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of some old Municipal Code amendments which have been on the list for some time and have now been removed from the Future Planning items. She advised that if the Commission were interested in pursuing any of the Municipal Code amendments, the process was for the Commission to present its collective recommendation to the City Council for inclusion in its Priorities. Ms. Decker stated that the City Council would be discussing its Priorities in February and that the consideration of the Municipal Code amendments to be recommended for inclusion in the City Council Priorities would be agendized for the January 28, 2009 Planning Commission meeting, at which time she would provide a list of the Municipal Code amendments that the Commission has previously expressed an interest in pursuing. Mr. Dolan requested that individual Commissioners give some advance thought as to what the approach might be. He stated that the Council has eight Priorities which are subject areas, with many implementing programs within each of those eight Priorities. He advised that because the list is long, the Commission might want to be strategic in what its recommendations are and not make its own list too long such that it does not have any impact. Commissioner Olson stated that when the Commission went through the process last year, he was very frustrated as the process did not include any indication of the cost of those various items. He noted that the Commission was asked to prioritize with no consideration for cost, and he finds this unrealistic because the Commission might look at an item and consider it as a very high priority, but the reality is in light of the City budget, it makes no sense for the item to be a priority. He noted that he indicated at the time that he would like to see some economic ranking. Mr. Dolan stated that he was not sure if that information was even available to the Council. He added that he understands the way it works, which has been successful with the Council and City Manager, is that if it is on the list, the City Manager has the green light to pursue it, and, therefore, the responsibility of whether or not the City can afford it initially is something to consider in its budget. He stated that it is an obvious question to staff because there are times when staff cannot accomplish projects with the resources it has, and he was not sure he could address the issue prior to discussing it. 2009 Planners Institute Ms. Decker advised the Commission that staff has provided the Commissioners with the information on the 2009 Planners Institute and would like them to indicate to staff if they plan on attending. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, January 14, 2009 Page 33 of 35