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Introduction The Village of St. Anthony conducted their annual goal setting retreat on January 15th and 16th. The general purpose of the retreat was two pronged: return to the previous years’ vision and reaffirm or change; and, do an environmental scan to assess the current realities and develop needed strategies. The retreat was also to serve as a team building exercise and to examine functional questions. Review of 2008 AGENDA 1. Introductions & Approve Agenda 2. Review Session Expectations 3. Rules for session 4. In-basket development 5. Updates 6. Review 2008 Council Goals – 7. Infrastructure Update 8. Environmental Scan – Group 9. Identify changes and trends impacting the City and its strategies (state budget, law changes, economy, etc.) 10. Reprioritize 2008 Goals 11. Organization Structure 12. In-Basket Sort 13. Role/Better use of Commissions/Cimmittees 14. Wrap-up & video Considerable time and debate was given in 2008 to the task of updating statements about the values, vision, and mission of the City. The group wanted the Core Values to reflect some of the important dynamics of the community that were being acting on for some time. A review of pervious work was conducted on core values, vision, and mission:  Values: o The feel of a village *added in 2009 o Community o Communications and feedback o Collaboration o Resident focus from youth to seniors o Safe and secure neighborhoods o Fiscal responsibility o Environmentally Progressive & Responsible o Respect education and diversity o Transparency in actions  Vision “Saint Anthony is a vibrant community that values our unique environment, our fiscal soundness and a tradition of being a desirable city in which to live, work, learn and play.” *Unchanged  Mission “Our Mission is to be a progressive and livable community, a walkable Village which is safe and secure.” *Unchanged