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Home My Public Portal About20070212 work sessionCOUNCIL WORK SESSION FEBRUARY 12, 2007 CALL TO ORDER 1 The Work Session of February 12, 2007, was convened at 5:30 P.M. by Mayor John Landwehr. ATTENDANCE The following Council Members were present: Present: Brown, Ferguson, Harvey, Klindt, Layton, Oetting (arrived at 5:450 PM), and Pope Absent: Berry, Crane, and Vogel A quorum was present. MEETING TOPICS Mayor John Landwehr convened the meeting and asked City Administrator Steve Rasmussen to facilitate it. Mr. Rasmussen made introductory remarks. He asked Council Members to contact the City Clerk, himself, or any Council liaison if they have any topics which they would like placed on future Work Session agendas. He then asked Assistant to the City Administrator Melva Fast to discuss the April Council retreat. Council Retreat: Assistant to the City Administrator Melva Fast distributed a handout and copies of surveys from the January Council retreat and asked the Council for their input on various issues about another retreat in April. All the Council present agreed that the location was agreeable, but suggested more comfortable chairs. They also discussed the length of the sessions and whether they should include both Friday evening and Saturday, or Saturday only. Ms. Fast said she would put together some other information and get it back to the Council soon. Steve Rasmussen asked that if anyone has topics which they would like to discuss at the retreat to get those to staff. He stated he wanted to keep the agenda a little flexible because there will be some new Council Members at that retreat. Neighborhood Improvements: City Counselor Nathan Nickolaus made a visual presentation showing the status of various neighborhood improvement issues. City Administrator Steve Rasmussen asked if the Council would consider discussing mandatory trash service as part of this issue. Councilman Kevin Brown stated he believes the city should consider some kind of economic development policy. Mr. Rasmussen suggested that staff create a two to three -page white paper to get to the Council so they have items to consider. COUNCIL WORK SESSION FEBRUARY 12, 2007 2 Supplemental Budget Process: Mayor John Landwehrstated his concerns regarding this becoming a second budget process. He suggested that staff needs to be informed that they should not consider this as a second budget process in an of itself. A lengthy discussion was held regarding budget requests that would qualify to be brought before the Council during a supplemental budget process. Staff was given direction regarding the items which the Council intentionally deferred during the 2006 -2007 budget process with the understanding that they would be considered at a supplemental budget session. ADJOURN MENT The meeting adjourned at 6:35 P.M.