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City Council Meeting Minutes July 17, 2018 Page 6 of 13 Dan Mellish, 590 West Laurel Court, thanked Council for questions 8 & 9 and asked for some clarification in the question noting the reference to a new building should be called an addition as it will be connected. In question 8, he would like the financial numbers checked to be sure it includes renovation numbers not just new construction. Members took a 10 minute break. Dave Hooley, 117 S. Madison Avenue, felt one might see the ADA and restrooms as the highlight of the museum upgrade based on the current language. Perhaps note there is more in the plan. Councilmember Leh stated this survey is a work in progress. Those working on the survey are hoping to get direction and help on what Council would like to see included and the style of questions. He wants the survey to give Council actionable information that will be helpful for decision making. Mayor Muckle stated that initially there was interest in getting the results to use in this year's budgeting process. Councilmember Loo stated the budget is well underway so it may not be time sensitive. City Manager Balser stated the information can be used for the 2020 budgeting process instead of 2019 if the preference is to take more time. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton stated he doesn't think these questions affect the budget and the budget can be changed later if needed based on shifting priorities. He would like to discuss the general themes and remand it back to the committee to write another draft. Councilmember Maloney stated the idea was this was to be about policy but these questions are more operational and dilute the policy discussion. He felt the ranking questions have great value for policy direction. There needs to be more context on costs and how we fund things so residents can make a judgement. A question is needed on parking as that is a major policy decision needing to be made soon. He suggested doing a survey in 2020 for the operational issues. Councilmember Stolzmann:. • stated she would like to remove any operational questions that are not specifically needed for Key Performance Indicators (KPI) data. • She suggested more clarity on rankings. • She agreed with Councilmember Maloney about the need to identify which items require funding decisions; perhaps asking "would you be willing to pay" questions. • Question #6 on dog parks is too esoteric; it needs to be more direct. • On the sustainability questions it needs to be clear which things require an additional funding stream and add more context.