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City Council Strategic Planning Meeting Monday,January 30,2012 Page 10 lize community volunteers for part-time rather than full-time staffing. Chief O'Neill opined that it was imperative to control costs, and by wrapping operations into one station, it will hopefully accomplish short-term staffing, recruitment and training needs. Chief O'Neill advised that one other area to highlight was EMT planning to ensure the community was prepared in the case of a large-scale event, with that planning being attempted with available resources and financed in- house, based on last year's goal for reorganization of the EMT services. b. Parks and Recreation (Attachment Item 8.e,dated January 30,2012) Parks and Recreation Director Brokke noted that implementation of the Parks Master Plan was a major emphasis, encompassing both short- and long-term goals. In the short-term, Mr. Brokke advised that the goal would be successful comple- tion in 2012 of the Park Renewal Program, then moving forward into 2015, con- tinuing community involvement, and day-to-day operations that made sure pro- jects were completed and functioned on budget. Mr. Brokke noted that other goals rolled into that, including implementing sustainable and practical programs; redefining existing park improvement programs; and updating capital improve- ment needs. For long-term goals beyond 2013-2015, Mr. Brokke highlighted continued work on the Park Renewal Program, expanded application of Best Value Procurement methodology, including training of other staff throughout the City; and support of Parks and Recreation Management of facilities through the Park Renewal pro- gram. c. Administration (Attachment Item 8.a,dated January 30,2012) City Manager Malinen highlighted administrative and oversight goals as well as community-wide short term goals to contain employee health care costs in the market place; passage of a local option sales tax authority, noting that control of the City was not necessarily exclusive,but necessary. Implementation of an elec- tronic data assessment system for the Human Resources function for more inter- nal and day-to-day management of personnel was another priority goal highlight- ed by City Manager Malinen. At the request of Mayor Roe, City Manager Malinen advised that such a system would allow better management of employees and employee records and data to manage pay range eligibility statistics in budg- eting projections, employee longevity, and other categories. As long-term goals, City Manager Malinen identified achieving fund balance pol- icy levels; implementing and sustaining a financial plan to meet the City's capital needs; and stability of the City's tax base and rates.