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City Council Meeting Minutes September 16, 2014 Page 6 of 18 Council member Stolzmann thanked all the members of the Task Force. She stated she would have to take the recommendation combined with all the priorities for the budget. Council member Moss also thanked the Task Force for their work. She supported taking a more in depth look at the communication process and hoped to see some of the recommendations implemented. Mayor Pro Tem Dalton reviewed the recent history of the communication process and the creation of the Public Outreach Task Force. He felt the public notification suggestions were good. He respected the recommendations of the Task Force, but felt the scope of the proposal should be more modest. He did not support hiring a consultant. Mayor Muckle felt citizens usually will come out to discuss subjects such as trash hauling with the outreach of other citizens. He thought the scope of the reason for the Task Force was broader and longer term than the notification during the Safeway redevelopment. He also agreed with Council members Stolzmann and Moss's comments relative to looking at the budget, but wanted to pursue ways to better reach the citizenry. Council member Loo did not see $125,000 as a modest amount of money. She stated she would rather use the money to repair the City's roads. She was willing to look at the issue in the City's budget. She felt on items of controversy, the public has spoken and the system has worked. Council member Keany voiced his appreciation to the Task Force for their time and their recommendations. He stated as part of the budget process, every item must be looked at carefully, including this issue. He felt there are things which could be done, without hiring a full -time person, such as increasing the newsletter publications and getting things on the website more quickly. He felt there were times when a good job was done in communicating and times when it could be better. Council member Moss felt this is a very important issue for the City. She wanted to see the City be more progressive to educate the public. She felt some money may have to be spent to accomplish that. COUNCIL DIRECTION: Mayor Muckle asked if Council would like to have staff review the recommendations and prepare for the City's budget process. There was Council consensus. ORDINANCE No. 1669, SERIES 2014 — AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTERS 8.52 AND 8.56 OF THE LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE TO EXPAND THE CITY'S SMOKING RESTICTIONS TO INCLUDE MARIJUANA AND ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES — 2 "d Reading — Continued from 7/15/14 — Public Hearing