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1994 and it is anticipated that the Council will develop an implementation Program that will reflect the results of the FOCUS 2000 recommendations and form the basis for the City's future programs, services plans, goals and objectives. 2. Advisory Commissions -The City's active advisory commissions include the Planning Commission, the Civil Service Commission, the Environmental Quality Commission, the Charter Commission, the Cable Commission and the Parks and Recreation Commission. In addition, the City has two active Task Forces, the Golf Course Task Force and the Senior Center Task Force. The Commissions and Task Forces serve as advi- sory bodies to the City Council and, when functioning jointly with other political subdivisions, operate as an administrative body responsible to the City Council. Over the past year, the Charter Commission has been reviewing the current City Charter to update the Charter to meet the needs of the community according to future trends and commu- nity directives. At recent Council/Staff Goalsetting sessions, the City Council and staff identified the need to review the City Charter with the purpose of establishing consistency of practice with current needs and expectations of the Council, staff and the community. As a result of Goalsetting analysis, the Charter Commission has been doing an in-depth examination of the Charter based on Council guidelines. It is anticipated that the Charter Commission will report their recommendations to the Council late in 1993. The Golf Course Task Force has been working toward the realization of a golf course in the City of Mounds View. They have been meeting regularly and if all goes well, have slated the Spring of 1995 as the completion date for this project. The Senior Center Task Force has also been working on a joint effort with three other cities in the area to provide a senior center and services to the seniors of our communities. The 3