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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, April 13, 2009 Page 13 On a related note, Ms. Radel advised that composting bins would be available in May at City Hall during regular business hours at a cost of $35 each. Councilmember Roe reminded residents that the City's Clean-Up Day was sched- uled for Saturday, Apri125, 2009. b. Discuss Electronic Council Communications City Attorney Anderson provided additional comments and revisions to a pro- posed electronic communications policy. Mr. Anderson addressed previous concerns of Councilmember Johnson related to First Amendment rights while complying with Open Meeting laws; and further defining applicable communications. Mr. Anderson advised that upon further re- view and discussion, many items were found unnecessary, were reorganized, and simplified. Councilmember Johnson thanked City Attorney Anderson for providing addi- tional clarity and expectations for Councilmembers in and outside of chambers. Councilmember Johnson expressed fiustration with the apparent confinement and alienation of communications outside meetings and the Council Chambers, and inability to take advantage of opportunities provided by electronic communica- lions in keeping aware of constituent issues and concerns. Mayor Klausing thanked City Attorney Anderson for the additional work, and sought additional time for review and consideration, then followed by more dis- cussion. Councilmember Roe specifically addressed the Roseville Issues Forum and indi- vidual councilmember participation. City Attorney Anderson addressed the Forum as it related to Open Meeting law and serial meetings or groupings of less than a quorum, and the intent of the Fo- rum versus attempting to avoid public hearings or fashion agreement before a public meeting. Mr. Anderson advised that he would review Supreme Court rul- ings to-date and look at the language again for further clarification and expand further on what councilmembers could or could not do. City Attorney Anderson noted that- the advice he provided his clients, with laws related to intent and was based on prohibiting violation, was that if they were in doubt, discuss the content of those private conversations in a public forum, which would serve to negate any doubt about attempting to keep them outside the public arena. . Discussion ensued related to chat rooms and list serves; on-line versus telephone communications and the public process; explaining to the public rationale for in-