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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 10, 2016 Page 25 Councilmember McGehee opined that any number of community organizations or people came up with good ideas as individuals or as a group. When the city per- formed its last community survey, Councilmember McGehee noted the leading thing felt by respondents was their connection with their neighborhood, opining that proved to her that there was no lack of cohesion or self-identity. Councilmember McGehee spoke in support of having tips for forming informal neighborhood associations, or making meeting space available through one or more of the six park buildings located throughout the city that she understood were free of charge for community or civic use. Councilmember McGehee opined that the block captain program was excellent, but opined there were other neighborhoods that were equally as cohesive without that leadership. Councilmember McGehee stated she was happy to be as helpful as possible for any group of residents with ideas or proposals, positive or objective. However, Councilmember McGehee stated she was not supportive of an approach that re- quired an association to meet specific requirements and the city would respond accordingly, opining all members of the community were important. Councilmember Willmus In his review of discussions to-date, and recommendations of the Task Force and CEC, Councilmember Willmus opined that he found a lot of good initiatives. However, when considering expenditures of tax monies for the benefit of one group or one neighborhood association, Councilmember Willmus opined that it was important to have some level of oversight to make sure of the process and how those funds are being spent, something he considered to be an important as- pect. Specific to the use of community facilities, as long as meetings remained open to the public as a whole and not limited in attendance, Councilmember Willmus stated he was fine facilitating their meetings, but suggested that may be a point of discussion going forward. Going back to his review of those involved in preparing the series of recommen- dations, Councilmember Willmus opined that they had done a good job, and even though he understood there had been some disagreement, dissent and personality issues as things progressed, to him that didn't mean all of the recommendations got tossed aside. If a framework approach is used, Councilmember Willmus opined that there were things that could be moved forward; and agreed it was un- fortunate that a lot of misinformation had been tossed about suggesting city man- dates, and reiterated that while it was unfortunate, it was certainly not true. Councilmember Etten