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Lynn & Associates December 6, 2005 Mr. Dallas Larson City Administrator City of Centerville 1880 Main Street Centerville, MN 55038 Dear Mr. Larson: SUBJECT: Proposal for Services - Year End Goal Setting Retreat INTRODUCTION: As the City begins to plan for 2006, the Council and City Administrator are beginning to think about their yearly retreat on strategic planning. The new City Administrator has completed his first year in the position and the two new Council Members also have completed their first year of service on the Council. The continuing pressures to be prudent and look for ways to do more with less have not changed. To ensure that Staff and Council Members are on track and focusing on the most important tasks to accomplish key goals and objectives, Lynn & Associates pro.roses to assist the City by facilitating the 2006 yearly Strategic Planning Session on January 14 2006. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: The general goal of this proposal is to help the Council and City Administrator fundion as a high performing team focusing on issues that matter to the residents, the City Council and City Staff. This outcome is established, in part, by spending a day creating broad goals and specific objectives for the City to pursue in 2006. An additional goal of this work is to create a follow up process for the Council to use in communicating goals and objectives to City Staff. Specific objectives of this proposal include: > Review the Council style types and discuss communications issues > City Administrator presents a summary accomplishments for 2005 to the Council > Facilitate a SWOT discussion to determine current key issues, focusing on the major strategic goals for the City. 5435 Wedgewood Drive, Shorewood, MN 55331 (952) 474-2193. lynnconsltOaol.com 19