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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 23,2017 Page 13 Chair Holub suggested that the HRIEC may be interested in the future to have a subcommittee representing all advisory commissions; such as in determining how to better work together, and suggested having Chairs work together or meet occa- sionally to work on ideas in the future. However, Chair Holub agreed that the City Council Subcommittee was no longer needed for the HRIEC at this time. Willmus moved, McGehee seconded, to ELIMINATE or disengage the City Council Subcommittee/Liaison to the HRIEC at this time. Councilmember Willmus recognized the concept in forming the City Council Subcommittee for the HRIEC. However, as part of the bigger picture, Coun- cilmember Willmus noted his dislike about having select liaisons from the City Council available to advisory commissions, as stated tonight to bounce ideas off only 1-2 people versus the City Council as a whole, opining that just created more issues. Councilmember Willmus noted that, in the past, City Council liaisons were detailed to advisory commissions often resulting in ideas or initiatives being terminated at that level before presentation to the full body, causing his general opposition. Councilmember McGehee stated her support of the motion, and misperceptions of advisory commissioners in working with specific liaisons versus the full City Council establishing an" us against them" mentality. Councilmember McGehee opined that she wanted to see independent commissions, and opined that every- one was different and had different perspectives. Councilmember Laliberte spoke in support of the motion, opining that the work she and Mayor Roe had been tasked with was to bring two separate former com- missions to the table as one cohesive group in partnership, identifying what had or had not worked with each of those bodies, and laying the foundation for the new- ly-created HRIEC, and stick with them while their leadership was put in place and working toward their action plan. Councilmember Laliberte recognized that the HRIEC had accomplished that and commended them on the great job they had done, and encouraged them to return to the full City Council as often as needed. Councilmember Etten also spoke in support of the motion, opining that the HRIEC was more than ready to move out under its own power. Mayor Roe spoke in support of the motion as well, expressing hope that neither he nor Councilmember Laliberte had interjected too much into HRIEC conversa- tions,but had served in a consulting capacity. Mayor Roe stated that he supported decision-making by the entire commission and the entire City Council. He en- couraged individual communication without undue influence, whether actual or perceived. Roll Call