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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, August 8, 2016 Page 32 personal information and a contact point through emails of door to door notice versus the cost of mailings. Rick Sanders, S McCarron's Blvd., Lake McCarron's NA Co-Chair Mr. Sanders asked that the City Council put this on the back burner, and opined the only benefit was funding for a one-time mailing list with everything else al- ready available. If someone wants to start a NA, while it may be beneficial for them to receive this information, Ms. Sanders noted most if not all of it was avail- able on line. To have the municipal government involved in telling a NA how to run their or- ganization, which he didn't think was their intent, Mr. Sanders questioned the ra- tionale involved, and what potential harm could occur down the road. Mr. Sanders encouraged the City Council to take it slow and give out information on what it would and could do, but avoid setting up boundaries, allowing block captains their role in providing fluent communication. Mr. Sanders opined that the goal was to see people come together and if they saw the city becoming too involved, they would back off. Mr. Sanders opined that any information residents sought of the city was readily available from the city website. Mr. Sanders questioned what this whole movement was about; and as a member of an existing NA, opined he wasn't interested in what was being offered. Additional City Council Discussion Mayor Roe clarified his point in establishing NAs was voluntary for those wish- ing to do so, but further clarified that the city was in no way mandating it, and ex- pressed concern that was the perception of this report and discussion. Mayor Roe categorically stated that was not what was being talked about by the City Council; and clarified the intent of the CEC was to have NAs register with the city and re- ceive benefit from those collective efforts. Mayor Roe noted that ultimately the City Council would need to decide how to proceed; and determine whether there were benefits to registering as well as considering other aspects. Mayor Roe sug- gested that everyone leave this conversation acknowledging that there was noth- ing wrong with neighborhoods connecting with each other and forming an associ- ation; and also confirmed that there was no need for them to talk to the city to proceed, with no one suggesting that as a requirement. On the flip side, Mayor Roe noted the benefit of the process could be seen as the ability to connect with local government and be a part of that larger process. Mayor Roe stated any way to facilitate that participation was his objective with this process; and opined the rest was for discussion and consideration by the City Council. Councilmember Willmus noted that, as he stated back in April of this year, his position had not changed. Councilmember Willmus stated that he saw nothing in this report that impedes any existing NA continuing to function as it had been;