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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, June 29, 2009 Page 24 Ihlan suggested that more definition was needed related to identifying the public purpose being encouraged; priority for living wage jobs; specifying what was meant by affordable housing and criteria to determine whether a project met them. Mayor Klausing opined that the first draft needed additional wordsmithing for consistency, while eliminating redundant or unnecessary language. Mayor Klaus- ing advised that his intent would be to avoid terms without clear definition; and asked that -staff provide a Word document for further review by individual Coun- cilmembers be given with their feedback provided to staff for collation into a re- vised draft. Councilmember Johnson questioned what types of conduit bonds would be con- sidered, whether using the same criteria used for Roseville, or different criteria for other communities. Councilmember Roe advised that there was baseline criteria based on state and federal requirements; and suggested that individual Councilmembers research that range of financing criteria as an educational tool for further discussion. Councilmember Johnson asked that staff provide him with that material, or give him direction for locating that information. 14. City Manager Future Agenda Review City Manager Malinen distributed preliminary agendas for future meeting. 15. Councilmember-Initiated Items for Future Meetings Mayor Klausing advised City Attorney Squires that he would be coordinating with his of- fice on the procedure for the annual City Manager Review, and those items for discussion . in Closed Executive Session and those for public discussion. Councilmember Ihlan, noting implementation of the Neighborhood Enhancement Pro- gram, requested a discussion for a similar program to address substandard commercial buildings, with a goal of reviewing State Statue for removal of buildings in Twin Lakes sooner rather than later. Councilmember Ihlan requested, based on the Settlement Agreement approved by Coun- cil majority, the appraisal information being made part of the public information packet, along with an explanation to show how and if environmental costs and building condi- tions were reflected in appraisal calculations. Mayor Klausing sought clarification of Councilmember Ihlan's intent, whether to provide information to the public or to extend debate as an action item after a decision had been made.