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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, February 11, 2013 Page 11 Mr. Brokke encouraged Councilmembers to attend any of the scheduled meetings to observe; and discussion ensued as to how to keep the City Council informed, with a minimum overview or summary of the process so they remained aware of the feedback coming forward. Mayor Roe suggested a one page, executive summary of the meetings, at which time the City Council could follow-up with any further questions or information needed. Councilmember Laliberte suggested that it would be important for the City Coun- cil to be aware of positive or negative comments from specific neighborhoods, as well as any new ideas coming forward. Mayor Roe suggested a summary similar to that provided to the Parks Master Plan Steering Committee to continue the communication and connection with the community; and fjarther suggested a dedicated area on the City website where the public could gather additional information. Councilmember Etten noted that there was already such a link; with Mr. Brokke adding that as projects are initiated, additional information, including that pre- sented tonight, would be added to the website, along with photos, progress re- ports, and meeting scheduled for individual parks, as currently set up by the City's Communications Department. Mayor Roe thanked Mr. Brokke, the Parks and Recreation Commission, and all those involved in this process; and expressed his anticipation of more updates as the process became more involved. 11. Public Hearings 12. Business Items (Action Items) a. Consider Adopting the 2014-2015 Budget Calendar Finance Director Chris Miller noted that the City Council and public had been in- troduced to the calendar process during the first biennial budget process in 2012/2013; and provided a tentative schedule as detailed in the RCA dated Febru- ary 11, 2013, with a description of each of those discussion topics. On Page 4, Mr. Miller advised that the City Council was asked to adopt the 2014/2015 Budget Calendar by resolution to demonstrate to citizens and other in- terested parties that the City Council and staff were committed to a transparent process; and communicate with residents when there would be opportunities for them to participate in the process. As additional information related to the budg- et, Mr. Miller referenced Attachment D, outlining the City's Performance Man-