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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, March 13, 2023 Page 5 Councilmember Strahan indicated she would like to understand that point about the meeting because some of the folks have not been appointed yet and are not necessarily someone who would have to be held to the public record. She appreciated the list of questions because it is helpful and tells the Council who has prepared and who has not. She had to say in general that this group was a little less prepared than the last couple of groups. She was not sure if there was anything that can be done to make that easier for people to get there. She did miss the question about diversity. She liked having the equity piece question and thought some of the questions are still quite similar and need a little bit of clarification. She did not know if there was any way the Council could look at those in advance before they go out. She thought it was only fair to people to not be in a gotcha moment. Councilmember Groff thought the consistency was important on the questioning to a degree because then the Council gets the same information from each person and it makes comparing the responses easier for him. He did not have a strong opinion one way or another on moving the meetings around. He noted he does want to have the sound consistent. He thought better track of the time would be something to think about. Mayor Roe thought it would make sense to bring the list of questions back to the City Council for review. Councilmember Etten noted it was true for the online form as well as some of those questions changed from before. He noted in the application it does ask how the applicant can contribute to the City's equity and inclusion initiatives as a Commissioner. He appreciated that question being there. He would also like to move the meeting back to City Hall because there was a lot of hassle that did not work very well this time. There is some question about being on camera or not but these cameras are tucked away unlike the offsite camera and it is a public meeting. He did think the folks were putting themselves forward to be on a public commission and he would like to move it back to City Hall and put it on camera. He would also like to cap the questions to a maximum of four or five. Mayor Roe stated he would appreciate if the City were to look at a separate application for reappointment that gets at some of the information about their experience on the Commission and how that relates to them applying for reappointment. d. Consider Sending a Letter of Support on Behalf of Every Meal City Manager Patrick Trudgeon briefly highlighted this item as detailed in the Request for Council Action and related attachments dated March 13, 2023. Etten moved, Groff seconded, approving sending a letter of support to the State Legislature for additional funding on behalf of Every Meal.