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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, August 10, 2009 Page 10 ment be consistent with other departments to allow for easier understanding by the public. Councilmember Pust opined that "we can do better" in using this as a marketing tool or for dissemination to the public; and that the larger items needed more City Council discussion. Councilmember Pust advised that she needed to do more review of the draft CIP based on her discussions in the community over the last few weeks. Mayor Klausing requested that City Manager Malinen ask staff, as a stylistic mat- ter, that departments make their sections more consistent; and that those items needing further discussion at City Council meetings be highlighted for upcoming meeting agendas as appropriate. Further discussion included the plan's purpose, from a City Council policy- making perspective, as a compilation of items with a level of consensus when money became available; and clarification in the document that the pathway amounts are a portion of or the entire build out over a 10 year period. Councilmember Roe noted that the department-specific strategic plans were dif- ferent and separate from the CIP; however, concurred that the formatting needed to be more consistent among and between departments and categories, allowing City Council comments to the City Manager following presentation by Mr. Miller of the detailed spreadsheets. No formal action taken. b. Discuss Revised Professional Services Policy City Manager Malinen presented the most compiled revisions to a Professional Services Policy, with input from Councilmembers Pust and Roe. Mayor Klausing opined that overall he was pleased with the proposed language, its intent and purpose, in accomplishing the City Council's goals in the best inter- est of the taxpayers. Mayor Klausing questioned language related to "term-based" contracts (page 1, line 30) versus "multi-year" contracts (page 1, line 34) and whether they were one in the same. City Manager Malinen clarified that they were one in the same, but that "multi- year" seemed to provide more clarity. Mayor Klausing questioned the wording on page 1, line 45, "forms," with City Manager Malinen advising that this should be "firms." Mayor Klausing questioned the need to have City Council representation (page 1, line 44) for interviews and evaluation of candidate firms, given the statutory pro-