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<br />~SI3VfbbE <br /> <br />City Council Minutes <br />Special Session of the City Council <br />City Council Chambers, 2660 Civic Center Drive <br />10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. <br />Saturday, April 22, 2006 <br /> <br />Convene Meeting/Call Roll <br />Mayor Klausing called the Special Session of the City Council to order at 10:00 a.m. in the <br />City Council Chambers, with all due notice having been provided. <br /> <br />Mayor Klausing, Councilmembers Pust (left at 2:10 p.m.), Ihlan (arrived at 10:40 a.m.) <br />and Maschka were present. Councilmember Kough had previously informed staff that he <br />would not be able to attend due to a family emergency. <br /> <br />Also in attendance: Center for Policy, Planning & Performance Consultant Barbara Raye; <br />City Manager Neal Beets; Parks & Recreation Director Lonnie Brokke; Deputy Fire Chief <br />Bill Chandler; Finance Director Chris Miller; Public Works and Engineering Director <br />Duane Schwartz; and Police Lieutenant Lome Rosand. <br /> <br />1. <br /> <br />Hear from Barbara Raye about personality and decision <br />making styles and long-range strategic planning. <br />Ms. Raye shared her desire to produce something worthwhile in <br />team-building and strategic planning. She reviewed the <br />instrument that each councilmember and department head <br />completed. She also distributed, and attendees completed, <br />another assessment instrument. Finally, she lead the group <br />through a strategic goal-setting exercise that resulted in <br />identification of the following goals in the following priority <br />order: <br /> <br />1. Budget control and fiscal strategic planning, <br />sustainability of programs, streamlining of budget <br />process, policy on reserves. [ 11 points] <br />2. Address and maintain determinants of quality of life, <br />systematically and pro actively rather than piecemeal <br /> <br />Consultant <br />Barbara Raye <br />Learning Styles, <br />Long-Range <br />Strategic Planning <br />