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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, August 8, 2016 Page 29 available to them from the city; and then to wait and see before implementing an- ything further. Mr. Trudgeon expressed his appreciation of the City Council's recognition of the staff time commitment, and especially if following this route, further noted his appreciation of a phased approach to not overburden staff. If the City Council is interested in proceeding, Mr. Trudgeon opined there were good nuggets provided in the report and models with which to move forward. Benefits and Purposes of NAs (Attachment B, pa�e 2) Mayor Roe reviewed the intent of this effort. Public Comment Mayor Roe noted it would be helpful for the City Council if existing NA repre- sentatives could provide input as to the registration process and their experience in tracking membership. Lisa McCormick, Wheeler Street Ms. McCormick referenced how this NA process had historically come to be, based on her recollection and personal service on the task force and its report that served as a predecessor to the current CEC. With that original intent to create more cohesive neighborhoods that evolved into the NA concept, Ms. McCormick opined that idea met with some resistance at the CEC level. As to whether or not the idea was brought forward by members of the public, Ms. McCormick ques- tioned that, noting she initially brought forward but then reversed her position; and stated she knew of no one else coming forward to request this. Ms. McCormick opined this was premature, and to City Manager Trudgeon's point, it provided good information and things to initiate, there was no need for this formal of a process, but simply to strengthen the block program. Ms. McCormick referenced her starting of a NA several years ago and stated if she had more information at that time, would have used a different process to do so. Ms. McCormick referenced the work being done by the Police Department's Community Relations Coordinator Corey Yunke with block clubs. Ms. McCor- mick questioned for what purpose and what community engagement this effort was put forth. Specific to her NA, Ms. McCormick reported there were initially 40-60 residents at meetings and subsequently participating, but when they felt like they weren't being heard, it was difficult to maintain membership and keep good faith, even if and when decisions didn't have the preferred result of those partici- pants. Ms. McCormick questioned the goal, and suggested if the city pursued it there may not be the desired results that they had achieved and improved upon, includ- ing potential legal liabilities if they were encouraging incorporating entities and a level of involvement for the City Council in NA management. Under this pro- posal, Ms. McCormick stated she would not seek recognition as a NA as she was philosophically opposed to the requirements. Ms. McCormick opined when she was working directly with former Community Development Director Paul Bilotta,