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<br />Roseville City Council - Minutes <br />of 2/06/07 Special Meeting <br /> <br />Pg 8 of 10 <br /> <br />update; land use applications) to help identify discretionary time and to <br />allow the City Council to self-discipline their discussions - individually and <br />collectively. <br /> <br />Additional discussion included the need for the City Council to recognize <br />their "ownership" of the agenda as the governing body, not just reacting to <br />staff's agenda items; with the Mayor having the discretion to set the specific <br />agenda, along with a work plan for staff that made sense from the City <br />Manager's perspective. <br /> <br />Mayor Klausing noted that staff wasn't developing the agenda in a vacuum, <br />but was implementing Council directives from previous budget, goal and <br />policy priorities, in addition to day-to-day business; and the need to achieve <br />consensus on additional items being brought by individual Councilmembers <br />for decision-making by the entire body, rather than circumventing the <br />process for individual projects, yet allowing individual issues raised by <br />constituents to receive adequate time for discussion and consideration. <br /> <br />City Manager Malinen noted that 2007 may be established for goal and <br />priority setting, but that initiatives from tonight could be identified and used <br />further down the road. Mr. Malinen offered staff's support to help the <br />Council balance resources to achieve individual and corporate goals through <br />a ranking process by the body, in a preliminary fashion, recognizing limited <br />time and resources. <br /> <br />Consideration was given and discussed for an agenda item entitled, "New <br />Business," or "Councilmember Reports or Communication" earlier in the <br />agenda for individual Councilmembers to bring forward new initiatives to <br />determine citizen support and comment to avoid individual perceptions that <br />issues were not given sufficient consideration. <br /> <br />Councilmember Kough provided an example of potential changes in the <br />Franchise Fee Ruling and upcoming legislation and timing concerns for <br />immediate Council review and action. <br /> <br />Further discussion included accommodating outside speakers by allowing <br />flexibility in the set agenda; and preferences and expectations of <br />Councilmembers in receiving additional written background information <br />provided by individual Councilmembers to their colleagues for review prior <br />