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• The City's 1993/94 FOCUS 2000 project will be completed in 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 Cable Committee 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 advisory bodies to the City Council. 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 cities involved include Mounds View, Spring Lake Park, Fridley and New Brighton. It is not anticipated that the activities of the City's Commissions will significantly impact the annual budget. Any budgetary increases are expected to result from increases in general operating expenses. The Mounds View Charter Commission is not an advisory commission to the City Council, but a separate entity charged with policy decision-making authority which does impact the City. Over the past years, the Commission has been discussing proposing changes to the City Charter that may directly impact City programs, services and operations. . The Charter Commission is expected to finalize preliminary 3