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Superintendent Centeno reported that staff proposed to have two representatives from each of the groups come together and work with staff to see if a reconfiguration made sense. She said if that group wanted to make recommendations they would go back to their board, committee or commission and discuss it at that level, and if appropriate, recommendations would then be brought to the City Council. She asked Council to let staff know if they were interested in this proposal. Council Member Claire said he was not interested in this proposal for the Parks and Recreation Commission, the Senior Affairs Commission and Cultural Commission, but agreed that the Fair Oaks Community Center Advisory Board should decide its own destiny. He said that all these groups continue to serve the City well. In response to Mayor Howard's questions, Superintendent Centeno said staff believed this process could be concluded in April. MEMO 3/17/98 Council Member Leipzig said he had not heard about this proposal until some members, who were upset about it, had called him. In response to Council Member Leipzig's questions, Superintendent Centeno said staff had talked to the various groups, and some of the members had expressed support to pursue a discussion regarding reconfiguration. Superintendent Centeno agreed with Council Member Claire that all the members and groups have served the City well. She described how some ofthe groups had gone to each other's meetings because the topic of discussion was related to both their spheres of influence, and wanted input into the project. Superintendent Centeno described the overlapping interests and how that had sparked staff to wonder if it was worthwhile to look at reconfigurations, or other forms of coordination. Council Member Leipzig suggested looking at how the members were appointed and the appropriate number of members of each group. He said these groups were real assets to the City and he wanted to enhance their value and market them in a more effective manner. He said scarcity sometimes enhances value, and suggested fewer members might foster competition for these valuable memberships. Council Member Ira agreed there were overlapping interests and suggested representatives from one group regularly attend other groups' meetings to make sure their interests and concerns are heard. He said he would have preferred that the groups themselves had approached the Council to voice their concerns and report what they needed to meet their goals. He said he was very interested in listening to the various groups to find out what they wanted to do and what they needed from staff and the Council. Council Member Ira said he wasn't really interested in pursuing it from the staff end. Council Member Rain agreed that he would have preferred that this proposal had come from the groups themselves. He said this concept should be reviewed "in a larger context of what committees, commissions and boards, does the Council need to support its work." REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO. 56 MARCH 16, 1998 MINUTES Page No. 326 PAGE 8