Gary the point is a City Councilor is elected by a very, very small number of votes LIMITED by/within their own ward boundary lines. That hardly in any fashion represents the majority of voters city wide, even though a ward councilor's vote can and often does effect actions outside their own ward. 
I'd like to see Wards and their representative councilors remain in play, but have them as individuals voted on city wide. Then you might be able to claim "Apparently they're not too unhappy with the Council's actions." until such a time you indeed offer a bit of a inaccurate miss leading representation of voter acceptance, at least city wide. 

regards,