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Special City Council Strategic Planning Meeting <br />Saturday, February 7, 2009 <br />Page 27 <br />Proceed with the concept of budgeting for outcomes, with the first step to determine <br />costs for outside assistance. Note: Councilmember Pust asked that more sources be <br />brought to the table related to the value of that expertise and their cost, and how much <br />internal staff would need to be involved with or whether it would better serve the <br />process to handle it internally. <br />Anticipating 2-3 months for staff to prepare cost functioning data <br />Anticipating the entire initial process to take 6 months from costing to priority setting. <br />Regarding seeking outside resources, the consensus of those Councilmembers present <br />was not opposed. <br />City Manager Malinen continued with his interpretation of today's meeting conclusions, <br />including: <br />^ Support for working with others in cooperative and shared services, using creativity, <br />with any options presented formally to the City Council for their approval <br />^ Pursue neighborhood meetings and public outreach opportunities for the City Council <br />and staff to interact with citizens regarding budget issues <br />^ Introduce the CIP to the public based on it's impact on the direction of the City and <br />the need for public input <br />Councilmember Johnson thanked staff and Ms. Gourlay for their reports; and expressed <br />his appreciation to staff for their candid comments and observations, as well as their time. <br />10. Adjourn <br />The meeting was adjourned at 1:35 p.m. <br />