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City Council Work Session Meeting December 19, 2005 8 . City Council directed staff to send a letter to the Ramsey County Attorney to impress upon her that the City would like to see this case be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Councilmember Larson said that a letter must be sent to the residents stating that the City has acted in good faith and is trying to be forthcoming to the residents. Nei!!hborhood MeetiDl!S Recap City Administrator Michelle Wolfe provided the City Council with a brief overview of this past year's neighborhood meetings. Attendance at this year's neighborhood meetings was lower than . . Most of the Councilmember's have indicated a desire to revise the m prevIOUS years. neighborhood meeting format for next year. Some of the ideas that have been mentioned include: I. Reduce to three or two neighborhood meetings, still going to locations that are out in the neighborhoods; 2. Return to the Town Hall meeting concept. 3. Hold two Town Hall meetings at City Hall (one on a week night and one on a Saturday morning). . Councilmember Grant suggested that the City Council consider having two neighborhood meetings. One of the meetings could occur on a week night and the second meeting possibly on a Saturday morning. Councilmember Rem suggested having two Town Hall meetings. Councilmember Holden recommends having two meetings. One of the meetings could be scheduled at an off site. Councilmember Larson recommends that the City goes back to the Town Hall meetings. The City could set-up booths and offer outside vendors the opportunity to participate. He would prefer that the meetings take place in January or February. Members of the City Council will discuss this issue further at the future City Council retreat. Various Updates- City Council/City Staff Retreat-City Councilmember's requested that next year's retreat be scheduled for late February. City staff will review a list of potential retreat facilitators and offer a few recommendations to the City Council at a future meeting. Members of the City Council requested that the retreat facilitator concentrate on goal setting, long and short term planning, and . procedures.