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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 11, 2016 2016 GOAL The City Administrator noted that in 2014 the Council did not have a goal SETTING setting session, and in 2015, a different format was tried and everyone SESSION agrees that it did not go well. He stated that from a staff perspective, he feels it is important for the Council to discuss priorities in order for everyone to know what their focus should be. He noted that there are several ways to go about having a session and the Council should discuss their preferences. Fischer stated that he agrees it is important to have a goal setting session, and for a lack of a better suggestion, go back to using a facilitator like has been done in the past. Keis agreed. The City Administrator gave suggestions on who could be used as a facilitator. Montour stated that Mark Nagel has worked in the past and he is fine with using him again. He had concerns about how the priorities were determined in the last session. The City Administrator stated that we can determine how we want the session to be run. McGraw stated he thinks there should be more people at large in the goal session than we have had in the past, and isn't sure how to get more people involved. The City Administrator noted that in the past we had several people that had applied for commissions but weren't appointed, so we had them participate in the goal setting sessions. McGraw stated that if we want new ideas, we need to have new people involved. Fischer agreed that it would be good to have more public involvement. It would be up to the facilitator to keep the discussion moving, especially when something is suggested that doesn't make any sense. Montour noted that since 2013 when a goal setting session was done, there are two new Council members, new city staff and new Commissioners. The City Administrator stated that he can put an ad in the next newsletter looking for three to five people to participate, but the Council is the key group. The Council agreed to the City Administrator setting up a goal setting session with Mark Nagel, inviting outside people, and set the date depending on the facilitator's availability. Keis introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOL UTION NO. 2016-1-14 —APPROVING THE CITY SETTING UP 2016 GOAL SETTING SESSION WITH FACILITATOR, DATE TO BE DETERMINED. The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Montour. Ayes (5). Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted.