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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes February 26, 2020 Page 4 1 2 Councilmember Walker explained there was discussion about the mission statement and the 3 vision statement and in the document, it says that no changes were made, and he was curious if 4 that was final or could there be future discussion, or will things stay as they are. Mr. Casey 5 stated in regard to the document stating no changes were made, as of what was presented in 2019 6 Strategic Plan and a couple of years before that compared to what is presently in front of the 7 Council there were no changes that were made so that would reflect why that comment was 8 made. In regard to the question of if there are opportunities for that, it would be up to the City 9 Council as policy makers to see if that discussion should be revisited. He believed that the 10 facilitator that led it, stated his opinion and talked a little on Friday morning that there are 11 organizations that do take a look at their mission and vision and the amount of time it takes to 12 make sure it gets its just due of conversation because those are the guiding direction for this 13 organization and is something that should have a lot of dialogue and time to make sure it is done 14 carefully in regard to any changes. 15 16 Councilmember Walker stated at the Thursday session there was a comment regarding the term 17 inclusion and the document Mr. Casey sent out it was noted that the word was too political, and 18 he was not sure exactly what that meant. Mr. Casey stated the comments that are being referred 19 to is discussions throughout the sessions on Thursday, the facilitator, as he led the discussions 20 used several big white pieces of paper to try to capture what the discussions were. The facilitator 21 offered to type up the information on the white sheets into a document. He noted the information 22 was documented but he was not sure who said the comment or how it was stated in the 23 discussion. 24 25 Councilmember Randle indicated the comment was made by him and he stood by that comment. 26 He stated inclusion today has been used so much as a political buzzword to the point that people 27 do not actually know what it means anymore. He noted that is only from his standpoint. What 28 he wanted was for someone to talk and tell him what the City needs to do to be more inclusive or 29 how does the City feel it is not being inclusive. 30 31 Councilmember Webster thanked Mr. Casey and his staff to planning the goal setting. She 32 appreciated the reports from the Department Heads to help her understand what will be on the 33 Council's radar a year, three years, five years and ten years from now. 34 35 Mayor Stille reviewed the process that the two-day strategic plan meeting involved. 36 37 Motion by Councilmember Randle, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to approve the 2020 38 Strategic Plan. 39 40 Motion carried 5-0. 41 42 C. St. Anthony Administration Department Annual Report. 43 44 City Manager Casey presented the St. Anthony Administration Department's annual report to the 45 City Council. 46