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<br /> <br />P.O. Box 14714 <br />Minneapolis, MN 55414 <br />www.ethinact.com <br /> <br /> <br />January 6, 2020 <br /> <br />Mr. Dave Perrault, City Administrator <br />City of Arden Hills <br />1245 West Highway 96 <br />Arden Hills, MN 55112 <br /> <br />RE: Proposal to Facilitate City Council/Staff Strategy and Team Development Retreat <br /> <br />VIA EMAIL <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Perrault, <br /> <br />Thank you for your interest in engaging Ethical Leaders in Action (ELA) to facilitate a team development <br />process for the Arden Hills City Council and Staff. This letter is presented as a concise proposal to do that <br />work. In the interest of brevity, we have chosen to omit background materials on ELA. Information about our <br />firm is available at www.ethinact.com. We are also pleased to provide additional information, including <br />references from other cities and organizations with whom we have worked, upon request. <br /> <br />Situation Summary and Project Objectives <br /> <br />The City of Arden Hills is considering a process for effectively en gaging elected and staff leaders to create a <br />shared strategic direction, and to establish shared principles to guide effective interactions and collaboration <br />among council members and between council and staff. This process will include a full-day retreat; it will also <br />include preliminary meetings and interviews to build working relationships with participants and to inform the <br />design of the retreat. <br /> <br />This is not a remedial effort, not is it a response to a perceived deficit in either strategy or teamwork . Rather, as <br />city administrator you have recognized an opportunity to build on the current strengths of council and staff <br />leadership, and to invest in forward-thinking, thoughtful, continuous improvement. <br /> <br />Project Approach and Parameters <br /> <br />A highly relevant retreat must be informed by the goals and perspectives of your elected officials and <br />department heads. Therefore, we propose to: <br />• Briefly introduce our approach, and me as the facilitator, to the council at a scheduled council work <br />session. <br />• Conduct a working session (1-2 hours) with all department heads. We will discuss what is working <br />well, and identify areas for improvement, with respect to their own teamwork and with respect to <br />interactions with the council. <br />• Conduct individual interviews with the mayor and council members by telephone. I will seek their input <br />on how to make the best use of our time in the retreat, based on the objectives noted above.