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City Council Meeting Minutes April 15, 2014 Page 14 of 15 CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT City Attorney Light reported on Thursday, April 24, at 6:30 p.m. the City will conduct Boards and Commission training on quasi - judicial matters. On Monday, April 28, at 6:30 p.m. training will be conducted for non - quasi - judicial Boards and Commissions. Council member Lipton noted there are members of the Open Space Advisory Board who cannot make the training. Public Relations Manager Muth explained the training is offered twice a year, spring and fall. Council member Keany suggested it would be very helpful to discuss with quasi - judicial boards that outside information such as Google maps and satellite images may bias the board or commission member's judgment. City Attorney Light would include technology aspects such as emails. Council member Keany inquired whether the regular boards and commissions are also subject to non -email broadcast rules. City Attorney Light stated all boards and commissions are bound by the same rules as the quasi - judicial boards, such as email discussion, which is covered under the open meetings law. COUNCIL COMMENTS, COMMITTEE REPORTS, AND IDENTIFICATION OF FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Council member Stolzmann stated she would have preferred to discuss personnel expectations and past performances in executive session, but as the group disagreed, she would provide feedback now. She saw three major areas for improvement: communication, follow through and oversight. She had many specific examples to accompany each category. She felt when there are performance problems; it is Council's fault for not clearly setting goals and expectations. She felt discussing weaknesses and strengths would be the first step in addressing the failures as a Council. She felt the City Manager needs to work on communication, follow through and oversight. She noted these are very serious topics and very important to the citizens of Louisville. She did not feel comfortable sharing the specific examples as it would provide undue embarrassment for different members of staff. She invited Council members to discuss the specific examples with her. Council member Lipton requested a future agenda item to discuss performance measures for the City Manager and a study session to establish goals for the City Manager and a proper evaluation plan. He noted the City of Boulder also struggles with evaluating their City Manager and have tried various methods. Mayor Muckle reported the Northwest Area Mobility Study (NAMS) will meet on Friday April 18 in Broomfield. Based on the study, the US 36 Mayors and Commissions Coalition will present a consensus document requesting continued work on rail issues, and spending RTD funds to improve transportation in the region.