City Council members are scheduled during the Aug. 23 study session to hear a presentation from representatives from the Puget Sound Regional Council’s Prosperity Partnership covering its draft economic strategy for the Puget Sound Region – Pierce, Kitsap, King and Snohomish counties. The Council is scheduled to discuss using Urban Development Action Grant funds in various areas of the city outside the downtown core. Council will also hear details of a resolution on the Aug. 23 agenda that outlines the City Manager’s proposed approach to resolve the City’s short-term budget shortfall through the 2007-2008 biennium. The public may attend the noon study session in Room 16, Tacoma Municipal Building North, 733 Market St., but the Council will not take public comment. CityPost (Channel 85 on Click!, Channel 77 on Comcast) will air the audio portion of the session live. Replays of the study session audio may be heard Wednesday nights at 7 p.m. on CityPost (Channel 85 on Click!, Channel 77 on Comcast).