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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION January 7, 2008 APPROVED 270 The Citizens Task Force To Review Charter Provisions Pertaining to Local 271 Improvements and, as a result, conveyed a charter amendment proposal to the Charter 272 Commission. The Charter Commission elected to draft a substitute amendment which 273 the council has officially received. The council currently has two charter amendments 274 before them and the state statutes establish options for action. The council may send one 275 of the amendments to a ballot (special or general election). The council could also 276 consider approving an amendment by unanimous affirmative vote (this option would 277 apply to the substitute amendment only). Key days for placement on the ballot were 278 reviewed. 279 280 Administrator Heitke reviewed a proposed general schedule that would allow the council 281 to review the substitute charter amendment, with adequate time to pursue all options 282 including the lengthiest option of proposing a new amendment that would again require 283 charter commission review. 284 285 Community Development Director Grochala explained that the major difference with the 286 charter proposal is that the process for neighborhood involvement is cumbersome. A 287 feasibility study is done proposing possible improvements, elements are broken down 288 including assessments, residents get that information and make choices for 289 improvements, and whatever projects get the most votes would dictate what would be 290 done. There are concerns about how design can be accomplished, how you can separate •291 elements, etc. 292 293 Administrator Heitke is recommending a technical review of the charter commission 294 proposal. 295 296 The council concurred with the proposal to proceed with a technical review and will 297 expect a report on the February work session agenda. 298 299 Professional Services RFP's — Administrator Heitke noted the council has discussed 300 seeking proposals for on going professional services, including legal services. The matter 301 was purposefully held off for various noted reasons including projects underway and the 302 need for continuity. He is proposing now, however, that an RFP process could now 303 begin. He is not recommending looking at an RFP for all services at one time because it 304 can be a time consuming process for both staff and council. 305 306 There was discussion about legal services, past and present. 307 308 The council concurred on releasing an RFP for legal services. As noted in the previous 309 discussion regarding annual appointments that include designation of certain service 310 providers, it was confirmed that staff under direction to provide options to look at options 311 for labor and fiscal services. 312 •313 Data Request Policy — City Clerk Bartell explained that the council has discussed the 314 establishment of a formal communication policy as it relates to data requests from council