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City Council Regular Meeting — 04/10/Q6 DRAFT Minutes - Page 28 Roll Call Ayes: Maschka; Pust and Klausing. Nays: Ihlan and Kough. 10. Consider a Council Budget Process Finance Director Chris Miller, as previously requested by the City Council at their March 20,2006 meeting, provided three options and proposed plans for the 2007 budget approach. Mr. Miller reviewed the various options and their impacts to the budgeting process. Discussion included advantages and disadvantages of the various options in relationship to other ongoing Council and community projects (i.e., community visioning process) and current staffing issues; contracted services versus in-house employees; and discussion of reserve options and budgetary controls. Councilmembers consensus was to pursue Option #2. Mr. Miller encouraged Councilmembers to provide their input to staff on various priorities and considerations; and to provide their personal evaluations of each program for staff. Staff was directed to proceed with Option #2 for the 2007 Recommended Budget Process, as outlined in the staff report dated April 10, 2006; with the suggested timetable for implementation of the process. 1 1 Consider Appointment of Steering Committee Members as part of the Community Visioning Process Councilmember Pust provided an update on the Community Visioning process; and was prepared to offer her personal suggestions for appointment to a steering committee. Councilmember Pust's six suggestions were: Ann Berry and Al Sands; (both of whom had served on the Vista 2000 process); Steve Burwell (Roseville small business owner); Mark Traynor (current Chair of the Planning Commission and involved in the Planning Commission's updating of the City's Comprehensive Plan, allowing him to provide a direct link for the process); Jim Mulder (for his regional expertise Council Budget Process Appointment of Steering Committee Members Community Visioning Process