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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, August 8, 2016 Page 27 Councilmember Willmus responded that this structure didn't preclude them from what Councilmember McGehee was suggesting they already do, but simply pro- vided a mechanism for more opportunity and for further connection with the city. Councilmember Willmus stated his only question was pertaining to the bullet points on lines 181 and 184, noting the comments of Councilmember McGehee on notification, and something available for anyone checking the box. Coun- cilmember Willmus stated he had some questions as to whether or not that was absolutely necessary. Councilmember Laliberte stated this provided a nice list of things that "could be" provided to a NA, but in some ways she found it too broad and long with the po- tential to tie up a staff person charged with doing this. Councilmember Laliberte noted just tracking what grants were available and their specific purpose and pa- rameters was a huge task for a staff already overwhelmed. Councilmember Laliberte also expressed concern with including NA information in the city news- letter, opining that may prove difficult with the current every other month sched- ule that made it hard to get all of the city's existing timely information out to the public that the city was obligated to provide. Regarding mailing, if the mailing was intended as a one-time, NA set up notice, Councilmember Laliberte stated her agreement, but not as an annual meeting notice. However, Councilmember Laliberte noted this at some point brought up the issue of boundaries, or where that mailing went and who received the notice. Councilmember Etten agreed with some of Councilmember Laliberte's points, noting his concern with being considerate of staff time in keeping up-to-date with grants. Councilmember Etten noted his interest in whether all NAs could become a collaborative group, not all inclusive, but in ways the NAs could work together for positive interaction with reasonable expectations. While the mailing may po- tentially be a good thing, Councilmember Etten noted potential funding sources for those mailings, whether a one-time starter mailing or other option, noting boundaries drove that cost. Instead, Councilmember Etten suggested a cost- participation cap for each NA that the city could support, but providing a specific source of and regulation of those funds. Regarding notifying a NA of things hap- pening, Councilmember Etten stated his interest in continuing to inform that, and while things may not initially provide a perfect system, formalization for block captains was his preference with the goal to get more information out to neigh- borhoods and then ask those block captains to disseminate it to their community neighborhood. Councilmember Etten noted this provided another step and inten- tional effort for the city to reach and communicate with more people. Mayor Roe stated he didn't have much problem with lines 181 — 185 and agreed with staff not spending too much time on those steps. Mayor Roe stated his inter- est in the collaborative feedback among NA's on grants that didn't require city re- search; and agreed with the lack of room available in the city's newsletter for NA