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Agenda

Charter Commission

DATE: 8/27/2009
TIME: 5:30 PM
LOCATION: City Council Chambers
AGENDA

1. Call to Order and Review of Meeting. Chair pro tem (5:30 PM.)
2. Public comment on agenda items (5:35)
3. Approval of the minutes from the July 30, 2009 meeting -- Action Item (5:50)
4. Announcements (Commissioners) (5:55)
5. Public Engagement Committee (6:00)
a Plan: (Spritz)
b Development of panel discussion (Spritz)
c Commission Facebook page issue (Gooch)
6. Report on Research and Reference materials (6:45)
a Introduction of Elizabeth Tarasevich, volunteer (Mermin)
b Update on having an intern from Muskie Insitutute (Cohen)
c Discussion re: peer cities to use for comparison (Cohen)
7. Issue List/Work Plan. (Cohen) (7:00)
1 developing a work plan/timeline for each of the issues;
2 identifying the underlying substantive issues that should be considered for each item on the Issue List;
3 at what point Commissioners should engage in a discussion of their own thoughts and views on the various issues; and
4 steps needed to move forward, and the plan to get there (e.g.subcommittees, point person, etc.)
8. Report on Two Reading Issue.(Smith) (8:15)