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APPROVED Page 6 December 15, 1997 Mounds View City Council Mr.Whiting noted that he had collected information as requested by the Council at their last meeting in regard to other options for the Council Retreat. He noted that it will be necessary to get input from the Council as to what they want to achieve at this retreat. Council member Stigney stated he felt the estimate from Carl Neu was rather high. Many of the things have already been accomplished-goal settings,mission statements,etc.-and he feels the city should continue where they left off last year. If the Council sets the agenda,perhaps they could conduct it themselves. Mr.Whiting stated he feels that last year's session helped get the Council and staff familiar with each other as individuals and the types of leadership styles of each. The Council should perhaps consider what went well and what did not go well in 1997 and tailor some type of program towards that. He thinks the difficulty is in completing the mission statements when facing reality. Council member Quick felt it would be beneficial to have the same facilitator as the city used last year. Mayor McCarty stated team building requires an outside interest. He is in favor of utilizing the same facilitator but would encourage him to be more forceful in terms of team building. MOTION/SECOND: Koopmeiners/Quick to direct staff to approach Mr. Salverda on a team building session and report back on prices for both one day and 1-1/2 day sessions. VOTE: 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried It was recommended that the session should get away from the general presentations and have the council provide input on what they want covered so that those issues can be addressed. 8. Staff Briefing on Administration Efforts for Evaluating Assessment Policy Options and Engineering Policy Option regarding Street Construction Project. Mr.Whiting noted that he had met with Bruce Kessel and Mike Ulrich in regard to how to outline the various aspects of a project Additionally,Steve Campbell from SEH was present for input. He noted that Mr.Kessel is currently working on some of the long-term fiscal implications of various options. Mike Ulrich was able to evaluate some of the road conditions in the city regarding long-term capital improvements. It is his desire to get this item on the agenda for further discussion at the January 5th work session. Council member Stigney asked if the city has ever looked at Assessment Policies of other comparable municipalities. Mr.Whiting noted that this is something that could be done. Barbara Haake,3024 County Road I,asked if residents would have the opportunity to give input at the January 5th meeting. Residents would like to hear all of the facts and information. Perhaps it would be beneficial to schedule an additional work session to address the residents concerns. Mayor McCarty noted that there are many issues which will need to be resolved before a decision can be made as to the street improvement project on County Road I/Spring Lake Road. A discussion followed in regard to the possibility of obtaining a MSA variance. Ms.Haake noted that the residents really do not want the MSA standards applied to the street. 9. Consideration of Resolution No.5173,Resolution Approving the Wetland Alteration Permit for Lots 17 and 18,Edgewood Square,Requested by Good Value Homes.