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Attachment A Regular City Council Meeting Monday, J'anuary �5, 2009 Page 8 cilmember Roe noted tl�at no fdrmal action was necessary; t�at the Rules of edure wo�ld stay in effect as written until changed. � b. Discuss City �ouncil Liaisons City Mariager Malinen noted that this item was being brought forward for discus- sron purposes with the new City Council naw in pIace. Discussion inc�uded past discussions with no indication for additionai and/or more formalized liaisans; lack o�' general cansensus for de5ignated liaisons far advisory comrnissions to the Ci�y Cvuncil; perceptions of whether Council liai- sons were voting members or t�eir influence on discuss�ans at commission leve�s; and how the City Council related as a body to other gavernment groups and ag�n- cies {i:�., School Board). Further discussion included past history and criticisms frorn City Council liaisans to the Planning Comrnission; education of the public and outside agencies of spe- cific and appropriate contacts witt�in Ci�ty goverriment for their particular concerns and/or questions, and whether a specific contact person was indicated. 1V�ayor Klausing op�ned that he preferred advisory commissions io provide hirr� with their honest and independent opinions and recammendatioYS. Cour�cilmember Roe opined that if the City Council is paying attention to advi- sory meetings t�rough their persona� attendance at meetings ar review of those �neetings via tape-delay, they were aware of their discu�sions regarding specific topics. Councilmember Roe n�ted that it ma� make sense to have a designated point of contact for tiiase a�visory commissions ta help facilitate comm�ication between the City Council and ac�visory group; however, clarified that he was not advocating for such a contact person. CounciZmember Pust opined that Councilmembers should nat be on advisory carnmi�5�ions; atld offered that she was wil�ing to discuss the City Council f� role on tlae Housing and Redevelopment Autharity (HRA) as we�l if the City Council so desired. Couneilmember Pust further opined that the City's ad�isory comrnissions were doing great work; however, the City Cauncil was not always aware of their discussions auts�de their annual report to tl�e City Go�nci�, and questioned whether there was a roIe for a comrnunication link between the City �ounciI and commiss�ons. Councilmember Johrzson opined that perhaps the Chairs of each commission shauId serve as liaisons to t�e City Council to rr�ake the City Councii more acces- sibi� to their specif c cornmission. Ivlayor Klausing expressed interest in Councilmerr�ber Johnson's concept, and sought �dditional detaii and ho�v that l�iaason position wouid best function.