Minutes - Council Work Session - 02/15/2022 - Special

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doing projects, when making statements about different things that are being done in the community. She stated she didn’t see the values stated as often. City Administrator Ulrich replied those are used internally, maybe more so than externally, when operating as a Staff together, that is why they are hanging on the walls in every conference room. It is a way of doing business and are promoted with the job descriptions when looking for employees, they attempt to hire for these attributes and values. These are standard and says these cares are important. There aren’t 20, there are a few, but are things that have been identified in the past as being important. Mayor Kuzma stated the question, does the Council want to change it read “a balance of suburban growth.” The consensus of the Council was to make the change. Councilmember Riley commented that the division should also be changed to suburban. Councilmember Musgrove asked if the word “unique” suburban should be kept. Council consensus was to keep it. Councilmember Woestehoff commented that the purpose of the word “unique” is that the City is a suburban, rural and natural environment. He stated there should also be a comma after the word rural. City Administrator Ulrich stated there are nine strategies: 1. identify and implement operational efficiencies; 2. promote economic growth and development; 3. create a positive image for residential neighborhoods, business districts and key corridors; 4. improve the safety of mobility and transportation corridors; 5. connect the community through parks and trails, capital improvements along with recreational programming; 6. spotlight sustainability and efficiency through public facilities investments; 7. strengthen and enhance our identity, brand and image; 8. Improve the City’s communication; and, 9. improve or sustain high organizational morale. He asked if these are good strategies, bad strategies, things that should be changed. Councilmember Specht commented that he thinks they could incorporate something Councilmember Howell was talking about regarding reducing or streamlining ordinances and asked if that is one of the organizational strategies to improve laws that are held. He asked if this would be a place for that as one of the strategies to focus on. City Administrator Ulrich replied that might fit under number one but it could be broken out so it might say, for example “minimize regulation to increase efficiency or burdens on residents and tax payers,” something along those lines. “Minimize regulations” and add a qualifier. If that is important it could be added to the list to make it an even ten. Councilmember Specht replied he is open to feedback. He thought it was ironic to add a strategy to reduce something else. City Council Special Work Session / February 15, 2022 Page 12 of 31