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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, February 13, 2017 Page 10 Mayor Roe opined that this had proven a good process for meeting outside City Council chambers and off line; and allowed for frank discussions for the benefit of all parties and the community. Mayor Roe assured the public that less than a quorum of the City Council and the commissions attended those meetings so no violations of Open Meeting Laws occurred. d. 2017 Policy Priority Plan Discussion At the request of Mayor Roe, City Manager Trudgeon referenced Attachments A and B to the staff report, respectively entitled, "Adopted 2016 City Priority Plan" and " 2016 4th Quarter Policy Priority Plan Update." Mr. Trudgeon noted the two main priorities were "Housing and Economic Development" and "Infrastructure Sustainability"with specific initiatives for each detailed in the Attachments. Discussions were initiated by individual Councilmembers sharing their personal proposals for updating, revising the current document moving forward into 2017. Councilmember McGehee Councilmember McGehee stated her interest in a "General Connectivity" strategy as a new proposal, especially in light of the transportation plan being undertaken as part of the comprehensive plan update. Councilmember McGehee opined that the plan should include benches along pathway connections to make them more user-friendly. She opined that it was an important priortity to have connections to schools and to businesses. Councilmember McGehee also noted the need to improve pedestrian connectivity around larger malls and smaller satellite malls in the community; opining that the traffic problem was significant now and would not get any better. Also, Councilmember McGehee referenced the three years that the Rental Regis- tration and Licensing Program had been operating in the city, with some of those properties coming up for their six-month renewal later on tonight's agenda (Con- sent Item 9.f). Councilmember McGehee advised that she had spoken with staff earlier urging them to bring forward their ideas and suggestions on the policy, af- ter the first three years of its implementation, and how to make the program better for the city and for those property owners. Councilmember Etten Based on tonight's previous discussion and action for guidance and purpose for a newly-combined CEC and HRC, and review by the City Council Subcommittee for potential additions or adjustments, Councilmember Etten stated his interest in creating a more robust review and check-in process for all advisory commissions beyond once per year if and as needed. Councilmember Etten suggested a new priority entitled "Inclusive City and Civic Life, Activities and Governance." Councilmember Etten suggested that category could include taking action steps on the recent Imagine Roseville community dis-