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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 13,2015 Page 29 Section G: Councilmember Etten questioned if the expectation for subcommittees was to record their meetings to be articulated back to the larger commission. Councilmember Willmus opined it would be beneficial if there was informal meeting notes at a minimum, to which Councilmember Laliberte agreed. Mayor Roe noted that if the subcommittee reported to the full body their discus- sion, it would be recorded in the official commission meeting minutes. Councilmember Etten sought to ensure those noted were discussed with the full body and televised. City Manager Trudgeon suggested additional language to Section "201.06: Or- ganization, Item C:"to the effect that subcommittees and/or task forces will report back to the full body by extension in meeting minutes." Public Comment Gary Grefenberg, 91 Mid Oaks Lane Speaking on behalf of the CEC recommendations of 2014, Mr. Grefenberg noted that one missing item was requiring all commissions to provide for public com- ment. Councilmember Laliberte and Mayor Roe referenced Section 201.07.F. Mr. Grefenberg opined that it needed to be made clearer that it may not necessari- ly be related to generic public comment,but to a specific agenda issue. Mayor Roe clarified Mr. Grefenberg's intent for having it as a standing item on each agenda similar to that of the City Council. Councilmember Laliberte recognized the need for two different comment sec- tions, one calling verbally for comment at the beginning of a meeting, and then for each item;but expressed her difficulty in wording that intent. Mr. Grefenberg opined that "...at the meeting..." seemed ambiguous, but sug- gested language provided more clarification as long as it was assured that public comment on each agenda item would be heard prior to them taking action on it. Discussion ensued regarding when and how to provide for this intent, with sug- gestions of individual councilmember. At the conclusion, City Manager Trudg- eon suggested the following language, supported by the body without opposition: "A commission must allow public comment for each agenda item and for a gen- eral time for public comment at the beginning of each meeting."