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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, May 15, 2017 Page 17 Mr. Culver agreed that the Public Works Design Standards Manual could be en- hanced with illustrations as much as possible. Councilmember Laliberte asked Mr. Culver the expected process for adoption of that manual as part of this subdivision code revision by the City Council or if it would simply be amended and revised by staff. Councilmember Laliberte noted the continued reference to and emphasize on a document that may not have the same approval process for this and future City Councils. From his perspective,Mr. Culver advised that the intent was to remove the specifics from city code to allow for more easy revision from the formal city code ordinance adoption. Mr. Culver clarified that this was not to say if there were more relevant items of concern, they would not come back to the City Council for review and action;but at a minimum,any proposed changes would be filtered through the Pub- lic Works, Environment and Transportation Commission (PWETC). Mr. Culver noted that some of the elements were often of such miniscule detail (e.g. pipe ma- terials and/or sizes) that they had little to do with a developer's perspective of a new development beyond the actual cost for them. Mr. Culver advised that many of those standards are already used that are not currently in the existing subdivision code. Mayor Roe suggested that the City Council was seeking assurance that from a gen- eral perspective applicable things be taken into account in the subdivision code and clearly stated. However, Mayor Roe noted that those specifics as to how they're put in place or best management practices or specifications in doing so made more sense in the design manual with the code itself stating what was not wanted to occur and addressed more generally with the finer points made in the manual. As a coun- cil member, Mayor Roe stated that he didn't necessarily need to approve the design manual and periodic minor revisions to it. Councilmember Laliberte agreed with Mayor Roe's comments, but clarified that she wanted to ensure that so much was not being removed from city code that it bypassed an expected process. Mayor Roe referenced this discussion to clarify that. Councilmember Willmus opined that as for the design manual, most things were already included (e.g. road specifications as to types of grades and asphalt types, compaction testing, etc.) and what he considered applicable for the manual, while the higher level aesthetic view of a street something he'd seek to remain in city code. Mr. Culver reviewed several examples on pages 2-3, including several sections be- ing deleted(e.g. Section 195— 197)that were found redundant with other language or no belonging in city code if and when they were a design standard element. Mr.