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Mayor LeTourneau stated that each year the City Council wants to visit and work on the strategic plan, as that outlines the work not only for the current year but future years as well. He stated that this plan was developed in a long process that involved many stakeholders. He stated that the vision has remained the same, with some revisions to portions of the plan along the way. He stated that the discussion for this year was that there should be a review to determine if the current plan could remain with some revisions, or whether additional changes should be made. He explained that there have been new members added to the Council and that is why it will be helpful to have preliminary feedback on the strategic plan. He stated that after this meeting there would be a series of quick assessments for the members of the Council to complete, which will help to test the validity of the vision, values, mission, and objectives. He stated that based on the results of the cumulative responses it will help to guide the discussion next week. Community Development Director Gladhill noted that the intent is to review the mission, value and vision, which will help staff to direct the strategy and action items for the Council to review in the future. Councilmember Kuzma noted that the original plan was a little overzealous and has been scaled back a bit. He agreed that this has been a helpful tool to guide the work of the Council and staff. Councilmember Musgrove asked if the results of the surveys will be available prior to the meeting next week. Mayor LeTourneau confirmed that the results will be made available to the Council to review prior to next week's meeting, which will give a background on the type and depth of the discussion that will occur. Councilmember Heinrich asked if this tool has been used in the past. Mayor LeTourneau stated that although a review has been done in the past, this tool has not yet been used. Councilmember Shryock stated that this tool seems like a great way to gauge the position of everyone and determine if there is consensus or whether a deeper discussion will be needed on the different elements of the plan. Mayor LeTourneau stated that the tool of the strategic plan has served the City well, but it only works if the members of the Council are aligned. He noted that the assessments will be emailed to the Council members the next day or so with a goal to complete the assessments by Thursday night or Friday morning. 2.02: Review the City of Ramsey's Legislative Platform City Administrator Ulrich reviewed the staff report, which includes the City' s legislative platform and legislative topics of interest to the City. City Council Work Session / February 12, 2019 Page 2 of 6