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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, January 07, 2008 Page 9 more cooperative ventures. Councilmember Roe also sought individual Council comment on reporting practices of liaisons to the full Council, to ensure strategic planning was implemented with all available information and considering impacts to and of all parties. Staff had provided references from a 2001 resolution in their report that had as- signed Councilmembers to various commissions, committees and/or task forces. Mayor Klausing opined his interest in keeping citizen advisory commissions citi- zen-driven. Mayor Klausing expressed enthusiasm in receiving regular reports from liaisons. Discussion included current liaison service by Councilmembers and current time consumption; areas of interest to the Council as a whole; and those areas not be- ing pursued that could be important. Councilmember Pust suggested, at a minimum, an update of the 2001 list of liai- son activities, as part of the public record, and links the Council maintained with other agencies and organizations (i.e., Northwest Youth and Family Services). Mayor Klausing requested that individual Councilmembers provide staff with their liaison and representation on various boards for creation of an updated list of active service. Councilmember Pust suggested that the discussion and representation include strategic planning with listed priorities, and which groups would further the inter- ests of the City and those priorities. Mayor Klausing concurred; and noted they should be incorporated into the 2009 budget cycle, with potentially including inter-suburban groups specifically fo- cused on first-ring suburbs, with membership funds available in the 2008 Budget for Imagine Roseville 2025 contingency funds. Councilmember Kough noted upcoming decisions (September 31, 2008) for cable franchise fees, and impacts to the City and staff. Mayor Klausing reminded individual Councilmembers to provide their service re- cords to staff for further discussion at a future meeting. Specific discussion on appointments to the HRA included policy considerations; circumstances; Mayoral appointments; and individual mayoral preference. Councilmember Roe suggested that individual Councilmembers, when providing their service groups to staff, include their thoughts on other groups that may be beneficial to the City.