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City of St. Anthony <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />Minutes <br />January 27, 2026 <br />Present: <br />Mayor & Council: <br />Mayor Wendy Webster, Councilmembers Lona Doolan, Jan Jenson, and Nadia Elnagdy (arrived at 5:54 <br />p.m.) <br />Absent: <br />Councilmember Thomas Randle <br />Staff: <br />City Manager Charlie Yunker and Assistant City Manager Ashley Morello <br />Call to Order: <br />Mayor Webster called the Work Session to order at 5:49 p.m. <br />1.Approval of CC WS Meeting Minutes <br />A.January 13, 2026, Council Work Session Meeting Minutes <br />Motion by Councilmember Jenson, seconded by Councilmember Doolan, to approve the City Council <br />Work Session Meeting Minutes of January 13, 2026, as presented. <br />Motion carried 3-0. <br />2.Work Session Topics <br />A.2026 Goals Draft <br />Assistant City Manager Morello began the discussion with the Strategic Plan, providing a brief overview <br />of the pyramid structure of the Plan and how often different items within are updated. She reviewed <br />the draft goals that arose from the goal-setting sessions that occurred earlier this month. <br />Councilmember Elnagdy arrived. <br />Councilmember Jenson commented that the brochure was well done and walked through the process <br />they worked through in the goal-setting sessions. He supported the brochure as presented. <br />Councilmember Doolan commented that she struggles with the difference between the thriving village <br />goal and an informed and engaged community and found the definitions helpful to frame those <br />distinctions. She saw the continuity between the goal-setting discussions and the pyramid. She <br />appreciated seeing the ability for the City to be the bridge for information within the three center goals. <br />She asked if there would be a similar opportunity within the environmental goal, as she also believed <br />that would require dedicated outreach. She referenced the Anticipate 2026 document and asked how a <br />resident or the Council would find the more robust actions for the bulleted items. She referenced fiscal <br />and organizational strength and noted the new software capabilities. She suggested that an additional <br />item be added to state, “maximizing the investment to expand or improve the financial oversight and <br />management”. She wondered if there would be an opportunity connection with regional engagement <br />under informed and engaged. Mr. Morello provided additional information on how the Council and <br />2