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. Mr. Porter said staff wished to have the program evaluation adopted e as soon as possible, and noted if Council had any questions, staff would be available to have those questions answered prior to July 13 mee tin g . XI I. Process for Implementing Council Goals--Materials distributed to Council Manager said the list distributed to Council was a reflection of topics and weighted importance of those topics as reflected by City Council votes at the last work session. He noted the date assignments did not follow the number assignments because of availability of staff throughout the summer. One correction was made in changing item no. 5 Civic Center, August 3 to July 27; and changing Transportation from July 27 to August 3. Manager sai dJ in general) the staff person respon- sible would make the presentation at the designated Council meetings. Manager said staff felt it would be better to follow this procedure than try to schedule a one- or two-day work session for Council to discuss the various topics. Mr. Obie suggested the items be placed at the beginning of Council's agenda, rather than at the end, to allow more time for discussion. XI I I. Human Rights Council Report--Report previously distributed to Council Mayor Keller said discussion was continuing regarding waiting an addi- tional year for recommendations regarding the Human Rights Council and commissions. Ms. Smith felt it was consensus of the Council that because of the new human rights commissions' structures, it would be '_ premature to make any changes now. Mr. Hamel's impression was the Human Rights Council was asking for guidance from the City Council, for more input to allow more action to support their needs. George Russell, president of the Human Rights Council, made three requests of Council: 1) More feedback in terms of the format of the human rights report, asking if the report provided information neces- sary to make decisions and evaluations; 2) More feedback directly to the commissions or City Manager's office as to the expectations of how the commissions should perform and function; and 3) More feedback or action on the recommendations outlined in the report. Mr. Russell asked Council whether it felt it appropriate to judge one commission against another, whether the differential progression was an accurate procedure. He said each commission had different concerns and different constituencies and was developing at a different rate. Another concern Mr. Russell noted to Council regarded appointments. He sai d minorities, handicapped, and women should be appointed to other commis- sions in the city, not just to their own commissions. Mr. Lieuallen agreed with Mr. Russell in that the evaluations of com- missions should not be a comparison situation. He also felt more time should be allowed for the commissions to achieve their goals. A third point Mr. Lieuallen made was asking the Human Rights Council to determine how City Council should judge the accomplishments. Mr. Russell replied e each commission should establish its own goals, and should be judged on those goals, after a period of time. 53Cj 7/6/77 --8