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City Council Regular Meeting - 03/27/06 Minutes - Page 20 presented. Discussion included emergency agenda items and whether a simple majority or four/fifths majority was prudent; with Councilmember Maschka recommending removal of the 2/3' s majority from the final paragraph of the proposed resolution. Public Comment John KysyIyczyn, 3083 N Victoria Street Mr. Kysylyczyn expressed concern that this proposed resolution was not included in the Council packet; and opined that the proposed resolution didn't answer Councilmelnber Pust' s request for a one-day earlier Council packet delivery. Mr. Kysylyczyn further opined that the staff shouldn't be spending taxpayer time on non-consensus issues; and questioned the ethic and legal challenges of requiring more than a simple majority vote. Al Sands, 2612 AIdine Mr. Sands had e-mailed his comments to the City Council over the weekend; and opined that it was unduly burdensome for Councilmembers to only have the weekend for review and research on the reams of material presented; and recommended a four-day minimum to facilitate staff and Council schedules and workloads. Mayor Klausing noted that the resolution under consideration and discussion was not related to when the Council packet was delivered; and at Council consensus, could be addressed separately. Mayor Klausing, with Councilmember Maschka's approval, as seconder of the motion, made several language amendments to the proposed resolution. Further discussion included staff and Council information- gathering timeframes and processes; and actual logistics of Agenda items and time needed for preparation depending on their complexity or simplicity. Councilmember Kough spoke in support of the current process for including Council-initiated items on the agenda to facilitate