Minutes - Council - 01/24/2011 - Strategic Planning 1/24 & 1/25

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is hard on staff on camera. It needs to be an open policy. Councilmember Wise stated that we get things done differently in the private sector. The Strategic Planning Session was recessed from 6:00 p.m. to 6:25 p.m. for a dinner break. City Administrator Ulrich stated that the next exercise deals with four questions: What's working well; what's not working well; what's the City doing that it should not be doing; and what's the City currently doing that it should be doing. Following are the ideas that came out of this exercise: What's working well? > Plowing/PW > Police/Fire > Finance > Lean Staff > Stewardship of Funds > Communications/PR > Business Owner Attitude > Fire Call Out per Station > Building Inspections > Most Staff Tasks > Ramsey Resident (public perception of it) What's not working well? > Sometimes running the City as a business /conflict w /public purpose > Time management/Monday Management on as Project Basis > Communication between Council/Staff/; Council/Landform; Staff /Staff; Staff /Landform > Inefficient/Ineffective use of Park Space > Education from Staff re Public Purpose Overall — One on one good; group discussions not as good > Plowing Sidewalks > Communication between Staff/Development team > Planning Manager > Too Many Parks > Too Many Dedicated Resources > Action on Reduction & Reallocation of Park Funds What's the City not doing that it should be doing? > Re- examine all aspects of needs /wants — reasonable expenditures — allocation of resources > Move COR to market viability so we can get out > Lower Fees (Incent development) > Seeking more residential development City -wide > More actively pursuing Industrial Park opportunity > Recreational uses of Natural Resources (Not maximizing rivers) City Council/Staff Strategic Planning Session / January 24 & 25, 2011 Page 6 of 9