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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,March 12,2018 Page 18 ample. The City needs to be as specific as possible in the ordinance, but it is in reality only slightly easier to change a policy than an ordinance, since both require a simple council majority vote. Public Works Director Culver noted he would like to have some discussion on the proposed language surrounding sewer and water. Councilmember Etten noted the recent Met Council project is a months-long pro- ject which will have a very different impact on the areas. Something like that should go through a more robust process. Perhaps something with a time bounda- ry of two nights or fewer is an option. If the Council is approving the policy, then perhaps it should just be put in the ordinance. He would like to hear feedback from the staff as well. Mayor Roe noted there are policies that Council does not approve, and this lan- guage specifically refers to Council approval. Councilmember McGehee stated she does not care if it is included in the ordi- nance or in the policy. She does, however, have an issue with cart-blanche per- mission for entities other than the City. She has confidence in the City staff and the amount of control the Council has. She is concerned if the Met Council may have different standards. Mayor Roe noted that Met Council theoretically would still have to have staff approval if they were included with the city in the exceptions. Councilmember McGehee stated she is fine with one night or two nights. Councilmember Willmus indicated he likes this in the ordinance. A change of policy can be done easily and quickly by a Council. For example, if a future Council wants to include asphalt reclamation or concrete crushing, that is a differ- ent animal but would be easy to do with very little public input. If the Council decides to change the ordinance, it is best to be as specific as possible. Within the ordinance, referring to sanitary sewer line or water main valve replacement, it should be included. Councilmember Laliberte suggested the ordinance language should be much more specific. She agreed there should be specific language as to what is being sug- gested, so perhaps this should come back before the Council. After extensive discussion, the Council concluded this item needs to come back for further consideration. More specificity in the code is preferred, rather than a separate policy, perhaps including the three items in the policy in abbreviated form,perhaps with a timeframe.