HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/20/2006 Council MinutesCITY COUNCIL RETREAT FEBRUARY 20-21, 2006
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6 DATE : February 20 and 21, 2006
7 TIME STARTED : 8:30 a.m., February 20, 2006
8 TIME ENDED : 12:00 noon, February 21, 2006
9 MEMBERS PRESENT : Councilmembers Carlson, O'Donnell, Reinert, Stoltz and
10 Mayor Bergeson
11 MEMBERS ABSENT : None
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13 Staff members present: City Administrator, Gordon Heitke; Finance Director, Al Rolek; Public
14 Services Director, Rick DeGardner; Community Development Director, Michael Grochala; Public
15 Safety Director, Dave Pecchia, Administration Director, Dan Tesch, City Clerk, Julie Bartell; and
16 Consultant Carl Neu.
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18 AGENDA AND CONCLUSIONS
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20 The City Leadership Workshop Retreat was called to order on Monday, February 20, 2006, at 8:30
21 a.m. All council members were present.
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23 Carl Neu, retreat facilitator, introduced the subject of the workshop. He noted that the general
24 purpose of the workshop is to define more clearly the focused leadership direction and performance
25 priorities of the city council; and to address significant issues on the direction for the city and how the
26 city council and staff will work together in addressing present and future issues.
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28 The council and staff reviewed goals and management action plans from 2005-2006, identifying
29 accomplishments and items to be carried forward. Goals and objectives for action in 2006-2007 were
30 then identified including but not limited to: complete Town Center project; address needed local
31 regional transportation improvements; update city charter to reflect current and future city needs;
32 complete community visioning process; update city comprehensive plan and adopt a redevelopment
33 and revitalization plan; and recreation improvements. The group identified broad based goals as
34 follows: meet infrastructure needs to comply with Comprehensive Plan requirements; diversification
35 and expansion/enhancement of the city's tax base; and establishment of appropriate revenue and
36 allocation policy.
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38 City council performance and council/staff partnership was discussed, using information from a pre-
39 workshop survey that had been completed by all workshop participants.
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41 At approximately 3:00 p.m. staff members (excluding City Administrator Heitke and City Clerk
42 Bartell) were excused and the Council discussed their performance including council meetings and
ank 43 work sessions, rules and procedures, minutes and the desire to establish meeting guidelines.
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46 The workshop was recessed at 5:00 p.m.
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CITY COUNCIL RETREAT FEBRUARY 20-21, 2006
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48 The workshop was reconvened on Tuesday, February 21, 2006, at 8:30 a.m. All council members
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51 Staff present for the remainder of the retreat: City Administrator, Gordon Heitke; Finance Director,
52 Al Rolek, Public Services Director, Rick DeGardner; Director of Administration, Dan Tesch;
53 Community Development Director, Michael Grochala; Public Safety Director, Dave Pecchia and City
54 Clerk, Julie Bartell.
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56 Carl Neu, workshop facilitator, continued to present information and facilitated discussion on
57 leadership. Recommendations for follow up action were formulated.
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59 Directions were given in the following areas:
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61 a) Staff to prepare a Goals and Management Action Plan for 2006-2007 identified goals;
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63 b) City Council Guidelines: Council Member O'Donnell and City Administrator Heitke will
64 develop recommendations for consideration by the City Council in April; a new format for meeting
65 minutes will be utilized.
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67 c) City Financial Review: Staff was recommending a comprehensive review of the city's
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69 City's Five -Year Plan after such a review. A mini -retreat will be scheduled and will include
70 discussion of a five-year budget plan, with recommendations tied to the budget process; the Charter
71 Commission will be informed that they have received a draft of the Five -Year Plan and the Council
72 will be utilizing more time and involvement to refine that Plan;
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74 d) Community Visioning Process: The process should be established as quickly as possible
75 to allow further goal definition.
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77 There being no further business, Mayor Bergeson adjourned the meeting at 12:00 noon.
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79 These minutes were considered and approved at the regular Council Meeting of April 24, 2006.
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84 ne)Bartell, City Cl rk ' ohn ' -rgeson, Mayor
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88 Julianne Bartell, City Clerk
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