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OpenGovernmentCommission | 2021-09-20 | 3 | roadblocks with requests; the next step is to decide how to bring the issues back and whether to separate the PRA and Open Government pieces; she would like to make sure the discussions are productive and come up with good recommendations. Chair Tilos stated that he is leaning towards staff make determinations about what is feasible, then bringing it back to the meeting for the Commissioners to make a decision about whether or not to pursue them. Commissioner LoPilato stated that she agrees with Chair Tilos' approach; some of the issues sound like they could be more easily resolved by simply asking staff and are not broad scale community concerns; it seems more feasible for staff to provide a response or clarification offline; the matter does not need to escalate to Council. The City Clerk stated the exemptions, link expirations and masking issues are all going to be addressed with the new system; staff could definitely follow-up on any question about anything missed. Commissioner Reid stated that she thinks there is broad community support for as much transparency as possible and for really understanding some of the details; the example she gave regarding the masking is just one of possibly two dozen examples she could personally give; inquired how the public will know about the new system. The City Clerk responded that she announced the launch to the OGC at the last meeting; staff wanted to do a soft launch to get the system working; a social media blast and press releases would go out very soon. Commissioner Chen inquired what the next step is moving forward. Commissioner LoPilato suggested the deliverable be a two to three page report; questioned whether the report would be written by the Commission or staff; stated it should be presented at a future meeting to the full Commission. Commissioner Reid stated suggested agendizing the item on the next meeting to provide an opportunity for public feedback; stated there could be more examples from people who have done PRA requests. Chair Tilos stated the issue has been a topic of conversation over the last three meetings; there has been public comment; he does not want to belabor the topic any longer; something should be written up by the next meeting for a Commission vote. Commissioner Chen stated there are some easy things that could be included in a two to three page report, but the PRA issue is a little bit more nuanced and complicated; if the Commission decides to hold a hearing at the next meeting on PRAs and invite the people who have submitted PRAs, the Commission would get the feedback needed to move forward. Meeting of the Open Government Commission September 20, 2021 3 | OpenGovernmentCommission/2021-09-20.pdf |