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City Council Study Session - 01122/07 Minutes - Page 20 HRA's rental licensing citizen advisory group was a fine format to follow, published notice needed to be provided to citizens that this group was being formed, to avoid perceptions and opinions that the Council was "handpicking" or avoiding public participation in the process, even though there were evident time frames to consider, given the politically-sensitive nature of the issue and since it was a City Council-initiated action. Discussion included the best process to achieve the most public participation from all interested parties; benefits of the HRA process due to the broad-based perspective achieved; actual application format and process; interested people to-date and the need to balance perspectives from the public, staff and commissions; policy objectives being sought for refinement; a facilitator for the group; stakeholders for development areas and community at-large representatives; and how to publicize the need for public input. Community Development Director John Stark noted that while some are policy issues, some issues are technical in nature; and expressed staffs willingness to provide similar information to the study group as provided to-date to the City Council, in addition to other helpful data that was readily available, allowing people to respond to that information than something more abstract. Mayor Klausing opined that, what appeared to be missing was the policy objectives trying to be met by the City Council, when land use applications that cause consternation were a normal part of the planning process when lots were proposed to be subdivided and when the community was attempting to provide affordable housing options. Councilmember Roe opined the need to address three specific items in the language adopted in the moratorium ordinance; and supported the use of Mr. Stark's November 20, 2006 memorandum as a starting point, and as a summary of issues needing clarification.