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Staff Report <br /> Page Three <br /> i.e. ; the environment, crime, declining revenues, taxes, streets, <br /> parks, development, etc. The discussions are to be "wide-open" and <br /> strictly community-driven, not Council driven, not staff driven. <br /> Staff will be available only to take notes for the individual <br /> groups. <br /> The product of the Forums will be identification of the key issues <br /> which face Mounds View now and in the future. <br /> In June, a brochure will be mailed to every resident and business <br /> describing the Public Forums. For those people who will not be able <br /> to attend one of the two forums, there will be a comment card in <br /> the brochure that they fill out and return to City Hall so that <br /> their issues and concerns will be included in the Forum group <br /> discussions. <br /> A summary of the Forum discussions will be prepared and mailed to <br /> every Forum participant and also to individuals who submitted <br /> comment cards. Along with the summary will be an application. The <br /> application will be to volunteer for a position on one of the very <br /> important "Issue Project Teams" . <br /> Each of the key issues identified at the Public Forums will be the <br /> topic for a 5-7 member Issue Project Team. The team will meet from <br /> September through December and will be charged with developing the <br /> mission, the goals and strategies for the identified issues <br /> (environment, development, etc. ) . <br /> All of the Project Teams will submit their preliminary report to a <br /> third community-wide Public Forum on January 19, 1994 at which time <br /> the public will have yet another opportunity for input into the <br /> shaping of the future direction of the City. <br /> The final report will be presented at the March 14th City Council <br /> meeting. <br /> The final report will become the basis from which the City's Vision <br /> Statement, Mission Statement, Future Goals and Strategies will be <br /> developed and incorporated into a working policy document. The <br /> Council will be responsible for prioritizing the results, assessing <br /> appropriate resource opportunities and developing a plan for <br /> implementation. <br /> The bottom line result of all of this? Easy. Three things: <br /> 1. Community participation <br /> 2. Community participation <br /> 3 . Community participation <br /> BUT <br />