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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, August 8, 2016 Page 26 pecially for a particular issue that may come before the City Council, and stated his lack of interest in setting up such potential conflicts. Councilmember Willmus agreed with City Manager Trudgeon and Mayor Roe. Councilmember McGehee reiterated that she saw no reason for bylaws or to be "registered," since at this point anyone could access an agenda or notice and rep- resented no specific public benefit for someone from city staff to talk to a NA, since that option already existed. Councilmember Laliberte stated she preferred "registered" versus "affiliated" to serve as a way of recognizing the NA and to receive an exchange of services ver- sus those NAs organically existing. Councilmember Laliberte also stated bounda- ries were not for the city to dictate, and people may want to participate in multiple areas or interest groups. Councilmember Laliberte agreed with Councilmember Etten that others could be blurred. Councilmember Laliberte stated she loved the idea that NAs develop for positive reasons and not just because they're fighting about an issue, a development, or the city to be heard. Councilmember Laliberte opined that the goal in acknowledging a NA similarly was for the good of the community. Neighborhood Association Expectations of the Citv (pa e� Councilmember McGehee referenced the last bullet point (lines 186 — 189) and meeting with the City Manager annually. Again, Councilmember McGehee noted these items are readily available to the community or any group or neighborhood association asking for them. From this language, Councilmember McGehee opined that the perception is that if you or your small group isn't "registered," you are unable to partake of those activities. Councilmember McGehee opined that any neighborhood group should be able to use City meeting facilities at no cost, whether "affiliated" or not, with no special break just because you're "registered." Councilmember McGehee stated she didn't see any check and balance in handing out these benefits; and would like to see evidence of a group and their acting as one versus someone stating they controlled a certain number of blocks in an area. While that may not happen often, Councilmember McGehee opined it could and referenced several cases in which she could see that happening. If a group wants to organize and the person in charge receives extra notification, Councilmember McGehee opined she had a hard time saying why this should be so different. Re- garding the St. Louis Park model, Councilmember McGehee stated St. Louis Park is not only a different and much larger community with a larger staff than Rose- ville, but also operates under a different system. Councilmember McGehee reit- erated her statement that she didn't think this proposed NA process fit; and re- ferred to recent community surveys indicating resident's attachments to their neighborhoods and providing sufficient community input without this type of structure in place.