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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3-2-2026 Charter Commission Meeting March 2, 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 7:02 p.m. Present Commissioners Barre, Bremener, Gardner, Karnopp (arrived 7:20 pm) Kisner, Linton, A. Nelson, R. Nelson, Reynolds, Rolstad, Schmitz, Seefeld, Smith Absent Findell, Kranz Others Present 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 Rolstad. Commissioners Barre, Bremener, Gardner, Kisner, Linton, A. Nelson, R. Nelson, Reynolds, Rolstad, Schmitz, Seefeld, Smith voting aye, Chair Nelson declared the motion carried unanimously. Approval of Meeting Minutes 1. Approval of February 2, 2026 Charter Commission Meeting Minutes The February Charter Commission Meeting Minutes were accidentally omitted from the packet. They will be provided at the April meeting for approval. Administrative Matters 2. Election of Officers The nominees were as follows: Chair – Brad Bremener, Vice Chair – Nikki Karnopp, Secretary – Mohammed Barre. No nominations were received from the floor for any of the open chair positions. Charter Commission 03-02-2026 Minutes Page 2 Motion to accept and approve all nominees by Commissioner Rolstad. Seconded by Commissioner Gardner. Commissioners Barre, Bremener, Gardner, Kisner, Linton, A. Nelson, R. Nelson, Reynolds, Rolstad, Schmitz, Seefeld, Smith voting aye, Chair Nelson declared the motion carried unanimously. 3. Updated Member List An updated Member List was distributed to the Commissioners to include an updated phone number for Commissioner Schmitz. Old Business 4. Subcommittee to Document Changes to Chapter 5 Update Chair Bremener shared the slide show presentation that the subcommittee put together to present to the City Council at the joint meeting in April. Commissioners gave feedback on the presentation. Chair Bremener will make a few edits to the presentation and finalize for April. Motion to submit the presentation to the agenda for the April meeting by Commissioner Rolstad, Seconded by Commissioner Barre. Commissioners Barre, Bremener, Gardner, Karnopp, Kisner, Linton, A. Nelson, R. Nelson, Reynolds, Rolstad, Schmitz, Seefeld, Smith voting aye, Chair Bremener declared the motion carried unanimously. New Business Future Meeting Topics/Communications 5. Preparing for April 6, 2026 Joint Meeting with the Fridley City Council Commissioners were encouraged to share questions they would like to pose to the City Council at the joint meeting in April to help facilitate the discussion. Topics proposed were: What is the Council’s current vision, what are some big projects coming up in the City such as streets and parks, what is a process that the Council would like to see for future Charter amendments and is there anything they see in the Charter that they would like reviewed. 6. Future Meeting Topics  Candidate Interview Process and application  Next Chapter to Review  Commission Onboarding Manual  Meeting schedule cadence  Chapter 6 Adjournment Charter Commission 03-02-2026 Minutes Page 3 Motion by Commissioner Karnopp to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Commissioner Rolstad. Commissioners Barre, Bremener, Gardner, Karnopp, Kisner, Linton, A. Nelson, R. Nelson, Reynolds, Rolstad, Schmitz, Seefeld, Smith voting aye, Chair Bremener declared the motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 8:37 p.m.