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Agenda Section: 9.I os REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION Report Number. 93-477C Report Date: 4-6-93 STAFF REPORT council Action: 0 Special Order of Business CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE April 12, 1993 CI Public Hearings ❑ Consent Agenda a Council Business Item Description: Consideration of Establishing a Community Wide Vision Process and Adoption Reelution No. 4361, .Amending the 1993 General Fund. Budget Administrators Review/Recommendation: - No comments to supplement this report - Comments attached. Explanation/Summary (attach supplement sheets as necessary.) SUMMARY; At the March, 1993 Council/Staff Strategic Planning Session, the • Council and Staff began the process of planning for the future operations and development of the City of Mounds View. During the discussions we asked ourselves some very poignant questions: * Are we effective in anticipating the issues which may affect the community? * Are we identifying the problems within our community and effectively and efficiently solving the problems? * Are we effective in setting community direction and goals? * Is our vision of the future in sic with that of the community? • We realized that in developing a "Vision" for the future we needed to establish a City Mission - a statement that would explain to everyone inside and outside the community, the "purpose" of the City of Mounds View. In addition to a Mission Statement, we felt it was necessary to develop a Vision Statement that would describe the direction the City of Mounds View will take. as it enters the 21st century - what will Mounds View look like, what services will it provide, what will be the essence of the City that currently serves a population of 13, 000 and 17, 000 in 10 years? What we came to realize as we discussed the ,"vision" of the future for the City, was that we needed to . sk and answer one very vital question: )60T /111111, ha Orduno, Cit Administrator Recommendation: Motion to establish the City of Mounds View's 1993/94 Visioning Process, officially "kick-off the process with the "Mounds View Look Into The Future Contest" and to waive the reading and approve Resolution No. 4361 Amending the 1993 General Budget.