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Mayor Johnson believed the commissions were set up to assist the Council in completing their work. She wanted to see the Council engaged with each of their commissions. Councilmember Jacobsen feared that he would be influencing his commission by stepping in and speaking too often. Mayor Johnson encouraged the Council to draw a line and keep discussions professional. Councilmember Bauman believed that a well-placed question could divert conversation back to being on topic. Mayor Johnson commented she would be attending each of the commission meetings where the iPad and data practice presentation would be provided by staff. It was her hope that she could address any concerns that may arise. Councilmember Bauman commented on Page 20 of the Commissioner Handbook. She explained she has received verbal attacks from a commission member and asked how the Council wanted to proceed. Mayor Johnson asked if she had evidence of these attacks. Councilmember Bauman reported she had copies from her Facebook page and could provide this information to the City Council members. She wanted to see the Commissioner Handbook code applied across the board. Mayor Johnson encouraged Councilmember Bauman to bring this information to the Council at an upcoming meeting. Council Discussion on Community Engagement Mayor Johnson questioned how the Council wanted to address the topic of Community Engagement. She explained the Council held an offsite Council meeting last year, and holds an Open House. She asked if there were other ways the Council could engage with the public. Lotter reviewed notes he had taken at the February worksession meeting and understood the Council wanted to further engage the public. This was memorialized within the City's strategic goals. He indicated the Council discussed potentially holding another off site Council meeting or neighborhood meetings at Hanson and Freedom Parks. He discussed how the City was addressing the DX situation. He provided further comment on how the City was updating its webpage and noted posts were made every Wednesday for "Water Conservation Wednesday". He was interested in using CTV time to update the public on the water situation. Councilmember Bauman was in favor of holding neighborhood meetings again. She believed the meetings were engaging and allowed residents to address topics of interest to them. She recommended the Council hold at least two or up to four neighborhood meetings in 2016. Lotter agreed the neighborhood meetings would engage the public and would provide an outlet for the City to provide further information on the DX situation. Mayor Johnson asked how the neighborhood meetings were previously advertised. Lotter explained announcements were sent to residents near the park 7-10 days prior to the meeting. He indicated the meetings were also announced in the City newsletter. \ Mayor Johnson did not believe the Council had to be so well planned. She thought perhaps several spontaneous meetings could be planned for this year to provide an outreach to some new neighborhoods.