Loki Anderson asked: >> I'm still a little confused as to how Brian Biele was >> able to address the Mpls Central Committee. According >> to the roster available on the Mpls DFL website, he is >> not a member of the committee. I suppose someone could >> have yielded him the floor or he could have been >> inadvertantly recognized, but I sure hope he didn't >> cast a vote.
The meeting chair generously allowed any DFL members in attendence to speak. For instance, Paul Ostrow spoke though he is not a Central Committee member. Brian, as a DFLer, was given the opportunity to speak. When he spoke he indicated that he was reporting/representing a position taken by the Building Trades and the Teamsters on the resolution being discussed. BTW, I should note that the following Council Members were in attendence: Paul Ostrow, Barb Johnson, Lisa Goodman, Paul Zerby, Scott Benson, and Dan Niziolek. (I'm pretty sure DN was there, and I don't think there were others.) Ironic that many of the CM's in attendence that evening then voted in disagreement with the Central Committee's resolution on Jan. 2.) Finally, on a related topic, here are the number of votes that each of the winning CM's got in their elections to represent the citizens of their wards: Ward Votes Percent Council Member 1 4,123 61.76 PAUL OSTROW 2 2,597 50.77 PAUL ZERBY 3 2,770 63.16 JOE BIERNAT 4 4,002 73.31 BARB JOHNSON 5 2,405 50.47 NATALIE JOHNSON LEE 6 1,853 52.07 DEAN (Z) ZIMMERMANN 7 6,363 82.22 LISA R. GOODMAN 8 3,514 62.52 ROBERT LILLIGREN 9 5,704 81.84 GARY SCHIFF 10 3,688 53.81 DAN NIZIOLEK 11 5,278 58.49 SCOTT BENSON 12 4,832 54.28 SANDY COLVIN ROY 13 5,778 54.89 BARRET W.S. LANE Sorted by number of voters who choose the member to represent them: Ward Votes Percent Council Member 7 6,363 82.22 LISA R. GOODMAN 13 5,778 54.89 BARRET W.S. LANE 9 5,704 81.84 GARY SCHIFF 11 5,278 58.49 SCOTT BENSON 12 4,832 54.28 SANDY COLVIN ROY 1 4,123 61.76 PAUL OSTROW 4 4,002 73.31 BARB JOHNSON 10 3,688 53.81 DAN NIZIOLEK 8 3,514 62.52 ROBERT LILLIGREN 3 2,770 63.16 JOE BIERNAT 2 2,597 50.77 PAUL ZERBY 5 2,405 50.47 NATALIE JOHNSON LEE 6 1,853 52.07 DEAN (Z) ZIMMERMANN Sorted by percent won by: Ward Votes Percent Council Member 7 6,363 82.22 LISA R. GOODMAN 9 5,704 81.84 GARY SCHIFF 4 4,002 73.31 BARB JOHNSON 3 2,770 63.16 JOE BIERNAT 8 3,514 62.52 ROBERT LILLIGREN 1 4,123 61.76 PAUL OSTROW 11 5,278 58.49 SCOTT BENSON 13 5,778 54.89 BARRET W.S. LANE 12 4,832 54.28 SANDY COLVIN ROY 10 3,688 53.81 DAN NIZIOLEK 6 1,853 52.07 DEAN (Z) ZIMMERMANN 2 2,597 50.77 PAUL ZERBY 5 2,405 50.47 NATALIE JOHNSON LEE Some members were lucky in their opponents :-) but still it suggests that some top vote-getters didn't win comparable respect and support from their fellow Council Members when it came time to organize the Council. You might say that 6,363 Ward 7 voters and 5,778 Ward 13 voters were disrespected by the Council. Alan Shilepsky Downtown -- a Ward 7 voter! _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
