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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,February 27, 2023 Page 10 Councilmember Strahan indicated she was concerned that the end of February is tomorrow and this is the first time being presented to the Council. With so many other cities being committed to this,it seems like the information has been out there for a while. Because the Council is just learning about this, her largest concern is about not having the citizen commission that has advised the Council, especially around equity issues and optics about how communities of color would feel about this being a policing method. Chief Scheider explained the MAC meeting did occur last week and this was a discussion. That Chair sent the item out for input and did not get any feedback for those who were not able to make the meeting. Unfortunately,there were only three members at the meeting but there was a discussion and they will continue to talk about this item and follow-up regarding prevention and help with de-escalation. Councilmember Groff stated if the City did enter into this, he wondered how often it is reviewed or is the City on this permanently as a contract. Chief Brosnahan thought it was reviewed annually. Mr. Trudgeon explained the City can leave anytime it wants to. Councilmember Groff explained he was concerned with the timeline and the ap- proval process. He indicated he had full confidence in Mr. Trudgeon but if the City had a change in managers, then that is a concern for him. He was also concerned if it has to go in front of the Board,how long does that take and what is the process for that. Mr. Brosnahan reviewed the process with the City Council. He noted the goal is eight hours or less and with training a couple of employees in Public Works, the hope is to get the time down to five hours or less. He also reviewed the members on the Board. Councilmember Etten appreciated all the work done on this. He agreed with some of the concerns with timing on this item and that the financing is not as big of a deal as how this might be perceived in the community. He thought if this was approved, the City needs to have a more robust and more open thinking about how the City establishes its criteria for when the City would choose to ask for this fencing. He was not sure if there was a model plan the consortium is working on or if other cities have developed a plan. But, he did not want to get into a crisis situation and not know what the plan is. He would also like to understand more about consulting with the Mayor and the City Council. He asked if that is staff asking for it now or is it a vote of the Council. He also asked what is the trigger that would make the City then be going to the consortium.