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Roseville City Council Meeting Minutes Special Meeting of February 10, 2007 Page 4 of 10 Discussion included whether current rules be amended to allow voting at Work Sessions; however, it was agreed that Work Sessions would then become regular meetings with no time for more information and intensive discussion if that were the situation. Councilmember Roe opined that each Councilmember brought forward good ideas, but recognized that all couldn't be lnanaged or acted upon within the time allowed for Council action; and the need for Councilmen1bers to provide the courtesy of bringing items forward, allowing for substantive discussion at Work Sessions, and provide a proposed priority time line for action on the item. Councilmember Roe noted that currently the rules provided for a proscribed place on each agenda for Council-initiated items, and should remain intact. Councilmember Kough sought to establish a formal record by voting up or down on specific items to allow for public awareness of Council positions and considera- tion of items of interest to them. Councilmembers by consensus agreed that Councilmembers would be encouraged to introduce new items at Work Sessions ['vvhere when possible J.. Additional language changes were proposed for Rule 3; however, after further dis- cussion, it was unclear whether the rule with the revisions was needed. Councilmember Pust opined that revised language would provide a policy state- ment for public consumption but would not actually regulate anything differently. Councilmember Roe opined that, if an item were important enough to be brought forward for discussion, background information and supporting documents needed to be included in the packet for the benefit of Councilmembers, staff, and the pub- lic. Councilmember Roe further opined that even if no vote was necessary on that item and information was only provided for discussion purposes it was still helpful to have the information for review. Councilmember Pust opined that the procedure for holding Work Sessions seen1ed off, with the length of the agenda similar to that of a regular meeting, discouraging substantive discussion on several items; and that they should exclude land use items that are fact-specific with recommendations provided by staff and the Plan- ning Commission. Councilmember Pust noted the repetitiveness of items coming before the City Council and her preference that only several items be considered,