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City Council Strategic Planning Meeting Monday,January 30,2012 Page 8 Councilmembers and staff thanked Mr. St. Amour for his participation in tonight's dis- cussion, at which time the call was ended. 8. Short and Long-Term Department Goals At this time, Mayor Roe turned the meeting over to Councilmember Pust who had volun- teered to serve as the facilitator for discussions. Councilmember Pust advised that the discussion would resume and be free flowing;but suggested that the first and foremost is- sue was to determine if everyone was on the same page, based on their written submis- sions for tonight's meeting and included in the meeting packet. Councilmember Pust ini- tiated discussion by asking the following question and invited comment around the table. Why are we here? Police Chief Mathwig opined that the purpose of tonight's meeting was to develop priori- ties over the next 3-5 years for the City Council and process the visions of Councilmem- bers into specific actions for staff to assist in furthering those goals. Councilmember Willmus opined that the purpose was to determine if the vision of De- partment Heads and City management were the same as his, as an elected official, and if not how to steer them toward his goals for the City. Finance Director Miller opined that the purpose was to provide professional guidance for the goals to be completed tonight. Mayor Roe opined that the purpose was to update the City Council's work or strategic plan for the coming years by further refining it. Councilmember Johnson opined that the purpose was to refine the City Council's previ- ous work plan, and digest changes seen by Department Heads or their forecasts for com- ing years. Community Development Director Trudgeon opined that as a listener and participant in tonight's discussion, he hoped to identify strategic priorities for the City to undertake that would ultimately determine City Council decisions and department-specific work in the future. Public Works Director Schwartz opined that he was present to understand the City Coun- cil's long-term vision and priorities for the City and how to realign his department's day- to-day work to help the City Council and community achieve those priorities. Councilmember McGehee opined that she wanted to review items identified in various documents, including the Parks Master Plan and Parks Survey, as well as other docu- ments, and merge them into what the community members are looking for, and help their vision move forward as a foundation for strategic and work plans.