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experiences. They don't necessarily have all of that yet but that goal can't be achieved without bringing in more retail, developing The COR, and things of that nature. City Administrator Ulrich asked if they could see that on the entryway sign to the City. "Best Place to Work From Home." Councilmember Heineman replied it is catchy enough and makes you wonder what that means, which then makes you investigate it and then realize there are a lot of good reasons to move to Ramsey. Councilmember Specht asked if there should be concern about manufacturing in The COR, they were hearing from the presentation of the State of City,the need for employees. He thought it was also a great place to work for the manufacturing companies and didn't want to put any wedges in that. He stated other than that he understood the concept too. City Administrator Ulrich asked for other observations or comments. Councilmember Musgrove stated she liked the "Ramsey Getaway"just tying the work whether at home or manufacturing, play where we enjoy the parks and neighborhoods and live. Tying in the Mayor's ideas as the "Great North Metro City" and the Chief s idea of being a safe city. Councilmember Specht commented that he liked the "Ramsey North," he liked that little phrase because it makes him think of the outdoors,the easy way to summarize the thoughts of what would be done up north such as fishing and hunting. City Administrator Ulrich commented those were wonderful ideas and asked that they keep those in mind when thinking about strategies and tactics for the next couple of years of how to accomplish some of those things. He stated if they wanted to circle back to developing a motto for the City they can do that in the future. City Administrator Ulrich reviewed the Core Values including: Ethics and Integrity, Fiscal Responsibility, Cooperation and Teamwork, Open and Honest Communications, Excellence and Quality in the Delivery of Service, Treating People with Respect and Fairness, Adaptability and Continuous Learning. He stated that some of these are how they operate or strive to operate as an organization. He stated the Vision is to be a secure, citizen-driven, collaborative community that respects the balance and connectivity between its unique urban, rural and natural environments. The Mission reads: to work together to responsibly grow our community and to provide quality, cost effective and efficient government services. He noted the Mayor has used that in his State of the City addresses, it still resonates pretty well. Goals and Imperatives include: financial stability, balance the rural character and urban growth, connected community, smart citizen-focused government, and an effective organization. He asked if those still worked well. Balancing rural character and urban growth was seen a lot during discussion as they were going through some of the review and developments. Connected community and transportation and trail construction and things like that. Smart, citizen-focused government talking about some of the ways to engage the community. An effective organization,which is the internal stuff, how do they best work together City Council Special Work Session/February 15, 2022 Page 10 of 31