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City Council Regular Meeting — 02/27/06 <br />�R� E�-k' Minutes - Page 35 <br />Task Force; and addressed current traffic flow and access; and <br />agreed to the necessity of working with MnDOT to fmd the best <br />solution, without creating additional safety issues at Fairview. <br />Further discussion included the CIP; Planning Commission <br />involvement; and how to and who should approach MnDOT; the <br />process and funding; and the need for a specific plan to <br />incorporate into the CIP. <br />Councilmember Ihlan suggested that the City Council <br />specifically solicit neighborhood input; find an alternative; form <br />the Task Force; and include a line item in the City CIP to ensure <br />the City's negotiating abilities with MnDOT. <br />Mayor K�ausing directed staff to come back with specific Police <br />Department accident report data to-date; and charged <br />Councilmembers Kough and Ihlan to return with additional <br />information regarding a specific charge to the proposed Task <br />Force. <br />1�, Discuss the 2007 Budget and Levy-Setting Process, Council <br />Goal Setting, and Planning for a Long-Range Visioning <br />Process; Update on "Team Building." <br />Councilmember Ihlan had requested discussion of the 2007 <br />budget and levy-setting process, Council goal setting and <br />planning for a long-range visioning processing; and scheduling <br />of a minimum of two Town Hall meetings in March and April to <br />invite public input on what Council's budgeting and po�zcy- <br />making priorities should be. <br />Discussion included scheduling Town Hall meetings at City Hall <br />as part of regular business meetings, but allowing sufficient time <br />for public input; budget targets; policy priorities; additional <br />outreach to invite public feedback; and working with existing <br />community organizations and group to get more city-wide <br />participation. <br />Councilmembers Kough and Maschka were supportive of the <br />Town Hall meetings to gather public comment. <br />Councilmember Pust noted that she was getting additional <br />2007 Budget and <br />Levy-Setting <br />Process <br />Council Goal <br />Setting and <br />Planning for a <br />Long-Range <br />Visioning Process <br />Update on "Team <br />Building." <br />