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Session 1937 October 11,2004 received from any member of Council, so you are done with it and the Plan is in effect. Mr. Wagner said there is "nothing magic" about the 45 days and ordinance said the committee can add to or change the five-year plan at will. He made comments earlier and would like to pass on two observations of the Committee now: 1) Section G - add that no personal names will be included in the CALOP credits and 2) Section L - all contacts or meetings attended in the name of CALOP shall be approved and reported to the Chair for notification to the committee. Mayor asked for clarification on the first item and Mr. Wagner said that CALOP provides grants to independent film makers to make 30 minute films and there is a requirement to put CALOP's and University City's logo on the work. What happens is that personal names are being inserted and this measure is to prevent that from happening. Mayor Adams asked for further explanation at a later date. Mr. Wagner reiterated what he said previously. Ms. Welsch supported the move to put this on the agenda because there had been some question in the committee as to whether the Council approved of the Five Year Plan. She is pleased to know that the Five Year Plan is officially in effect and cannot be questioned. Mayor Adams said his understanding was "that if we did not comment it was acceptable." Ms. Welsch said the Mayor is correct but that point was not made clear to the committee. Her understanding is that this makes the plan official. Mr. Wagner wanted to add to the public record that the City Council endorsed this version of the Five Year Plan and gave official notice to the committee who did not understand this. Mayor Adams recommended that whenever a Council Liaison devises a five year plan that person makes sure that it appears on the Council agenda for Council consideration so there will be no confusion in the future. Mr. Sharpe noted that the Five Year Plans received previously and tonight could be different, and Mayor Adams advised they were the same. Ms. Welsch said the one the Council approved was dated April 2004. Mr. Ollendorff said that a draft was sent to the Council in March, followed by a revised draft in April, and in May the final plan which was adopted and enforced was forwarded to Council as the "final plan" if members chose to comment within 45 days. Mr. Ollendorff said the same plan was sent a second time, but it is the same plan. Mr. Wagner said he had tried to submit the plan to the agenda previously but was told that the city staff liaison had not submitted the plan for approval and confusion resulted. The committee believed the staff would pass this on to Council for approval and now we know that Council does not have to approve it. The confusion was not all on the part of the committee but in the communication to the Council. Ms. Welsch added that in this Five Year Plan the CALOP commission has asked the Council to consider some changes to the CALOP ordinance, which she will write and submit for suggestions. She wants to respond to the request to the CALOP commission that numbers in the commission be increased from five to seven members. Mr. Ollendorff said he was aware of this desired change so he asked the City Attorney to draft a bill which could be introduced tonight if Council wants to do so. It makes two changes: 1) from five to seven members and 2) from 'Continental" to "Charter". Ms. Page 11