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of Mounds View Staff Item No: 6 Meeting Date: March 4, 2013 Type of Business: Work Session To: , Honorable Mayor and City Council From: James Ericson, City Administrator Item Title/Subject: City Council Priorities for 2013 Introduction: On February 5, 2013, the City Council held a retreat with City department heads to discuss goals and priorities for 2013. One of the primary issues discussed revolved around the County Road 10 corridor. Discussion: During the retreat with the Council, many goals were discussed which all could be related back to the County Road 10 corridor. Staff put together the attached statement which includes the City's previously adopted Mission, Vision and Values Statements. One question that might be worth discussing is whether the priority statement should be limited to the corridor or expanded to encourage and accommodate activity outside of the corridor. Keep in mind that the Council's indicated desire was to have a specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely goal for the year, acknowledging that the City has a wide variety of essential services and core functions (e.g., code enforcement, street improvement program, public safety, economic development, etc.) which would remain priorities regardless. The statement was reviewed by the City Council at the February 25, 2013 meeting and an additional bullet point was suggested for inclusion: • Partner with MnDOT and Ramsey County to effectuate the naming of the County Highway 10 corridor as "Northtown Boulevard". Recommendation: Review the draft statement and suggest any tweaks or revisions necessary to adequately reflect and communicate the Council's priority for 2013. Once in final format, staff would recommend we bring it back for formal consideration and reaffirmation on March 11, 2013. Respectfully submitted, J James Ericson City Administrator