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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />2006 City Council Retreat <br />Wednesday, March 15,2006 <br /> <br />During a retreat in March, 2006, the City Council set the following goals it wanted to <br />achieve between 2006 - 2010. These are not listed in order; no priority was set. Each <br />goal needs to be achievable. <br /> <br />TCAAP Follow established work plans to make decisions in stages. Each decision <br />builds on the next. <br /> <br />CIP Priorities A budget is not a decision making tool. CIP items need to be decided on <br />merit. <br /> <br />Road Benchmarks, especially 694/1 0/96 issues including loss of access and grade <br />separation. We need to be in a position to tell other government entities "This is <br />what Arden Hills wants". <br /> <br />Strong Regional relationships with other cities. <br /> <br />Park / trail planning complete, including funding, and a response to the PTRC vision. <br /> <br />Committees Structure Philosophy <br />What committee has what role and what power? What is the Council's role vis-a- <br />vis each committee or commission? <br /> <br />Leadership <br />Risk Management <br />Creating leadership at the stafflevel <br />Staff salaries, benefits (as it relates to staff retention.) <br /> <br />Infrastructure revenue needs. (How are we going to pay for all this?) <br /> <br />Library presence in Arden Hills is desirable <br /> <br />Philosophy of Development and redevelopment: cost and investment vs. status quo, <br /> <br />Vision and/or Philosophy and/or Policy on: <br />Strong neighborhoods <br />Strong businesses <br />Fiscal responsibility <br />Police <br />Fire <br />Communications with residents <br />