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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,April 20,2015 Page 18 provide sufficient information and documentation to help neighbors organize their own street. Roll Call Ayes: Willmus, Etten, McGehee, Laliberte and Roe. Nays: None. 15 Business Items—Presentations/Discussions 16 City Manager Future Agenda Review Councilmember Laliberte advised that she would be unavailable for the May 11, 2015 meeting; and questioned the timing of the joint HRA and City Council meetings before the HRA drafted their strategic plan. Councilmember Etten advised that he would bring that up at tomorrow night's HRA meeting, recommending they put off their planning session until June and until the City Council receives their draft report. City Manager Trudgeon concurred with the comments of Councilmember Etten, noting that there were many moving parts still needing to be finalized with upcoming schedules. Councilmember Willmus requested that staff provide an update on the Sherman project at the May 4, 2015 meeting similar to that provided by City Manager Trudgeon tonight on various projects. City Manager Trudgeon duly noted that request, clarifying for the public's benefit, that it would simply be a verbal staff update, with no City Council action. At the request of Councilmember Etten specific to Finance reorganization and Fire De- partment staffing plan updates proposed on May 4 and May 11, 2015, and related impacts to subsequent department budget presentation meetings, City Manager Trudgeon ad- dressed staff's intent to provide ample opportunity for those communication efforts above-and beyond the budget process, while still recognizing their interaction. Mr. Trudgeon noted the desire to provide a broader discussion; however, if the City Council preferred it as part of the depai tuient budget presentation, it could be done. In considering 2016 changes as well as beyond that, Councilmember Etten expressed his frustration in the past with staffing discussions being held in July and budget decisions not happening at the same time. Councilmember Etten stated he would be more support- ive of having those discussions on the evenings set aside for that department, and pre- sented as one concept for that one depaitment. To assist the process, Mayor Roe suggested staff provide information as background ma- terial prior to their presentation and in order to limit the time needed for the presentation, allowing for more discussion time.