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<br />City Council Regular Meeting - 03/27/06 <br />Minutes - Page 16 <br /> <br />specific discussion of the proposed timeframe in light of <br />summer schedules, and direction to further proceed as <br />proposed! changed. <br />3) If sufficient funding is available, suggestions made to the <br />work group regarding names of individuals interested in <br />serving on the Steering Committee. The work group will <br />consider, verify interest and availability, and report <br />recommendations back to the Council for appointment on <br />April! 0, 2006. <br />4) If sufficient funding is available, discussion of possible <br />dates for brainstorming sessions. <br /> <br />Councilmember Maschka, from his discussions with the Housing <br />and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) members and staff <br />regarding funding, noted that the HRA had originally set aside <br />$80,000 for additional housing inspections in anticipation of <br />adoption of the Rental Licensing Code. Councilmember <br />Maschka noted that, given that process delay with additional <br />Task Force study and no anticipated report until September of <br />this year, and based on the HRA's enthusiasm for the visioning <br />process, he recommended approaching the HRA with a request <br />for $30,000 toward the Community Visioning Proposal, and <br />further recommended that $20,000 be earmarked from the <br />Contingency Fund, for a total of $50,000 toward the process. <br />Councilmember Maschka noted that, with the value of the <br />document spread out with a useful life expectancy of a minimum <br />of ten years, the costs were justified. <br /> <br />Councilmember Pust noted that the original Vista 2000 process <br />and document had cost $80,000, but noted that a paid facilitator <br />would not be used for each step of the process this time, rather <br />volunteers; and that this visioning process was building on the <br />previous one, rather than starting from scratch. <br /> <br />Councilmember Ihlan opined that, while a City Council working <br />consensus may exist to go forward with community-based <br />visioning, the City Council hadn't formally determined the <br />matter; and that process needed to be achieved prior to use of <br />public resources or citizen time. Councilmember Ihlan also <br />expressed concern that, in her opinion, there were no proposals <br />for the process; and that the budget issue and timing of the <br />