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City Council Regular Meeting - 03/27/06 Minutes - Page 17 process needed to be determined for the process to work. Councilmember Ihlan reviewed her suggestions from her memorandum to the City Council dated March 21, 2006 and entitled, "Revised Visioning Process Proposal." Councilmember Ihlan proposed that the Council consider funding for the process in the 2007 budget, rather than at this time to allow the Council more time to plan and design the process, and to issue Requests for Proposals (RFP's) as needed and to solicit community interest. Councilmember Ihlan questioned the previous appropriation in 2000 and 2001 for an update of Vista 2000; suggested seeking grant and/or local community funding; and questioned the legality of transferring funds from the HRA to the City, when the HRA lobbied and levied for those funds specifically for housing issues. Councilmember Pust, in reviewing the historical documents from the Vista 2000 process, noted that the proposed timing and meeting process was similar to that former process. Finance Director Chris Miller spoke to the use of HRA funds and whether it would be better to request a transfer of the funds from the HRA to the City; or utilize a billing process with the HRA paying 60% and the City paying 40%. Mr. Miller encouraged the City Council to seek City Attorney opinion regarding the legality of transferring the funds. Discussion included timing of summer or winter months for optimum citizen participation; the major housing component involved in the visioning process; and the enthusiasm of the HRA related to housing issues facing the community. Councilmember Kough spoke in support of the visioning process being initiated immediately, given the amount of time to compile the data; and sought personal involvement in the process and in the brainstorming sessions, and the need for a strong senior citizen perspective during the process. Councilmember Pust spoke in support of the proposed timeframe for the visioning process as outlined; and clarified that as elected officials, the Councilmembers were free to attend any meetings they so desired.