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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />Speeia� City Councii Mee�ing <br />NTanday, Au�ust Ob, 2007 <br />Page 2� <br />provided their recomm�ndations. Counczlmembe� Kough did concux <br />with Cauncilmember Ih�an that a Councz� consensus was n�cessaz-y. <br />4 1Vlayor Klausing o�'fered his support in moving towaxd a cansensus; <br />5 however, opined that he "�e�t thai he was being held hostage," and <br />6 questioned if everyone was working in good faith �o obtain unanimity. <br />7 <br />8 Councilmember Ihlan questioned �he pe�cepiion of Mayor Klausing, <br />9 opining that such a pereeption was not a good start, and further opined <br />� 4 tha� thexe were a numb�x o£ po�icy issues that would not be completed <br />�.l by 2008. Counc��me�mber Ihlan spoke in suppor� of prioritizing the <br />� 2 minimum requirements; and opined �hai it was under the Counc�l's <br />13 authqrity to hire a consultant, and they should a�� be partic�pating �n <br />14 that hiring process. <br />l5 <br />16 <br />17 <br />Lg <br />19 <br />20 <br />2� <br />22 <br />Counci�member Pust suggested �anguage �eviszons for thzs process in <br />an effort to mave positively toward cons�nsus, replacing "rewri�e" <br />wi�h "discuss" to avoid �he appearance of commitment io anything in <br />the p�oc�ss. Councilmember Pust opined that there were a Iot of peo- <br />p1e raising negative red flags without put�ing �'orth posi�ive sugges- <br />tions. <br />23 In an e�fort to move the process forward, Counci�member Pust saugh� <br />24 to find consensus, fir�t zdent�fying comments made by Counci�mem- <br />25 ber ihlan that ai a minimum it was necessary to comply wi�h statutory <br />26 requ�remen�s; and ques�ioned stafi on those m�nzmum requixements. <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />�� <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />Ms. Rad�l no�ed the matrix previously outlined and d�stributed by <br />fo:rmer Community Deve�opment Director John Stark providing his <br />pro�essional ap�nion, along w�ih �h� expertzse of the Parks and Rec- <br />reation Directar and Public Wor��s and Engineering Direetor on what <br />needed �o be done. Ms. Radel was unable to �onf �m, withaut fi.�rthe� <br />research, whethear the vote for the Request for Qualifications and the <br />Request for Proposal votes of the City Council were unanimous. <br />36 Counei�member Pust clarified t�a�, at �eas� a majori�y of the Cauneil <br />37 had vated �o mave forward wzth the process; and suggested starting <br />38 �here, to detearmine how to get from tha� point to mid-2008 and sub- <br />39 mission of the Comprehensive P�an C]�pdate, by making good £azth �� <br />