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CITY OF HUGO <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: City Council <br />Planning Commission <br />Parks Commission <br />Economic Development Authority <br />Historical Commission <br />FROM: Bryan Bear, City Administrator <br />SUBJECT: Goals <br />DATE: November 8, 2013 <br />Each year, the City Commissions and City Council adopt goals. The adopted goals are <br />very important to the staff as they help us prioritize our work over the year. <br />This year, the staff would like to change the framework of the goal setting discussions to <br />ensure that we are meeting the expectations of the Commissions. Some of the goals that <br />are adopted each year have been somewhat vague and difficult to measure progress on, <br />such as "Promote downtown redevelopment" or "Expand recreational programming." <br />Many goals of this type end up being repeated each year. We'd like to challenge the <br />commissioners to be creative and specific when setting goals. <br />Each commission is guided by a set of mission statements, values, or visions that are <br />written down in the City's Comprehensive Plan or elsewhere. Ideally, the goals will <br />implement your mission. Each goal statement should be accompanied by action steps <br />that can be accomplished by the staff, Commissions, and City Council. <br />The staff will be asking each Commission a series of questions related to your mission, <br />values, vision, etc. We will facilitate a discussion surrounding those questions with <br />hopes of reaching a consensus on where our efforts should be focused over the next year <br />via goals and actions. The appearance of the document that gets approved will be <br />different from what you have previously seen. <br />Please take some time to think about the questions in advance, and plan to participate in <br />the goal setting sessions, as the outcome of these sessions will guide your Commission <br />and the work of the City staff over the next year. <br />Thanks for everything you do as a volunteer Commissioner and for your ongoing <br />commitment. <br />