SEATTLE - It's time for you to speak out on what the city of Seattle did, or didn't do, during our December snow storms.

City leaders will bend a listening ear to the public Tuesday morning as they try to figure out how to respond to the next storm.

The meeting will involve committees of the environment, utilities, emergency management and transportation. They'll discuss what happened and then members of the public will have a chance to give their opinions too.

A series of storms left heavy snow - more than 11 inches in some spots - on the ground for two weeks. Considered Seattle's worst snowstorm in 20 years, the storms left city roads covered in snow and ice and crippled transportation and other city functions.

The city's efforts to plow and clear roads was widely criticized, especially the decision to not use salt to de-ice streets for environmental concerns. The city instead used sand.

"Our goal in this review is to find out what are the things that could have been done that might have made the system work better," said Richard Conlin, Seattle City Council President.

The Seattle City Council will take public testimony Tuesday on what worked and what went wrong.

"What we were dealt was 14 days of subfreezing weather and we responded well to keep things open," said Grace Crunican, Seattle Department of Transportation Director.

On Monday, Crunican was peppered with questions by council members. Why weren't Metro bus routes plowed? Why didn't the plows adequately remove the snow?

"Geomelt is the most environmentally friendly de-icing material we have, that's why we switched to it. It works well," said Crunican. "It works well for us in the normal storms but it didn't work so well for us this time."

The joint committee meeting starts Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. There will be an opportunity for members of the public to weigh in during that meeting.

After Tuesday morning's meeting, the council could consider scheduling another time for public comment and may discuss possible legislation.

On Christmas Eve, Nickels gave the city a ‘B’ for its response to the snow storms. In an unscientific KING5.com survey, 77 percent of people who responded gave the city either a ‘D’ or an ‘F.’