Minutes - Council Work Session - 05/12/2015

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Mayor Strommen stated it almost sounds like the City has the Comprehensive Recreational Plan and asked if the initiative should be to complete the plan. City Administrator Ulrich stated the corridors have been identified for years. Parks and Assistant Public Works Superintendent Riverblood agreed the alignment of the trails is known and with respect to the Trail Park and Open Space Plan, staff wants to entertain a process to know what the citizens' park and trail needs look like to assure the City's Plan aligns with those needs and that the funding aligns with the Plan. He suggested the tactic is to develop the plan and the key outcome is that the CIP aligns with that vision and assures funding for the park plan. Mayor Strommen agreed and stated a third tactic could be listed about completing priority trail segments. Councilmember Johns stated support to add that third tactic. The Council considered the Strategic Initiative to improve the safety of the community, tactics, and key outcome indicator/metrics. Mayor Strommen questioned the wording of the key outcome indicating: `Increased drug awareness through community engagement.' The Council agreed to reword that key outcome to indicate: `Community engagement efforts to increase awareness of illegal drug activity.' Councilmember Riley referenced Tactic 16 and asked if the City already has a metric about staffing levels. City Administrator Ulrich stated the rule of thumb is 1 police officer per 1,000 population but that is not the ratio for fire fighters, which would be planned around the types and location of businesses in the City. He stated staff will refine Tactic 16 and related key outcome indicators/metrics. Councilmember Riley referenced Tactic 17 and asked why 10% was selected in the key outcome indicator/metric to reduce of vandalism to City owned property. City Administrator Ulrich stated it is arbitrary. Mayor Strommen stated the City should make sure there is a method to determine whether the key outcome has been met. She noted this tactic has a numerical metric attached and asked how it will be known whether residents feel an increased sense of security in public spaces. With regard to Tactic 18, expand and improve residential rental licensing program, Councilmember Riley asked if these are real or perceived issues. City Council Work Session / May 12, 2015 Page 3 of 11