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Pros: Cons: week gaps between Council meetings; 2. Would tend to reduce meeting length; 3. Would tend to reduce meeting lateness; 4. Would provide more time to address new issues; 5. Would have less impact on staff resources than three meetings each month and perhaps little more impact than the current arrangement; 6. Would be more responsive to public in attendance. 1. Would provide a "valve" for work overload created by three 1. Would tend to mean more meetings each year. Three Meetings Each Month In its simple form, this alternative would schedule three rather than two regular meetings each month. It would tend to meet all the goals noted earlier, except for efficient utilization of staff. The "compression problem" on staff, however, may well make this option impossible without significant other changes. For example,if the meeting schedule was 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, there would be a two week time period consumed in constant preparation of either minutes or agendas where there are fifth Tuesdays and a three week period consumed where there is no fifth Tuesday. This would be somewhat relieved with a lst, 2nd, and 4th or lst, 3rd and 4th format. Another possibility is to set aside the extra meeting for a special purpose. If, for example, the extra meeting is for planning purposes, then the time taken in preparation of agendas and minutes would be less than if there were three regular meetings for regular business each month. If,on the other hand, the extra meeting were for the purposes of considering business there is not time to handle now,then only one goal would be met, that being more time to consider business. We would like to briefly expand on the concept of a third meeting for planning purposes. If the extra meeting were for the purpose of considering planning business, there would be substantial relief given to the other two meetings. In addition, planning matters could be continued to a regular meeting so they would not have to be deferred for a month if not completed. We believe it would be wise to allow continuance to only one of the other meetings each month so there would always be a meeting each month where no planning was discussed. In the context of this option planning means variances, special-use permits, non-conforming use permits, subdivisions, building permits, etc., or in other words those matters for which planning staff input is required. By permitting continuance to only one other meeting each month the planning staff spends the same amount of time they do now. While there would be an additional agenda and minutes to be prepared each month; the staff work involved in this would be Less than if there were simply three regular meetings each month.