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Roseville City Council Meeting Minutes Special Meeting of February 10, 2007 Page 8 of 10 so efficiently, to accomplish long-term projects as well as day-to day operational issues. Councilmember Pust suggested that an accurate measurement may be look- ing at comparable agenda items and determining how long items took to bring to conclusion (e.g., number of tin1es on the agenda and amount of time allotted for discussion before action was taken). Councilmember Ihlan opined that it may be more appropriate to con1pare the amount of time required to get through agendas at regular business n1eetings as a determination of efficiency. Councilmember Pust opined that while the Council was adding meetings, it needed to adhere to established curfews related to specific items and the overall agenda and to be efficient in discussion through honest analysis, and whether the Council was adding more staff time or just filling more work time. Councilmember Kough opined that each individual Councilmember was a public servant, and items affecting the public required public input prior to him n1aking a decision. Councilmember Pust clarified that she had in no way suggested limiting public comment. City Manager Malinen expressed his appreciation for the Council's willingness to try a different approach with the overall goal in helping the City Council accon1- plish its business. Mr. Malinen requested several weeks for implementation and processing through staff and their day-to-day workloads and suggested implemen- tation with the March 19, 2007 Work Session and April 2, 2007 as an additional Work Session as the meeting schedule was revised. Councilmembers concurred. Pust moved, Ihlan seconded, adoption of the Roseville City Council Rules of Pro- cedure dated August 8, 2005, with the addition and incorporation of the proposed rules detailed in City Manager Malinen' s memorandum, as modified during dis- cussion, with the exception of Rule 4 of the August 8, 2005 document that would be replaced by language from City Manager Malinen's Rule 2 language as pre- sented; and Rule 3 language changed as follows: "Rule 3 City Council-Requested Items and Location on Agendas" "Councilmembers are encouraged to introduce new items for discussion [,] including background information and supporting materials [wRere when possible][,] [either at a Work Session or regular business meeting] ot \^.'ork Sessions only. Once an item has been [introduced] discussed at-a