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City Council Study Session Monday, September 17, 2007 Page 7 sion of the Council as a whole needed to be part of the community process. Mayor Klausing opined that in the Plan B form of government, it was the job of the elected citizen to come up with the "what," and the job of staff to come up with "how." Mayor Klausing further opined that he was concerned that the City Council was not maintaining their role. Councilmember Pust opined that citizens had come up with the "what," and the elected leadership needed to have a discussion on that community input; to determine as a group what could be accom- plished, with staff then advising the City Council on cost, staffing, re- sources. Councilmember Roe concurred with Councilmember Pust's observa- tions and opined that he didn't want staff spending time on themes or ideas if the Council consensus was not reflective of a particular com- munity goal. Councilmember Roe further opined that he anticipated that individual priorities could develop into consensus goals, and then could be forwarded to staff. Councilmember Roe opined that if it was determined by the Council that their individual priorities represented too ambitious of a plan, they could be further prioritized by annual or 5-year incremental segments, with funds allocated accordingly. Councilmember Ihlan suggested that chunks of time be set aside over the next several .months to allow the City Council to hold discussions on priorities and start working through a general discussion without the aid of a facilitator. Councilmember Ihlan suggested that a general discussion be pursued with individual priorities brought to the discus- sion, with a focus on commonalities. City Manager Malinen noted that staff had already incorporated some time lines and costs associated with various initiatives that should serve to help the City Council focus their discussions. Councilmember Pust requested a copy of the document including ad- visory board comments electronically.