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• <br />• <br />Q2: What's working really well today (internal strengths)? <br />1. Working together towards achieving the priorities outlined. We have successfully mended the <br />relationship between staff and council. <br />2. Team working together. <br />3. Well the city is a really nice looking city and the crime rate is nice and low. Taxes have been held in <br />check and our schools are nice. The self-monitoring that is done at each level and careful planning. <br />4. Strong council and commissions <br />5. Communication between advisory board and council <br />6. We care about our community. We want to make the right decisions while also listening to what the <br />residents want. <br />7. I think there is a greater sense of confidence among the staff that they understand the direction of the <br />City Council. <br />8. The .meeting schedules are not getting moved around near as much as in the past (Council). The <br />Council Liaison has been very engaged in the Commission - nice to see. Some more information is <br />getting passed around for other commission opinions. An acknowledgement of some overlap has been <br />stated. <br />9. The need for the elected people to make decisions, rather than conduct another survey to provide the <br />PC solution. They were elected to decide, not study. <br />10. It seems like the City Council is working as a more cohesive governance entity than in the past - this is <br />not to say that everyone agrees on anything. The Council seems to be a more professional, respectful, <br />governance entity. There also appears to be a working relationship between city staff and governing <br />officials that is working to get things done. <br />1 I. I would say that adequate notices of matters being sent to the community is a strength as well as trying <br />to involve the community and various representatives of the city's decision makers (such as this <br />survey) in discussions regarding the future of our city is a strength. From my view the city, in terms of <br />its staff, seems to present a 'friendly face' to the community, operating as a partner with them, not as a <br />gatekeeper. This is good to see & should be maintained. <br />12. Staff works very well as a team. <br />Prouty v, project <br />Strategic Planning • Organization Development • Board and Team Development <br />6385 Old Shady Oak Road, Suite 260. Minneapolis. MN 55344 <br />Tel 952.942.2922 Toll 800.747.7469 Fox 952.942.2927 <br />