HomeMy WebLinkAbout15342 - COUNCIL CLERK'S FILEJentink,Linda
From: Verbrugge,Jamie
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 7 10 PM
To: Bill Droste, Kim Shoe Corrigan (getkimmer @aol com), Mark DeBettignies Home
(debett @charter net), Mike Baxter (mbaxter @baxterengen com), Rosemount Mayor;
sternerbp @aol.com
Cc: Jentink,Linda, Cox,Alan, Aker, Scott; Brotzler,Andy, Cook,Rick, Kalstabakken,Gary,
Lindquist,Kim, May, Jeff, Schultz,Dan, Weitzel,Dawn
Subject: Council Goals Discussion
Importance: High
Attachments: Council Goals 2005- 2006.doc
Mayor and Council,
Our goals discussion will begin tomorrow (Friday) at 6'00 p m at the Fire Station. I will have food for you, so
please don't feel rushed to eat and run at home
I have attached last year's goals document as a refresher for where we are As I've called around to talk to each
of you, I have not heard a sense that we (council and staff) are off the track in terms of the big picture issues we
are pursuing Nobody has indicated a belief that there are pressing issues needing to be added to the "big vision"
list In fact, I could probably reduce the largest and most frequently heard concerns by Council to these
categories
Athletic Complex fish or cut bait, lay out a plan (and possibly rename "outdoor recreational center" to
appeal to broader audience)
Downtown general concern about our overall strategy
St Joe's lay out a plan (works in tandem with Athletic Complex, er outdoor rec center)
Communications not a concern about short- comings but need for continuing efforts and new methods,
concern about developing schisms in community
Other issues that have been mentioned by individuals include
Financial issues range of issues by different council members including progress on reducing tax rate,
continuing to develop sound future projections, and possibly moving from line -by -line budget review to
program oriented budget discussions
Comp Guide Update process update due in 2008, discussion of when and how to conduct public
involvement in process
Economic development how to specifically target desired businesses (no subliminal message intended
by including the word "target
Air cargo general discussion
On the issue of council relations, both council -staff and between council members, there seems to be a general
comfort level I think it is always important for the Council to have a "check -in" with itself, so you may wish to
have some discussion about meetings, information sharing, staff relationships, etc I am unaware of any issues
but, as I've said, it's nice to have at least a quick discussion along these lines
Saturday morning discussion
I've mentioned to several (if not all) of you that I would like to leave open whether we continue our work on
Saturday morning I believe it is important to have the Council and Staff interact and share ideas At the same
time, if we (council and staff) are going to be taking time on a Saturday morning, I want to make sure there is
definite value to the time we spend Based on the discussions I've had thus far, it does not seem that there is
department specific discussion that cannot be discussed at upcoming work sessions or in future specially
scheduled discussions
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I have told the senior staff that I will contact them on Friday night to let them know for certain about Saturday
morning It may be that we get on a roll on one or two (or more) issues and decide there is value to continuing
that momentum with some staff input on Saturday It may only involve one or two directors, so I don't want to
preclude us from that possibility I would suggest we take inventory on Friday night as our discussion progresses
Regarding Saturday, I know that Director Lindquist is encountering scheduling difficulties because her husband is
out of town, and Council Member Shoe- Corrigan's daughter is in town from Montreal and the Corrigans have a
hectic weekend schedule as well More than anything, I Just want to make sure your valuable time is well spent.
Please do not hesitate to contact me on Friday if there is specific information you would like me to bring I will
have maps and flip charts to aid our discussion
As always, I'm looking forward to spending time with you These discussions are very useful to help us
understand your priorities and thought processes
Jamie Verbrugge
CityAdministrator
651- 322 -2006
Rosemount, MN
"Spirit ofPride and Progress"
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