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<br />Alden Hills Counc/lIStaff Retreat 2007 <br />Notes Prepared by Barbara K. Strande/I <br /> <br />NOTES <br />ARDEN HillS 2007 <br />CITY COUNCil/STAFF RETREAT <br />March 9 & 10. 2007 <br /> <br />Attending the Council/ Staff retreat were Mayor stan Harpstead and City Council members David <br />Grant. Brenda Holden. Fran Holmes, David McClung. Also in attendance were City Administrator <br />Michelle Wolfe and Department Heads Karen Barton. Greg Hoag, Susan Iverson. Schawn Johnson. <br />Barbara Strandell was the facilitator. All attendees participated. The two, half-day meetings were <br />held at the Mermaid Restaurant in Mounds View. <br /> <br />PRE-RETREAT SURVEY: <br />Prior to the retreat each participant was emailed a survey by the facilitator. Responses were <br />compiled and used throughout the retreat to frame the agenda items and better utilize time in <br />the meetings. The survey questions can be found in Attachment A. <br /> <br />PURPOSE: <br />1. Establish Goals and Priorities for the City <br />2. Find Ways to Work Better Together <br />3. Get to Know Each Other <br /> <br />AGENDA: <br /> <br />A. Warm- Up Exercise <br />B. Goals. Priorities <br />C. Barriers and Strengths <br />D. Michelle and Council Session (4:00 pm on day one) <br />E. Issues <br />F. Staff - Council Relationship <br /> <br />MA YOR/COUNCll: A lEGACY <br />The Mayor and each council member was asked to articulate his or her "agenda", what they <br />would like to have had accomplished by the end ot their terms; or, what legacy would they like to <br />leave behind to a new generation of leaders. <br /> <br />Stan: A productive tone in City Council meetings and a productive TCAAP development. <br /> <br />Fran Holmes: For others to say. "She was sensible; she made good decisions." (legacy) <br /> <br />Brenda Holden: Communication. What is happening; how it gets done(by staff). <br /> <br />Dave Grant: What we end up with the development of TCAAP. <br /> <br />David McClung: Traffic/transportation: how we address them. <br /> <br />1 <br />