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Minutes April 19, 2007 DISCUSSION SESSION MINUTES Thursday, April 19, 2007 1 :30 p.m. Mayor's Ceremonial Room Discussion session called to order by Councilmember Adkison. DISCUSSION ITEM PowerPoint projects presented at City Council meetings are difficult to view, and text is illegible at times, depending on the type and size of fonts, charts, colors, etc., used in the design of the projects. ACTION: Councilmember Adkison explained that the City's endeavor to implement available new technology in their presentations is a fairly new process. Newly installed video monitors at the Art Pick Council Chamber are now been utilized to visually enhance oral reports with PowerPoint presentations, The staff recognizes that some of the visual presentations may be deemed to be audio and/or visually ineffective at times but they are working on improving the formats. Also, the City is moving forward in its efforts to present, share and provide everyone easy access to numerous types of information on the City's website, at City Council and public meetings, and on television broadcasts by continually exploring and incorporating advance technology, DISCUSSION ITEM The issue of the Smart Park Program was brought back to this week's discussion session as a continual concern to many business owners in Riverside. Apparently at a recent meeting, Public Works Director Siobhan Foster made a presentation of planned changes in numerous areas of the Smart Park program - the details were unknown by any present attendees. The question was raised as to whether the Smart Park Program was initially presented to any City Council Committee prior to its implementation, As a committee-level discussion item, the public would have been provided an opportunity to discuss the proposed Smart Park Program in detail, and assert their disapproval, approval, and/or concerns. ACTION: Council member Adkison reiterated that Councilmember Betro has had the opportunity to attend most of the related Smart Park meetings and has had numerous dialogues on this subject as the representative of the Downtown Ward. Councilmember Adkison added that he would conduct research on the background of the Smart Park Program, and clarify as to whether or not the matter was evaluated by a committee prior to it being submitted to the City Council and its implementation. Further, Councilmember Adkison will look into what, if any, changes for the Smart Park Program are being proposed at this time. 1