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City of Centerville Gr�a/s , Adopted May 23, 20�J1 THE PROCESS Council began a process in January to define the goais for the City. Councilmembers Mary Nelson, Dick Travis, Mary Capra, and Tim Swedberg initially met on December 28 with Jim March, Paui Palzer, Paul Montaine, Ray Devine and Wayne LeBianc at the Pubtic Works Conference Room. Each person described their views of important projects, ideas, and goals for the City. In January, Jim Nlarch summarized the initial meeting and Council identified several priority areas from al! of the suggestions. Council met in workshop on January 31 and formulated the original priorifiy goals presented to the committ�es in February as follows: • Counci! wants advice on communication methods. Council will form an Ad Hoc committee Chaired by Theresa Brenner to make recommendations on Websites, newslet#ers, cable television, document archival, document imaging, and � surveying citizens for their needs. The Council will ask for citizen members from ', the computer, journalism, and graphics arts fields for their advice and counset. � �itizen participation is a must and Ad Hoc committees are idea! for those who '� cannot commit extended time. The City must provide information in advance for I citizens to participate and we need methods to facilitate citizen opinion once � preliminary information ha� been distributed. Aiso linked with this discussion, will � be items we need to clarify a�d explain about City procedures and processes so i the information can be presented to the citizens. �, • Economic Development is an urgent issue. Council wants professional advice on design criteria for the commercial properties east of 20"' Avenue towards the freeway and help wi#h old town renovations. We want to get ahead of the development curve that Council views as accelerating. Along e+vith this would be topics ranging from what type of cammercial activities do we want, how can we �rovide a lausiness environmen# that welcomes new business and retains existing business, in a prosperous community. Are there opportunities fhat the City can leverage into successfui commercial development? • Park� and recreation is another area identified by Councii. items mentioned are youth recreation programs, tra+l and pedestrian access linking public facilities and neighboring communities including a plan for Main Street, improvements at La Motte Park including a range of items from skateboarding, cancession buildings, el�ctrical improvements. Councii keeps the option of a Community Center as a longer-term goal, but it is not viable in this 2-year window. Perhaps the biggest challenge in recreation is which modei will Cen#erville adopt to provide opportunities for our citizens. One mode! is YMCA/Boys and Girls Clubs. A second mode( is schoot-community partnerships as described by the Wallace- Readers Digest Foundation. A third option is to develop our own program. Let's d