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8. Regular Meeting August 26, 2002 Page 8 agreed by consensus to meet with Staff first and then hold a Workshop with consultants, to have the questions, which will arise, in the Workshop answered. Mr. Mihalkanin inquired how long after the meetings with Staff and the Workshop with the consultant would it take to have a document. Mr. Sefko stated it would take approximately eight months. Mayor Habingreither inquired whether the Code could be done in segments. Mr. Morgan stated progress reports can be done, but does not recommend adoption of the Code ln pleces. Mayor Habingreither introduced a discussion regarding the opportunity to place questions in the 2002 Community Survey about the extension of bar hours and disannexation of Southwest San Marcos Tract Annexation. Mr. O'Leary stated this year will be the third year staff has sent out a Community Survey to solicit citizen input. Mr. O'Leary stated he is aware the Council is looking for ways to get public input regarding the extension of bar hours and de-annexation. Mr. O'Leary stated he feels this would be a good way to get answers. Mr. Mayhew stated he feels adding these items to the survey would be a good idea, but would also like to hold public hearings. Ms. Narvaiz stated she is not opposed to holding a public hearing on either item, but would like to wait until after the results are in from the survey. Mayor Habingreither introduced the City Council's Report. 1) Mr. Mayhew stated he thinks it would be appropriate for City Staff to have an opportunity to address a situation and provide clarification if a citizen during the comment period speaks negatively about a particular incident involving Staff. Mr. Mihalkanin stated he feels the Staff could respond to Council in the form of a letter. Council agreed to have the City Manager discuss this with staff and provide Council with a recommendation for appropriate ways to respond to citizen comments and concerns made during the Citizen Comment Period. 2) Mr. Taylor stated he would like to see Staff place Ordinances being considered by the Council on the City's website. He suggests scanning the Ordinances and then placing them as a PDF file on the web. Mr. O'Leary stated this is something Staff is working on now. Mayor Habingreither stated he would like to have the votes of the Council Members added to the website as well. 3) Mr. Montoya stated he would like Council to look into placing Restrictive Parking Signs in the parking lot across from Herbert's Taco Hut. Mr. Mayhew stated he felt this would be difficult to enforce. Ms. Narvaiz stated she would like for Staff to research the number of complaints and what hours they occur. 4) Mr. Mihalkanin stated he met with the Economic Development Council today and they would like the Council to change the appointments of EDC members to the first Regular Meeting in July. Mr. Mark Taylor stated he would have to look at the contract, because the Council does not make all the appointments, and bring a recommendation back to the Council. Mr. Mihalkanin suggested the City place the EDC appointments into Ordinance form. Mayor Habingreither introduced an Executive Session pursuant to the