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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 11,2011 Page 27 Roll Call Ayes: Willmus; McGehee; Johnson; and Roe. Nays: None. 13. Business Items—Presentations/Discussions a. Discuss Long Range Planning Mayor Roe sought concurrence from Councilmember McGehee that the proposed outline was acceptable and addressed her intent. Councilmember McGehee opined that it was important and this was a good place to start. In order to provide more specificity on the topic, Mayor Roe noted that the long- range planning was intended to relate to the development of the community and growth of its tax base to reach it's identified goals. Councilmember Johnson opined that it was a great concept, and expressed his in- terest in upcoming discussions; further opining that the outline as presented pro- vided a good foundation for those discussions. Councilmember Willmus concurred with Councilmember Johnsons' comments; and as the meeting came to fruition, advised that he would have some questions specific to certain areas of the outline; however, overall he opined that it was a good starting point. Mayor Roe sought individual Councilmember input in further refining the outline; and sought staff comment on whether, given staff's current workload, they were able to provide sufficient information as noted in the outline, or if further revi- sions were indicated. City Manager Malinen suggested a delay in scheduling this discussion in order to allow staff to pull together historical trends and data; background information on FDA's, etc.; however, he advised that there was nothing outside staffs ability to generation, given sufficient time to do so. Mayor Roe asked that staff report back to the City Council on their proposed timeframe. City Manager Malinen advised that staff should be able to provide that proposed timeframe by the City Council's next meeting. Councilmember McGehee expressed appreciation that staff would be able to pro- vide the background materials, opining that the first section would serve to be educational for the City Council and public.