next available opening to be offered to Gary Olsen who the Commission interviewed for the open seat at that time. Recommendation Staff recommend a motion to accept the resignation of Commissioner Kranz. Staff recommend a motion to appoint Gary Olsen to the open seat. Attachments and Other Resources 1.Ted Kranz Resignation Vision Statement We believe Fridley will be a safe, vibrant, friendly, and stable home for families and businesses. AGENDA REPORT Meeting Date: February 2, 2026 Meeting Type:Charter Commission Submitted By:Beth Kondrick, Deputy City Clerk Title: Updated Member List Background Recommendation Attached is an updated Member List. A correction was made to Commissioner Bremener's phone number and an update was made to Commissioner Gardner's phone number. Attachments and Other Resources 1.2026 Fridley Charter Commission Member List Vision Statement We believe Fridley will be a safe, vibrant, friendly, and stable home for families and businesses. Charter Commission Membership Name/AddressWardPhoneEmailAppointedTerm Exp. 1(h) 612-242-1513Junlay99@aol.com02-06-2302-06-27 Mohamed Barre (w) 612-348-4997 7509 Lyric Lane NE Fridley, MN 55432 Brad Bremener3(h) 574-276-0485Brad.bremener@gmail.com1-13-251-13-29 6831 East River Road Fridley, MN 55432 2(h) 763-571-0467donfinder@aol.com06-16-9705-11-01 Donald Findell (c) 612-867-995402-21-0105-01-05 6850 Siverts Lane 05-04-0505-01-09 Fridley, MN 55432 02-04-0905-01-13 05-24-1305-01-17 05-03-1705-01-21 05-01-2105-01-25 05-01-2505-01-29 03-01-2203-01-26 2(c) 901-517-3254gardnergregg@msn.com Gregory Gardner 5829 Hackmann Ave. N.E. Fridley, MN 55432 Nikki Karnopp1612-709-6452nikkikarnopp@gmail.com02-03-2002-03-24 482 Rice Creek Terrace N.E.02-03-2402-03-28 Fridley, MN 55432 Steven Kisner2763-300-8888spkisner@yahoo.com01-10-2301-10-27 5871 W. Moore Lake Drive Fridley, MN 55432 Ted Kranz1(h) 763-571-4387tkranz1@comcast.net08-11-0604-22-10 6701 Monroe Street N.E. 03-29-1004-22-14 Fridley, MN 55432 10-21-1404-22-18 04-06-1804-22-22 04-22-2204-22-26 Dave Linton1(h) 763-571-7431Dwlinton99@gmail.com05-20-2405-20-28 6521 Clover Place NE(c) 763-843-3415 Fridley, MN 55432 Audrey Nelson1763-574-1388audmnelson@gmail.com01-10-2401-10-28 st 250 61 Avenue NE Fridley, MN 55432 Rick Nelson3(c) 612-963-2487rickvan16@hotmail.com05-12-1102-13-12 4624 2 ½ Street N.E.02-13-1202-21-16 Fridley, MN 55421 05-27-1602-21-20 02-21-2002-21-24 02-21-2402-21-28 -OVER-Updated: 12-15-2025 Charter Commission Membership 05-12-0505-01-07 Pam Reynolds2(c) 763-222-9386fnpam@hotmail.com 03-22-0705-01-11 1241 Norton Avenue N.E. 04-04-1105-01-15 Fridley, MN 55432 05-01-19 05-04-15 11-04-23 11-04-19 10-02-27 10-02-23 2(c) 612-799-5993valerier13@gmail.com02-15-1705-01-17 Valerie Rolstad 05-03-1705-01-21 1100 Lynde Drive 05-01-2105-01-25 Fridley, MN 55432 05-01-2505-01-29 1763-780-0541schmitzdouglas@gmail.com01-10-2401-10-28 Douglas Schmitz 7311 Tempo Terrace NE Fridley, MN 55432 2763-494-1119Mexicali3367@yahoo.com11-03-2511-03-29 Natividad Seefeld 1106 Onondaga Street NE Fridley, MN 55432 1612-590-4721Ksmith1883@gmail.com05-20-2405-20-28 Kathy Smith 7350 Melody Drive NE Fridley, MN 55432 -OVER-Updated: 12-15-2025 AGENDA REPORT Meeting Date: February 2, 2026 Meeting Type:Charter Commission Submitted By:Beth Kondrick, Deputy City Clerk Title: Subcommitee to Document Changes to Chapter 5 Update Background At the January 6, 2026 Charter Commission Meeting, a motion was approved to create a subcommittee to draft a response to the City Council regarding the proposed changes to Chapter 5. The subcommittee consists of Commissioners Bremener, Karnopp, Linton and Smith. The subcommittee has had some discussions since January 6, but are not quite prepared to bring an update to the meeting this evening. The update will be on the March 2 agenda. Recommendation Attachments and Other Resources Vision Statement We believe Fridley will be a safe, vibrant, friendly, and stable home for families and businesses. AGENDA REPORT Meeting Date: February 2, 2026 Meeting Type:Charter Commission Submitted By:Beth Kondrick, Deputy City Clerk Title: Future Meeting Topics Background Future meeting topics requested by Commissioners: Nominating Committee Report Updated response to Chapter 5 Candidate interview process Selection of next chapter for review Meeting schedule cadence Commission Onboarding Manual Chapter 6 Recommendation Attachments and Other Resources Vision Statement We believe Fridley will be a safe, vibrant, friendly, and stable home for families and businesses.