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<br />Item No: 08 <br />Meeting Date: May 1, 2017 <br />Type of Business: Work Session <br /> <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: James Ericson, City Administrator <br />Item Title/Subject: Discuss Council Meeting Agenda Order of Items <br /> <br /> <br />Introduction: <br /> <br />At the April 24, 2017, meeting of the City Council, Mayor Mueller suggested looking at the <br />order of items on the agenda in an effort to ensure residents have ample opportunity to <br />provide input during the “residents Comments and Concerns” section. <br /> <br /> <br />Discussion: <br /> <br />In some cities, the Council agendas are set up so that ministerial and administrative <br />actions are addressed before public hearings or public comment. In years past, Mounds <br />View’s Council agendas were similarly organized, however these items were shifted to the <br />end of the meeting to minimize the amount of time that residents, staff or consultants had <br />to wait until their items was considered. There is no “right” way to organize an agenda, of <br />course, what works well today may be inefficient tomorrow. <br /> <br />Staff has attached a sample council agenda as it is currently organized, along with a <br />sample agenda shifting routine and administrative actions to the beginning of the meeting. <br /> <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />Review the order in which items appear on the Council agenda and discuss whether <br />changes should be made. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />________________________ <br />James Ericson <br />City Administrator <br /> <br />