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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 15,2012 Page 23 adopting a formal policy as recommended to encourage future City Councils to retain this framework, while allowing for some flexibility, but still guiding fu- ture decision-making. Councilmember Pust also asked that a way also be for- malized for a review of each biennial cycle to determine if designated amounts had been spent, whether projections had proven high or low to actual expendi- tures and/or revenues; and that those be incorporated by Department Heads in their long-range planning, providing for continuing refinement based on those learning curves. Mayor Roe concurred, noting the need to have more focus on the CIP annually during budget discussions and as part of the process moving forward, with feed- back on previous biennial budgets on a staff level as well as from the public. Councilmember Pust noted that this also provided Department Heads an oppor- tunity to address best practices and vehicle replacement needs. Additional Topic: New Pathway Construction (page 10, lines 335 —346) Councilmember McGehee noted her observations with recently installed and/or currently under construction pathways being used by the public, indicating how seriously people took those pathways and how important they were in their dai- ly activities. At Councilmember McGehee's request, Mayor Roe advised that the public would be apprised of as much of this information as possible; and his supple- mental presentation materials would be provided to staff to put online. Mayor Roe suggested a CIP section be incorporated into the City's website for easier access by the public. 14. City Manager Future Agenda Review City Manager Malinen reviewed upcoming agenda items. Mr. Malinen noted that, at this time, it appears that the November 26, 2012 scheduled City Council meeting may not be necessary, and if no objections of the City Council, an action item on the November 19, 2012, agenda would include an item canceling that meeting; leaving two meetings remaining in December. Discussion included legislative initiatives moved to 2013 as the new Council came on board; and upcoming reception for retiring Councilmembers Pust and Johnson. Councilmember Willmus asked that the November 19, 2012, meeting provide addition- al time for budget discussions as a follow-up to tonight's discussion and information requests. 15. Councilmember-Initiated Items for Future Meetings