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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, April 10, 2017 Page 22 Based on his understanding of the GARE program, City Manager Trudgeon r e- ported that it was primarily staff-focused with diverse implementers, both at the management level and through the ranks to identify methods to provide the best service possible. Mr. Trudgeon stated that it was his understanding that the pro- gram was a self-reflection process to guide you through the process. Councilmember Etten noted that in the LMC session he had attended, the program included how a service or program was delivered, and how unintended conse- quences may result from something not working as well as intended (e.g. rental registration program, or immigrant population and new owners and city code la n- guage). Councilmember Etten advised that the intent was to provide a more holis- tic way to review city policies and procedures, and day-to-day operations, by pausing to see if the process was going to create a new problem before impleme n- tation or to review existing services/programs for any adjustments that may be in- dicated. In the second inclusive priority, third bullet point, Councilmember Laliberte su g- gested instead of “enact” that the language read: “review city policies and proce- dures for inclusivity.” As an example, Councilmember Laliberte reported that this had been worked on to some degree in discussions with the new CEC/HRC combined advisory commission, and may not be adequately incorporated in these policies until those recommendations come forward. With the GARE process, Mayor Roe noted this was also an effort to enact city policies and procedures to get at equity and inclusivity. Specific to the GARE program, Councilmember Laliberte stated that she would want to know how much staff time would be required as a factor to consider. City Manager Trudgeon estimated that the GARE program would consist of a two-day session and perhaps one meeting/month for the identified staff group. Specific to Councilmember Laliberte’s suggestion with the third bullet point u n- der the inclusive priority, Councilmember Etten defended the intentional addition of “enact” to move the city from continuing to just talk about it versus actually doing something about it. Councilmember Etten stated that he was fine with co n- tinuing to receive updates or reviews, but emphasized the need to act . As an ex- ample with taking action on inclusive policies and procedures, Councilmember Etten noted this would be further emphasized with the GARE program and now the combined CEC/HRC commission under consideration. While the community may have been discussing it, Councilmember Etten opined that the City Council needed to discuss it and take action as well.