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I3�te: 1122/07 Yter�: 11.c Co�r��eil No�-ms Tantiary 16, 2007 Me�nnrand�u�� To: Roseville City Cow�ci[ Mayar Craig l�la�zsi»g BiIJ Malinen, Ciry Ma��age�• I'ro�n: Dan Roe, Coul�cil Member Subject: Bacicg�•ound Thoughts fior Nor�ns Discussion o�l Januaty 22 I s�.�brnitted all of the Narms documents fi-am the va�-ao��s .imagi��e Roseville 2025 S��bcommittees for inclusion with this discussion item. T4�e doc��me��ts were abtained fi•a�� the e-den�ocracy web site for I�i�a�ine Roseville 2�25, so I trust il�at they are the latest. I inc►uded tl�e S��bcoit�mittee NoE•�ns to be a �•eference for us as to the ]ciiids of tl3i�lgs that were add��essed by tl�ose �roups i�� setting tl��i�• ow�7 Nor�r►s. My introductory thoaghts on havirtg a Nor��ts discussion at tl�e cou�zcil level ste»� fro�n the fact that I felt tl�tat the use af Norms co��iribt�ted to tl�e effecti�eness of the Subcom�nitte�s during the visio��ing process. I believe that a few, vvell-de�ned Nor��s that we aIl agree to "self enforce" a�nnn�st ourselves can serve as a set of standards for beiaavior tl�at we expect of eacl� other in cancfucting our b�.�siness. They coulc[ for�r► tl�e basis af ino�•e detailed as�d specific Rules of Pracedure, if we sa desirc. I 1�ave no pre-conceived notions as to wl�a# our Nor�ns shoutd be, ai�d I don't think they need to be liinited to oE�r wor�C at cou��cil �neeti��gs. I could see where a narin or rivo in �•elation ta l�ow we wor�C together ouiside of ��Tee�ings inight �e heipfill. Perliaps at so�ne point we �nay even want to eiigage the public in same Nor�ns for public �articipation in council �nee�inbs. I'd like to see us focus on fairly broad notio��s with our Norins, rather than our discussion delvii�g into very speci�c situatio�ls, wl7icE7, vvhile ihey may be very valuable discussin��s, cnuld unexpectediy ��se u� a lot of our tin�e i�1 tE1is �neetiilg. Narms are only as effective as �eople's buy-iEa related to Ilavi�ag tllem, so I E�►ope we ca�l ]za�e a good discussion, ar►d co�ne to so�l�e co��se�3s��s as to some Nor►�ls that we can adopt that will h�[p us as we �nove fnrward and tackle other �natt�rs. One suggestion tl�at comes frorr► the I�nagine Roseville 2025 use ofNoE�ms is t�►at tl�ey be re-stated at the start of eact� meeting. Tl�at way, tl�ey stay fi•esh in peoples' �ninds. I am not sure how we migi�t do that at council illeetiilgs, f�ut ��va��ld be open to discussio» o�� that as well.