From Chris's detailed summary of the Political Soap Opera also known as
the Minneapolis Park Board Meeting:
* New Business
9.1 "Kids Voting" a widely lauded K-12 Civic Education program, where kids
ultimately go to the polls and vote a special kid ballot for the same
people who appear on the real ballots. Resolution 2005-109 titled
"Endorsing and Supporting participation in Kids Voting Minneapolis" to be
approved by the Park Board and the Mayor. Sounds like really great program.
A representative of Kids Voting is present and points out an error in the
resolution wording as well as a couple of typos, including misspelling RT
Rybak's name and the name of the organization. She asks that the language
be corrected.
Gurban does not want the resolution changed and approved as she asks. He
wants staff to "analyze" the changes.
Erwin cuts the representative [Ms. Hanstiger[?]] off and says the motion
will be tabled. There is some back and forth, with Gurban nodding and
shaking his head to say he still does not want it to go forward. Motion
appears to be tabled. Then...
Hauser asks if representative of Kids Voting would want it passed "as is"
with typos corrected? Yes.
Motion PASSES.
EY: What a hoot. Gurban really does provide regular entertainment without
intending to doesn't he? He could have just thanked the Kids Voting people
for correcting the resolution - but got all defensive. A bit like Dan
Quayle and the Potato/Potatoe gaffe.
Eva Young
Near North
Minneapolis
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