The latest Glendale City Council candidate forum held Thursday night by the League of Women Voters Glendale/Burbank is up on the city Web site.

For a guy whose job it is to watch and take notes _ two words: Seek Function.

During the 90-minute round-robin Q&A, the moderator quizzed the eight candiates on such salient issues of the day as hillside development, downtown economics and transportation. How did they do? Judge for yourself. Between the civic boosterism, plain restatements of city issues sometimes passed-off as answers, and occasional pie-in-the-sky rhetoric, I'm sure all of them said something substantial or had at least one good idea.

Perhaps the most telling was what each chose to address when they were given the floor at 1:20...

Challenger Vrej Agajanian said the city is falling behind in the use of solar power systems, and is in favor of open space and clean air.

Incumbent and current mayor Dave Weaver supported hiring city treasurers by appointment, rather than by general election. The reason? The public might elect someone on the basis of popularity, rather than by actual experience.

Candidate John Drayman, president of the Montrose Shopping Park, urged the city to purchase Mountain Oaks, a property near La Crescenta where a developer wants to build condos and a school to the distress of area residents.

Former Glendale Police spokesman Chahe Keuroghelian said the community should organize neighborhood watch meetings and engage the police department in dialogue to address public safety.

Glendale Unified school board member Greg Krikorian attacked the current council for recently failing to review a proposed hillside view ordinance for lack of quorum and urged the city to be pushier with developers.

Incumbent Councilman Rafi Manoukian touted the local economy is "strong and robust," reciting figures from a city investment forum earlier in the day. He also said he has always been respectful to public speakers at council. He's open to meetin constituients in South Glendale and Montrose.

Challenger Herbert Molano said there's a lack of involvement by the current council and the public when it comes to addressing the issues.

Challenger Lenore Solis, a former Glendale Water & Power commissioner, sought fiscal accountability and was concerned about fund transfers the city has used to prop up the utility. She's also against mansionization.

Can't wait till April 3.