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Mayor Kuzma replied there is a plan that Council has been following, so it boils down to if the Council wants to change the direction being taken. Councilmember Musgrove agreed but thought it would be valuable to have a conversation about the specifics and the direction they would go. Councilmember Riley commented Council hasn't talked about it but he would be concerned if City Council had a meeting first that a consensus may be reached before getting the input of the Planning Commission. He thought a Council conversation could happen afterward to see what direction they want to take. Councilmember Specht suggested not doing it before a Planning Commission meeting. Councilmember Howell agreed with Councilmember Musgrove that there may be specific items they want to come away with in that meeting. She didn't want to have all the decisions made before the joint meeting but to have an idea of what they want to accomplish because if that hasn't been decided as a Council, the conversation could wander. Councilmember Riley replied Council could suggest an agenda or as individuals they could highlight what they think the questions are. He continued Staff may have a good idea of what the questions are and Council could adjust. He agreed a good agenda is important to guide the discussion. Mayor Kuzma asked Deputy City Administrator/Community Dev. Director Hagen if that is something he could come back to Council with, follow-up questions to get the discussion started. Councilmember Musgrove commented she was okay having the other meeting first but she would like to have the order or agenda, the direction, coming from Council and not the Planning Commission. She stated Council didn't have to have all the ideas but if Council could have it structured in such a way as to have input, which is where a good agenda is important, as with strategy meetings, which are inclusive but have a set structure with goals and outcomes. City Administrator Ulrich thought it would be valuable to have a meeting with just the Council to set the agenda, to frame the discussion, ask the pertinent questions, and lay those out in detail. That could be shared with the Planning Commission in advance, schedule the meeting with no time limitations, and have an open discussion with that framework. He suggested scheduling the meeting around the time the planning manager starts. Councilmember Woestehoff agreed that the goal of tonight is to say there are two issues, the MUSA boundary, and also the COR framework. He thought if there was a good agenda, the two topics could be done in one meeting, if time wasn't limited by another meeting directly following. He stated if they were doing just the MUSA boundary he would be comfortable doing that ahead of the Planning Commission because he thought talking about MUSA wouldn't go more than 90 minutes to get feedback and direction. He liked the idea of treating it more like a strategy session. City Council Work Session/March 22, 2022 Page 3 of 11