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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 16,2013 Page 12 sues, not only from a broad perspective, but with an extremely aggressive timeframe rather than having the Interim City Manager constantly driven on line items by the City Council. At the request of the body, Mr. Trudgeon provided his general comments on to- night's discussion. With only 3-1/2 months left of the Interim position, Mr. Trudgeon opined that it would be challenging to set goals and calibrate expecta- tions on what is achievable. Mr. Trudgeon agreed with the conversation regard- ing his vision and plan, and the need to have that dialogue ongoing, with both par- ties understanding the limits during that timeframe. Mr. Trudgeon clarified that this didn't mean that things can't be initiated allowing for some progress, and al- lowing the City Council to determine the direction and whether they had confi- dence in it being the right direction. As he had discussed with the subcommittee and his concerns with the aggressive list of goals and whether that is part of the litmus test, Mr. Trudgeon noted their assurances that there was some give and take built into the list of goals, but that the ultimate determining factor would be whether or not progress was being made. Mr. Trudgeon advised that he was fully aware of the scope and expectations, noting that some of the goals were already in motion. Whatever language became final, Mr. Trudgeon advised that he would support; and if the position continued to progress in the future with annual goals, it would be necessary to recognize those goals that were continuing based on what had been achieved during the interim 3-1/2 month period as part of the City Council's judgment. Mr. Trudgeon advised that he had reviewed the goals as set forth by the subcommittee as well as those drafted by Councilmember McGehee, and was comfortable with both formats. Mr. Trudgeon noted that both documents basically contained four (4) elements; and suggested that everyone may be at a point now to set him loose and move forward. If the City Council desired addi- tional language tweaking, Mr. Trudgeon suggested that the document be included in next week's meeting agenda for final approval, allowing City Councilmembers to determine the exact wording they preferred. If Mr. Trudgeon was comfortable with both versions, Councilmember Laliberte suggested that language be tweaked for final approval at next week's meeting; al- lowing Mr. Trudgeon to get started on some of the goals, while asking the sub- committee to consider the deliverables, timeline or process as applicable. Councilmember Etten expressed appreciation for Councilmember McGehee's in- put on the website redesign, opining that that made sense; and further agreed with changes in language for the Volunteer Management position. Councilmember Et- ten asked that Councilmember Laliberte provide her suggested language on the community survey via staff for the subcommittee's subsequent receipt. Concluding discussion ensued for a consensus on the preferred format, with di- rective to the subcommittee to provide a final document based on tonight's dis- cussion and formatting preferences for consideration on next week's Consent