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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 19, 2015 Page 15 es. As for asset categories, Councihneinber McGehee opined that they were vital and was a job for staff in suggesting industry standards as applicable (e.g. OVAL chiller, lift stations, etc.) for equipment as a first touch and how best to evaluate them, with staff being in the best position to provide that analysis and infor- mation. Councilmember Laliberte stated that she didn't disagree, but preferred fiirther in- volvement beyond just the City Council and staff, including receiving public input as part of the conversations for a broader perspective from various audiences. Councilinember McGehee opined that, until there was something in place for people to react to, it would be difficult to get their input. Speaking to the broader picture, if agreement is achieved ainong individual Coun- cilmembers and the Priority Plan is adopted by the City Council, City Manager Trudgeon advised that a lot of staff work would be required at the begim�ing for this priority, as well as through a number of the advisory cominissions and im- pacts for the CIP. After that initial step, Mr. Trudgeon stated that the next step would then be mov- ing the plan itself from funding to policy, with staff able to provide a basis for that infonnation, as well as input from advisory commissions, but ultimately coming to the City Council — all as part of a partnership from his perspective. Once staff gets the green light froin the City Council, Mr. Tnidgeon advised that staff would perfonn research work and obtain input froin advisory commission before moving forward. As part of that, Mr. Trudgeon stated his interest in a better CIP process with more detail and easier to understand coming out of this, using industry standards and having appropriate advisory coinmissions move that process for- ward as recominendations to the City Council for their ultiinate final approval. Councilmember Laliberte stated her understanding that the asset inanagement program was at various levels of implementation, and while not wanting to create additional work for staff, sought additional information on the areas identified as the highest priority and determining what information staff is capable of provid- ing. City Manager Trudgeon expressed appreciation of Councilmember Laliberte rec- ognizing the status, but stated that staff could devote their energy to that facet of the process if they knew what they needed to do and would invest their time ac- cordingly beyond the current piece-meal discussion of some topics that were sometimes off and sometiines on the table over the course of time. Mr. Trudgeon stated that he and staff are interested in doing this strategic planning, which he considered long overdue and requiring tiine to accomplish. However, Mr. Trudg- eon opined that the critical thinlcing facing the city as an organization was to get