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City Council Regular Meeting - 02/13/06 Minutes - Page 25 City Manager Beets respectfully reviewed his conversations with Councilmember Ihlan's friend and the limited information provided. Roll Call Ayes: Pust; Maschka and Klausing. Nays: Kough and Ihlan. Mayor Klausing expressed his preference that this would serve as a positive experience; and that while not a unanimous vote that it be given support by the entire Council and by each individual Councilmember; opining the results may be a surprise to all involved. Staff was directed to solicit available dates of Councilmembers for participation; with Councilmembers Pust, Maschka and Mayor Klausing expressing their availability on the upcoming President's Day Holiday, February 20, 2006. 12. Council Discussion on Planning for the 2007 Budgeting Discussion on Process Planning for the 2007 Budgeting AND Process AND 13. Discuss "Budgeting for Outcomes" Councilmember Ihlan, via Bench Handout dated February 12, 2006 and entitled, "Discussion Items - 2007 Budgeting Process," attempted to initiate discussion regarding the budget process. Discuss "Budgeting for Outcomes" Mayor Klausing suggested that this discussion be incorporated with City Manage Beets' discussion outline related to budgeting for outcomes based on the co-author David Osborne's 1993 book entitled, "Reinventing Government: How the Entrepreneurial Spirit is Transforming the Public Sector;" and 2004 work with St. Paul resident and author Peter Hutchinson entitled, "Budgeting for Outcomes: Getting the Results We Need in the Age of Permanent Fiscal Crisis." Mr. Beets reviewed the concepts of the books revolving around four major activities: setting the price of government, setting the goals of government, spreading the price of government across those goals, and buying results.