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.� I Date: February 4, 2001 To: Council and Committees From: Tim Swedberg, Mayor RE: February Meetings The Councii is looking forward to our meetings in February. We had a meeting on January 31 to refine Council's view of the 2-year goals for the City. Goals must be: • Focused and lead to action • Researched and factual information provided to Council • Implemented without raising taxes • Communicated and seek public input and participation Following is a brief outline (not in any priority order) of the important areas we discussed: 1. Council wants advice on communication methods. Council will form an Ad Hoc committee Chaired by Theresa Brenner to make recommendations on Websites, newsletters, 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 counsel. Citizen participation is a must and Ad Hoc committees are ideal for those who can not commit extended time. The City must provide information in advance for citizens to participate and we � need methods to facilitate citizen opinion once preliminary information has been distributed. Also linked with this discussion, will be items we need to clarify and ! explain about City procedures and processes so the information can be presented to the citizens. 2. 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 with old town renovations. We want to get ahead of the development curve that Council views as accelerating. Along with this would be topics ranging from what type of commercial activities do we want, how can we provide a business environment that welcomes new business and retains existing business, in a prosperous community. Are there opportunities that the City can leverage into successful commercial development? 3. Parks and recreation is another area identified by Council. Items mentioned are I youth recreation progams, trail 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, concession buildings, electrical improvements. Council keeps the option of a Community Center as a fonger-term goal, but it is not viable in this 2-year window. Perhaps the biggest challenge in recreation is which model will Centerville adopt to provide opportunities for our I