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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION – MARCH 28, 2016 2 Mayor Grant questioned when the goals were last reviewed by the City Council. Interim City Administrator/Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson explained that the goals were last reviewed in 2014. Councilmember Wicklund asked how the 2018 Comprehensive Plan interacts with the 2011 goals. Mayor Grant believed that this was a good point and discussed how the City was in need of a comprehensive departmental and committee goal sheet. He provided comment on the history of the 2011 goals sheet. Interim City Administrator/Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson agreed it would benefit City staff to have a well-defined goal sheet. Mayor Grant supported bringing in a consultant to assist in facilitating the drafting of a goals sheet. Councilmember McClung suggested that each department head draft goals and provide this information to the Council for review and further discussion. He stated that he may not want to delve into the goals too deeply considering that three Council seats will be open at the end of the year. He believed the new Council should decide the future goals for the City. Councilmember Wicklund requested further information on the 2018 Comprehensive Plan. Community Development Director Hutmacher discussed the Comprehensive Plan requirements placed on the City by the Met Council. She believed that staff had a good start on this document in preparing for TCAAP. She indicated that the City’s water and sewer plans were still in need of updating. Mayor Grant was in favor of the Council establishing a goal document in April or May of 2016 and believed that this would provide staff with direction. He explained that the document could always be adjusted by the new Council in 2017. Councilmember Wicklund stated that he would like to have a better understanding regarding the focus for each department head and how each department is preparing for TCAAP. He liked the idea of having an outside person assisting the Council in facilitating the City’s goals moving forward. Mayor Grant agreed that it would be beneficial to understand the work being completed by each department. He believed that a goal document would greatly assist the Council as it plans for the development of TCAAP. Interim City Administrator/Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson stated that at this time, she felt that the City was working backwards. She explained that staff needed to better understand the priorities of the Council in order to work more effectively.