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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,February 11,2013 Page 15 ing continued. Councilmember McGehee opined that there was a lot of rigidity in the second version,while she had found the first year materials great. Mayor Roe noted that this was due to it being year one for strategic planning, providing one year of refinement with flexibility. Councilmember Laliberte opined that there was no need to shift the strategic plan and calendar, of which she had copies, and she was happy to take the work of previous City Councils and move forward without transitioning into a new pro- cess. However, Councilmember Laliberte recommended that if an entire year was needed to do year one of the budget, and then create a forecast for year two, that the first quarter of that second year be used to tweak it and then be done with it. City Manager Malinen advised that Councilmember Laliberte's comments were accurate in what the process was intended to accomplish and its timeframe to do so. Mayor Roe reviewed the first biennial budget process, regardless of the terminol- ogy used, and the timeframe for accomplishing it and refinements allowed due to that flexibility. In his review of other municipality budgets, Mayor Roe noted that they appeared to be moving in this direction as well to provide for long-range planning a more simplified process. At the request of Mayor Roe as to which process to follow, a biennial or annual budget cycle, Councilmembers expressed their preferences. Councilmember McGehee concurred that, since a calendar was necessary and in the absence of any other, the proposed budget calendar could be used. However, Councilmember McGehee reserved her right to complain about parts of it along the way, specifically that the survey had not been completed even though it was supposed to be a part of the process; along with some other things she may choose to remove, alter, or change along the way. Mayor Roe suggested that the calendar be acted on at the February 25, 2013 meet- ing. Councilmember Laliberte concurred, given her newness to the entire process; while speaking in support of the idea of the calendar. b. Appoint Council Representative to the Advisory Group for the Corridor De- velopment Initiative for 2325 Dale Street/Fire Station Site Community Development Director/HRA Executive Director Patrick Trudgeon summarized the RCA dated February 11, 2013, specific to the purchase of proper- ties at 2325 Dale Street and the current fire station site. Mr. Trudgeon noted the current participates assembled as an advisory group to the Corridor Development