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City Council Meeting Minutes August 21, 2018 Page 12 of 13 Director Kowar asked if large item pick up is still important to include. Councilmember Stolzmann stated there is a very low rate of people using this and it is being charged to everyone. Perhaps if should have unit based pricing for these items and charged directly to those who use it. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton said very few know it is available, we should market it better, and more people would use it. We should keep it in. Councilmember Stolzmann stated it should be an a la carte item. Councilmember Maloney stated getting a la carte pricing would be useful, but perhaps marketing is more important so people will know it is available and how to use it. Councilmember Loo asked if we can request both a la carte pricing and it be included. Director Kowar stated that would work. Director Kowar clarified the RFP is ready to be released as is. Members stated yes. DISCUSSION/DIRECTION — REVIEW OF CITY COUNCIL RULES OF PROCEDURE Clerk Muth stated the Rules were adopted earlier this year and at that time is was required they be reviewed within six months of adoption. Mayor Muckle stated the Rules are working. Councilmember Stolzmann stated the rules are clear and helpful. She thinks it would improve the process if when making a motion we would know there would still be time for comments. She would also like to have the references to the Charter where the items are required not just done by choice. Mayor Muckle stated framing the motion earlier in the discussion is reasonable. Councilmember Loo noted motions earlier can create more acrimony or stifle conversation. She likes the more informal approach to it. Councilmember Stolzmann noted on quasi-judicial items if a motion is made earlier it is easier to say if you agree or disagree. It can be hard to discuss things without a motion sometimes. Councilmember Leh agreed the charter references would be good. For framing a motion sometimes that can be helpful but it is not always necessary. Sometimes it stops robust development of an issue. A motion would help when we get off topic. If used logically, incrementally it can work. We don't want to make it too narrow. Attorney Light stated on quasi-judicial matters most decisions are going to fall into approval, disapproval, or approval with conditions. He suggested using caution when using motions about conditions prior to reviewing all of the conditions.