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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, July 25, 2016 Page 29 the community over the next ten years, but not creating a great deal of specificity, other than visionary goals that may or may not be incorporated over that decade. Councilmember McGehee clarified that would not require a consultant to create a whole special section; and opined that was not what she understood from staff's perspective. Working Gro� Make-up At the request of Councilmember Etten, Mr. Lloyd noted his discomfort with the word "working group," but wanted to make sure it didn't have the same connota- tion as the previous update's "steering committee," but would serve as an inter- mediary between the consultant and formal city bodies. With the City Council meeting three times each month, Councilmember Etten asked if the intent of staff was that the working group meet mid-week; or how staff envisioned this group working versus once per month advisory commission meetings and the three City Council meetings. Ms. Collins responded that that would shape the work of the consultant, the cost for their services, and how or what the working group review involved, including the frequency of their meetings that might hinge on how public engagement is ac- tually shaped. Mayor Roe asked if staff's concept was that the working group provide a stage of review between staff, the Planning Commission and City Council; and that they provide feedback that may not be seen by the viewers of the final product. Mr. Lloyd responded that, while not well defined at this point, it was anticipated that the working group would shape content that came forward. Mayor Roe noted it would be similar to the steering committee, but be a larger body with a specific role such as last time; and stated he wasn't entirely comfort- able with that concept. Councilmember Etten asked how many people would be involved, and how staff envisioned the group operating. City Manager Trudgeon stated staff had heard loud and clear from the City Coun- cil that they didn't want a steering committee for this update, but an intermediate review of public engagement as it came forward rather than having the City Council, Planning Commission, or some mix of staff and advisory commissioners and public representatives, have to sift that raw data into an organized format for public presentation. Mr. Trudgeon noted that would involve how often the City Council wanted updates (e.g. monthly, quarterly or otherwise), or if they were comfortable having the consultant and staff say, "This is what we thought we