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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 20, 2014 Page 22 Councilmember Etten agreed with City Manager Trudgeon that it was good to stop the process at this point, and clarify things through a broader discussion in the near future. Councilmember Laliberte agreed that various taglines could get cumbersome; however, her question for Councilmember Etten as he represented the HRA, was whether or not there was a timing issue attached, such as before the Home & Gar- den Fair planning began, or if this was simply an attempt to move things forward. Councilmember Etten advised that it was simply intended to move forward; and not tied to anything in particular. City Manager Trudgeon concurred, noting that it was important to make sure things were moving forward for the right reasons, and since he was hearing some reluctance, it was prudent to stop the process until everyone was on the same page. Mayor Roe noted that one legitimate outcome of that discussion may be that what the City currently has remains appropriate. 15. City Manager Future Agenda Review City Manager Trudgeon distributed future draft agendas for upcoming City Council meetings. Mayor Roe briefly updated the City Council and listening audience on recent Cable Commission approval of a two year extension agreement with Comcast — subject to ap- proval by member cities — under the current terms and with the continued separate side agreement or Memorandum of Understanding for funding operational costs of C-TV. Mayor Roe highlighted some of the rationale in this extension under existing terms and incentive for Comcast in agreeing to transfer that agreement to the new company as it merges with Time Warner,pending approval by the FCC. At the request of Councilmember Willmus, City Manager Trudgeon advised that the final adoption of the 2015 budget and tax levy was scheduled for December 8, 2014, the last scheduled meeting of the year. 16. Councilmember-Initiated Items for Future Meetings