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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, March 24, 2008 Page 9 Councilmember Ihlan concurred with Councilmember Roe, also noting that Mr. Schmidt was a new applicant to the commission process. Roll Call Ayes: Pust; Ihlan; Roe; and Klausing. Nays: None. Councilmember Pust announced the vacancy on the HRA, and encouraged candidates to apply. 14. City Manager Future Agenda Review City Manager Malinen briefly reviewed the draft of future agenda meetings as presented at the last City Council meeting. Mr. Malinen advised that staff was scheduling joint meetings of advisory commissions with. the City Council in April, May and June, with the Human Rights Commission tentatively scheduled on April 14; the HRA tentatively scheduled on April 24; the Ethics Commission in May; the Parks & Recreation Commis- sion in June; and the Public Works, Environment and Transportation Commission in July. Mr. Malinen noted that staff was attempting to schedule joint meetings with advisory commissions earlier rather than later in the year in order to base their work year on con- versations from the joint meeting; anticipating an approximate forty minute meeting with each commission. City Manager Malinen, in reviewing upcoming agendas, noted the need to reschedule items as land use cases came forward, and budget and finance discussions became more pertinent. Mr. Malinen advised that staff was in the final stages of preparing their first annual staff report to the City Council and community, highlighting 2007 accomplish- ments and 2008 expectations from a staff perspective; and was also in the process of de- veloping strategic plans by department to present to the City Council in May to develop and drive a capital improvement plan, based on those strategic plans. Mr. Malinen envi- sioned that this could become another tool provided annually to assist the City Council in developing work plans and budgets. 15. Councilmember-Initiated Future Agenda Items Councilmember Ihlan opined the need to look at the structure of future agendas to move those items not of a public nature (i.e., joint meetings with advisory commissions) to the end of agendas, and relocate public hearings and/or land use issues to the beginning. Councilmember Ihlan suggested that this be included as a City Council-initiated future agenda item. Mayor Klausing expressed appreciation to Councilmember Ihlan for her intent with that suggestion; however, noted that the advisory commissions were also part of the public process; and if necessazy a special meeting could be held to accommodate the joint meet- ings, depending on agenda length and content, and self-imposed curfew times.