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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,December 8, 2014 Page 45 cilmember Etten also spoke in support of having staff available for part of the meeting, or possibly before and after the City Council meetings. However, Coun- cilmember Etten stated that he'd like to initially hear from staff to work into a broader discussion. Mayor Roe spoke in support of staff's involvement, as long as their participation was not in the form of a "presentation" but part of a general discussion and with everyone getting their fair share of time. Mayor Roe opined that he was impressed with this City Council, and that it was one of the most effective City Council's he'd served with to-date. City Manager Trudgeon advised that he would take this feedback and return with suggestions and a proposed framework for the City Councils January 5, 2015 or- ganizational meeting; along with potential dates and other logistics for finaliza- tion. Mr. Trudgeon sought the City Council's intent for staff's involvement; with Mayor Roe responding that several concepts were brought forward tonight, and would need further fleshing out. Councilmember Laliberte supported Councilmember Etten's suggestion for con- versations with Department Heads as the first part of the Retreat allowing City Councilmembers to digest that information and factor it into their priorities, and then spending the second half of the meeting without staff and in planning strate- gies and goals. Mayor Roe questioned if Councilmember Laliberte was supporting staff remain- ing available as a resource or not; she responded that she would not ask them to come in on a Saturday; but was suggesting that the City Council use that time to discuss their goals and priorities and what they wanted to accomplish over the next year. Mayor Roe questioned what might happen if the City Council set their goals that were not in line with staff's' with Councilmember Laliberte expressing her assur- ance that staff would be quick to subsequently set things straight. 15. City Manager Future Agenda Review City Manager Trudgeon distributed written preliminary agendas for several upcoming meetings. 16. Councilmember-Initiated Items for Future Meetings