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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MINUTES February 6, 2017 DRAFT 5 necessarily see the need for team building and would prefer just goal setting be the focus. 175 176 The council concurred that the focus will be on goal setting alone, in a three to four hour 177 session and within the next 60 days. 178 6. Advisory Board Appointment – Administrator Karlson remarked that an 179 application has been received to serve on the Park Board and there is a vacancy. Staff is 180 requesting that the council set an interview time for the applicant. The council concurred 181 to interview the next week, Monday, February 13 at 6:15 p.m. 182 7. Council Updates on Boards/Commissions, City Council – 183 184 Mayor Reinert mentioned the Beyond the Yellow Ribbon group and that he is asking the 185 council to consider authorizing an annual contribution to that group. Council Member 186 Manthey suggested, if there is a contribution, the council should receive an annual report 187 on how funds are utilized. 188 8. Monthly Progress Report - 189 - Council Chambers Upgrade – Administrator Karlson noted that Alpha Video is busy 190 and he has located another company, through a recommendation from North Metro 191 Telecommunication, that could work on the city’s council chambers upgrade. 192 9. 2040 Comprehensive Plan Process Update - Community Development Director 193 Grochala reported that staff is currently engaging the assistance of Landform as well as 194 WSB & Associates on the Comprehensive Plan update process. The scope and process 195 proposed by staff is included in his written report. Mayor Reinert suggested that staff 196 should get an RFP for the services and staff concurred that could be done. Director 197 Grochala noted that in the past the process has included a quality of life survey but he 198 isn’t planning that element for this update. Mayor Reinert suggested that a survey would 199 provide good information but he realizes that it comes at a high price; he asked staff to 200 include the option of a survey in the RFP information. 201 10. Review Regular Agenda – The agenda was reviewed and there were no changes. 202 The meeting was adjourned at 9:43 p.m. 203 These minutes were considered, corrected and approved at the regular Council meeting held on 204 February 27, 2017. 205 206 207 Julianne Bartell, City Clerk Jeff Reinert, Mayor 208