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� <br />� <br />t� <br />� C� <br />�� <br />Ros�ville City Council - DRAFT Minutes <br />of 2/06/07 Special Meeting P� 3 of 10 <br />Councilmember Kough spoke of his frustrations in not being able to bring <br />something up on a Council agenda that had just come to his attention, when <br />he couldn't meet the Wednesday noon deadline, and his desire to represent <br />his constituents by dealing with their concerns in a more immediate manner. <br />Councilmember Kough advocated for a Councilinember's right to bring up <br />issues at any time for the body to consider. Councilmember Kough opined <br />that he tried not to malce up his mind regarding how he will vote until after <br />the discussion is held at the meeting, specifically regarding land use issues, <br />and the need to receive and encourage public comment without limit, as <br />currently practiced. <br />tz City Manager Malinen noted the need to avoid redundancy, the challenge in <br />� 3 enforcing rules related to eliminating redundancy, and the need for the body, <br />�� as well as the public, to be respectful of the process. Mr. Malznen noted <br />f 5 several items already addressed: paperless packet concepts; getting draft <br />E� agendas with more advance notice; and ways to implement discussion in <br />�? Study Session to provide sufficient discussion prior to considering action at <br />I� a regular business meeting. Mr. Ma�inen offered his, and staffs, support for <br />I� assisting the City Council to process information over a longer period of <br />�� time; and using a"three-prong" approach to issues to provide Council <br />:� l <br />�z <br />�� <br />�� <br />�� <br />��� <br />.z � <br />zs <br />�� <br />� [, <br />:3] <br />:�? <br />�� <br />�� <br />�� <br />a� <br />�- <br />38 <br />�� <br />��� <br />consideration and discussion at more than one opportunity for better <br />decision-making. <br />Councilmember Pust opined that she was encouraged to hear tonight's <br />discussion; and that, obviously, each individual needed to remind themselves <br />to be respectful of each other, and to continue to work on those <br />communication skills. Councilmember Pust shared several suggestions, and <br />responses, to previous comments of Councilmembers Ihlan and Kough <br />regarding how to improve Council processes: <br />1� Councilmember Pust opined that the Council meeting was not the <br />"Council's" but the "r�ublic's" and should end on tiine for the �ood <br />of the participating and/or viewing public, as well as for the <br />Council's ability to make good decisions in a timely manner. <br />2� Councilmember Pust suggested that the City Council examine and <br />further review the current practice of hearing additional, often- <br />repetitive public comment at the Council level for land use cases, <br />when the legally-noticed Public Hearing was heard at the Planning <br />Commission level; and whether it was appropriate to hear <br />testimony at the Council level when those meetings are not noticed <br />as Public Hearings for land use cases. <br />