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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 26, 2009 Page 13 Councilmember Johnson suggested that, as the next ranking iteration proceeded, the City Council needed to view the new reality and priority level, and asked that staff provide that revised document as soon as possible. Councilmember Johnson asked for clarification on the funding source for the Parks and Recreation Master Plan process and why it was ranked so low on the 2010 Budget. Mr. Miller responded that this was due to the funding being provided in 2009, and no allotment necessary for the 2010 budget. Councilmember Johnson requested that Mr. Miller poll Councilmembers on the state aid reallocation and determine where things stood. Mayor Klausing asked that Mr. Miller provide a closer connection, further re- finement, and a better understanding of other major inflationary categories and which items they fit more closely with. Councilmembers were of a consensus that they were always receptive to input from Department Heads. City Manager Malinen noted that the most current budget matrix, as refined, was posted on the City's website to allow the public an opportunity to go through the exercise with the City Council and staff and provide their comments to Council- members, providing another source of feedback in the decision-making process. Councilmember Roe opined that staff needed to receive feedback from Council- members tonight to allow them to proceed with the next step in providing the first draft of astaff-recommended 2010 budget for further refinement. Councilmember Ihlan, as a point of information, questioned how agreement was being reached in re-ranking; expressing a lack of clarity as to where the consensus was at; and how the public could follow the ranking process. Mayor Klausing advised that individual Councilmembers were re-ranking their individual rankings related to the $450,000 lost State Aid line item, currently listed in the unfunded area due to misunderstandings in the initial ranking process by those individual Councilmembers, as they had so indicated. Mayor Klausing advised that he had chosen to move his ranking up. Councilmembers Roe and Johnson also raised and re-ranked that specific item, identified as line item #9. Councilmember Johnson clarified to Councilmember Ihlan that the process in- volved re-ranking as additional information and clarification was provided and discussed as a body.