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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1S 19 20 2 J. 22 23 24 25 26 27 City Council Study 5ession Monday, July 1G, 2007 Page 28 up ihe agenda should be more cognizant of how much time presenters needed; and stick to the schedule outlined to facilitate the public_ Mr. Houck listed his specific comments: 1} The current item being discussed, the AUAR Update, and opined that a Bench Handout provided by Mr. A1 Sands, attached hereto and made a part thereof, raised pertinent, legitimate and prelimi- nary questions on the whole scenario and further opined that someone from the City Council or staff should be required to an� swer the questions raised by Mr. Sands. 2) Mr. Houck noted the Executive Sessions held by the City Council on ihe Twin Lakes litigation, and expressed concern that the public was not advised of what was happening, other than what they read in the newspaper. Mr. Houke opined that the most recent newspa- per article made the City Iook bad; and requested a public explana-- tion. 3} Mr. Houck expressed concern as Chair of the Police Commission, that in the list of ineetings at the end of tonight's agenda, there was no mention of the Commission's August 2, 2007 meeting, but an- nounced the upcoming meeting. i. Discussion — Djscuss Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) Appointment Process Mayor Klausing thanked Councilmember Roe for his patience with the HRA Appointment process item, noting that discussion had been postponed several times. 28 Councilmember Thtan opined that, in light of the late hour and lack of 29 urgency of this item, discussion and potential decisions should be 30 made at a later date to allow for good policy discussion. 31 32 Councilmember Roe noted the timeframe, if the City Council were 33 following existing adviso�ry commission appointment processes, as de- 34 tailed on line 34 of his memorandum dated June 5, 2007, the process 35 should have started at a staff level on approximately June 11, 2007 to 35 facilitate the HRA Board term exp�ration date of September 27, 2007. 37 Councilmember Roe advised that it was his intent to clarify the appli- 38 cation and appointment process for the pubiic, and to avoid offending 39 anyone during the appointment process.