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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, June 7, 2010 Page 2 Councilmember Roe opined that having a policy in place did not preclude anyone from the public or City Council bringing a request forward; but in fact provided bullet points for arguing for or against a specific request and allowing for City Council discussion. Councilmember Roe spoke in support of having a written policy in place, tied to the Imagine Roseville 2025 community visioning process. Mayor Klausing clarified that the intent of the policy is not to control what Councilmembers can bring forward, noting that as an elected official, they could bring forward any request; but the intent was to have a more formal policy in place, better articulating why a request is relevant for action by the City Council, and providing a framework for evaluation. Councilmember Ihlan opined that she was not opposed to having policy guidelines, but that it should be ultimately up to the City Council to make those decision; as long as such a policy was to frame discussions and not provide rationale for denying requests. Councilmember Pust advised that when she had brought a recent request forward, she was not aware that there was an unwritten policy; however, she expressed her appreciation of tonight's discussion; and clarified that it was not her intent through this discussion that any pending requests be restricted or put on hold; and expressed her anticipation that the pending request be brought forward at a future meeting. Councilmember Pust expressed her interest in going on record that she was not attempting to restrict anything. Councilmember Johnson opined that this policy would be a great step, and concurred with Councilmember Roe in the need to recognize that the health of the community was based on its volunteers, diversity and ethnic groups; and that the policy should provide an opportunity to recognize as many of those people as possible to make them feel comfortable as part of the Roseville community. City Manager Malinen offered that staff draft some policy guidelines for City Council consideration in the future; as well as having the pending proclamation request on the next meeting agenda. Klausing moved, Johnson seconded, that the City Council adopt the following policy concerning proclamations or resolution issued by the City Council: ■ Such proclamations or resolutions must relate specifically to an interest of the residents of the City of Roseville; ■ Such proclamations or resolutions must relate to a stated policy of the City of Roseville as established in documents such as Imagine Roseville 2025; ■ Such proclamations or resolution may be adopted to recognize the achievements of individuals or groups with a Roseville connection or to support the philanthropic works of such individuals or groups.