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COUNCIL MEETING MAY 22, 1995 20/20 Vision project. She handed each Council Member a Summary of the Thursday, May 18, 1995 20/20 Vision meeting. She noted that Mr. Carl Neu, several staff members and several Council members were at this meeting. The purpose of the meeting was for Mr. Neu to present an evaluation of the work that has been done by the Vision groups and to focus on what to expect from now on. Ms. Sullivan explained that meeting with Mr. Neu was video taped and will be shown at city hall over the next two (2) weeks to the advisory groups and staff and any Council member that wishes to attend. A copy of the video tape will be available to the public and can be checked out by staff. Mr. Neu felt that the 20/20 Vision project had some real good feedback from the citizens and that the visioning process has the ability to be effective depending upon whether the action plans are put into place and how "actionable" the information is once the City staff has had the opportunity to work with the information. Ms. Sullivan explained that the City Council and staff will be more involved from this point. She noted that the Planning Coordinator and the Economic Development Assistant has been attending the 20/20 Vision meetings on a weekly basis to validate the action items and to make sure that the dates are appropriate and to make sure that what is being recommended is "real ". How will the recommendations fit and what are some of the consequences. The citizens need to feel that the City is working with them and trying to implement what they have recommended. Ms. Sullivan felt it was important that the Council and staff continue to participate in the process over the next couple of weeks. Mr. Neu told the citizens to be aware that the City might need to amend the action plans that they are recommending. The citizens have accepted the fact that they are not the experts on some of the issues. They have spent long hours reading the Comprehensive Land Use Plan, the Economic Development Plan and City Charter and have decided that there must be experts who can give them direction. They are looking to the City staff to provide some of that direction. They recognize that there are some limitations and that the action plans may not be implemented exactly as they have been recommended. However, the intent will always be there. Ms. Sullivan explained that when staff works with the 20/20 groups, the citizens recognize that this is a collaborative effort. Mr. Neu indicated that there are two (2) issues that may cost more than what the citizens are willing to support. One of the issues was already addressed but not included in the presentation. The other issue will be considered further by the PAGE 2