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AGENDA ITEM - 3C <br />'!Tt <br />-ADEN HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: July 14, 2025 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />FROM: Jessica Jagoe, City Administrator <br />Laura Michlig, Senior Communications Coordinator <br />SUBJECT: State of the City Discussion <br />Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br />N/A N/A N/A <br />Council Should Consider <br />Council should discuss and provide feedback on State of the City (SOTC) future planning. <br />Backiround <br />The City Council held the last State of the City Address on Saturday, February 10, 2024. At the <br />March 10th work session, the City Council discussed the potential of a State of the City Address <br />in 2025. Council agreed to postpone the planning of this event until after the Senior <br />Communications Coordinator position was filled. During this meeting, staff was asked to <br />complete some preliminary planning by exploring offsite locations. The majority of the Council <br />expressed interest in holding an event this fall. <br />The SOTC process is about a three to four month process from start to finish. The list below <br />highlights the work session meetings that lead up to the SOTC: <br />o Meeting #1: Discuss setting a date, location, marketing/outreach, topics, etc. <br />o Meeting #2: Council members review the final topics, assign presenters, and <br />determine the Q&A format or any other notable changes or updates to the <br />annual event. <br />o Meeting #3: Council members provide feedback on the first draft of the SOTC <br />presentation. <br />For this work session discussion, Council should discuss general timing of this event and give <br />direction if there is interest in setting a date and location. If Council wants to hold an event this <br />fall, staff would request that Council discuss and make decisions on the following items: <br />Page] of 3 <br />