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Q3: What's not working well today (internal weaknesses)? <br />I. The public perceives the council as always in agreement. Many residents feel their desire to lower <br />taxes and "shrink government" is not shared by council. <br />2. Nothing <br />3. Don't see any right now. <br />4. Process improvement in administration <br />5. ? <br />6. Not sure <br />7. Still need to work on aligning resources with the work that needs to be done. Staff have too much on <br />their plate and some remain shell-shocked from previous Council and Mayoral leadership. <br />8. I still believe some information that would be beneficial to commissions is being withheld. Lot of time <br />being spent on what should we do as a commission versus let's get something done. Lack of council <br />feedback (city staff do some updates through the city liaison - that is good). May need more meetings <br />or break off groups for projects as one meeting a month doesn't leave much time for the actual work <br />to get done. Like more information in the Ramsey newsletter as opposed to seeing the same ads and <br />info, when space is precious. Commissions could use Ramsey newsletter for general interest and <br />updates as some residents do not have cable TV or the internet. <br />9. Not aware of any <br />10. There does not seem to be enough effort in working with Anoka County and the State of MN to <br />upgrade and improve the roadway systems through the city. Example = highway 47 remains too <br />narrow without shoulders and continues to be inadequate with turn lanes to be safe for the amount of <br />traffic experienced. In addition, the bottle -necks for commuters in and out of the city are growing in <br />intensity and there does not seem to be any effort to address how traffic may move better and more <br />safely through the city. City growth is great, but not if you can't get around to where you want to go. <br />I I. I don't see a grand vision that draws any substantive support. It appears to me that most Ramsey <br />residents are asleep to what the city is up to and almost doesn't it mind being that way. That's called <br />'not rocking the boat' but it still might be a boat that isn't going anywhere. A grand vision can contain <br />mundane everyday components that are necessities in city life but sometimes one big attraction can <br />put a city on a map. The Draw was such an attraction at a smaller level. So was the idea of a Town <br />Center. Something like that. We need a "if you build it they will come' model. Not so much to attract <br />residents but to perhaps change Ramsey's image to something positively striking & to give its present <br />residence a reason to have continuing pride in its city. <br />Strategic Planning • Organization Development • Board and Team Development <br />6385 Old Shady Oak Road, Suite 260, Minneapolis, MN 55344 <br />'j Tel 952.942.2922 Toll 800.747.7469 Fax 952.942.2927 <br />p ro u ry o project <br />