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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 18,2011 Page 17 Mayor Roe suggested that 25 minutes be allotted for budget discussions; and the remainder for the County Road C-2 public comment. Councilmember Pust thanked the public for their passionate discussion to-date; and recognized the strong views on both sides; however, she asked that they con- sider presenting their views in an organized manner, rather than multiple com- ments from each side simply reiterating their views. Councilmember Pust noted that this would prove respectful of citizen time as well as that of the City Council; and would still allow that everyone's view was expressed. Councilmember Pust asked that staff, in addressing the substantive and technical questions from the public on the study, provide their responses to not just the per- son asking the question,but to the public in general. Ms. Bloom advised that staff could explore different ways to provide those res- ponses; noting that she had a page on the Engineering website committed to neighbors at the meeting; and intended to send another mailing about the date of the meeting where those responses will be addressed. Ms. Bloom suggested that, as part of future e-mails, she could make sure questions were obtained by a date certain, and then post responses on the website by date. Councilmember Pust expressed her preference in not having to mail responses; but to have answers sufficiently in advance that it will shorten the time needed to ask the same questions repeatedly. Councilmember Pust noted the great customer service skills of Ms. Bloom; and asked the cooperation of residents in getting their comments/questions to her for her to provide a timely response. Mayor Roe suggested that staff provide a summary of questions received to-date, as a brief part of staff's presentation at that future meeting. City Manager Malinen asked Ms. Bloom if staff would be capable of responding to questions or if additional consultant time from SRF was needed. Ms. Bloom responded that most questions should be answered by SRF; noting that Mr. Vaughan had actually done the study; and personally observed traffic during the study. Related to the intent of City Manager Malinen's question, Ms. Bloom advised that the City Council would need to approve any additional time for Mr. Vaughan, as the funds approved to-date had been expended. Councilmember Pust suggested that City Manager Malinen research whether funds from the City's Communications Budget could be utilized, since the City Council was attempting to provide additional understanding for the public; and previously authorized funds had been exhausted. Councilmember Pust opined that this should further prompt residents to consolidate their questions in an orga-