10/11/2007 - Last Meeting
CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
CITY OF CLEARWATER
October 11, 2007
Present: Jay E. Polglaze Chair
Frank L. Dame Committee Member
Elizabeth Drayer Committee Member
Candace Gardner Committee Member
Joseph Harra Committee Member
Alex Plisko, Jr. Committee Member
Absent: Howard Warshauer Vice Chair
William Blackwood Committee Member
Joshua Magidson Committee Member
Kathy Milam Committee Member
William Wallace Committee Member
Also Present Pamela K. Akin City Attorney
Cynthia E. Goudeau City Clerk
Patricia O. Sullivan Board Reporter
The Chair called the meeting to order at 2:52 p.m. at City Hall.
To provide continuity for research, items are in agenda order although not
necessarily discussed in that order.
2 – Approval of September 27, 2007 minutes
Member Gardner moved to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of September 27,
2007, as recorded and submitted in written summation by the City Clerk to each member. The
motioncarried
was duly seconded and unanimously.
3 – Section 8.05(d) – Change Meeting Requirement for Canvassing Board
City Clerk Cyndie Goudeau reviewed Florida law related to canvassing boards and
recommended that changes to Charter language addressing board meetings be flexible enough
to comply with future amendments to State law.
Consensus was to have the City Attorney draft language that would allow the
Canvassing Board to meet in keeping with State law.
4 – Vote on excluding Safe Water Amendment language from the Charter
Ms. Goudeau reported the Charter Committee had not voted after public input on a
September 27, 2007 motion, that was seconded, to exclude safe water language from the
Charter.
Upon the vote being taken, the motion carried unanimously.
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5 – Approve Summary Report
It was recommended that the Summary Report also detail Committee responses to City
Council identified issues.
Member Drayer moved that the Summary Report indicate that in light of public
opposition, the Committee had reversed its consideration of reducing restrictions on Coachman
Park uses and removing referendum requirements related to the sale or lease of Open Space
motioncarried
properties, including Jack Russell Stadium. The was duly seconded and
unanimously.
Member Dame moved that the Summary Report include a statement that the Committee
had reviewed election issues and determined that current rules are not overly cumbersome.
motioncarried
The was duly seconded and unanimously.
Consensus was to include in the Summary Report a statement that some items from the
visioning process are not Charter-related and can be addressed through the planning-
development process.
Member Dame moved to approve the Summary Report as amended above. The
motioncarried
was duly seconded and unanimously.
Staff and committee members were complimented for their efforts.
Adjourn:
The meeting adjourned at 3:25 p.m.
__Approved as Submitted______
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