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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, May 5, 2014 Page 22 Mr. Trudgeon opined that it would be appropriate to bring those items up during that safety presentation. Councilmember McGehee also expressed her interest in the specific information she'd requested previously related to financial data as part of attrition, from the Fire Depart- ment as part of their request to move toward a full-time department. Mr. Trudgeon advised that discussion would be addressed at the May 22, 2014 special budget work session. Regarding the May 22, 2014 special meeting, Councilmember Willmus sought clarifica- tion as to when that had been incorporated into the meeting schedule; noting that he didn't recollect it being discussed, and advising that he had a conflict with that date. Mr. Trudgeon reviewed the process of identifying dates, with City Council consensus, for those budget sessions, with the May 22 date separate, with future work sessions being in- corporated into regular meetings if at all possible. Acting Mayor Laliberte asked that Mr. Trudgeon extend an invitation to the Finance Commission to attend those work sessions; duly noted by Mr. Trudgeon, who also noted that all meetings were open to the public, but advising that he would extend a specific in- vitation to the Finance Commission. 16. Councilmember-Initiated Items for Future Meetings Councilmember Willmus advised that he had been receiving phone calls about rail cross- ings, and while they were located in Little Canada, he understood that the Public Works, Environment, and Transportation Commission (PWETC) would be looking at them in May; he wondered if the City Council should formally request that they review that issue. In a another issue pertaining to the PWETC, Councilmember Willmus suggested that the City Council consider a solar garden presentation that may be of interest to the body and provide background information to see if there was interest in pursuing that any future. Regarding rail crossings, Councilmember McGehee advised that she had researched in- formation and forwarded it to Mr. Trudgeon; and suggested that the City might wish to partner with the Cities of Shoreview and Arden Hills as it impacted all communities, and there was significant expense in creating a quiet zone. Councilmember Willmus asked that individual Councilmembers submit their goals or comments to the City Manager Evaluation Subcommittee via City Manager Trudgeon by Tuesday, May 6, 2014. At the request of Acting Mayor Laliberte, Mr. Trudgeon advised that he continued to reach out to the new representative on the Metropolitan Council for attendance at a future meeting.