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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, March 26,2012 Page 7 Councilmember McGehee opined that she personally liked moving from the gen- eral to specific in that order, with the mission statement first and points supporting that mission statement listed separately. Councilmember McGehee also ex- pressed her preference for the existing mission statement as the umbrella state- ment, followed by specifics pointing to it. Mayor Roe advised that, from his point of view and draft document, he supported the first thing driving the City Council was what the community aspired to and wanted to achieve, then followed by City government in service to those aspira- tions and goals. Mayor Roe noted that his version separated community from or- ganizational aspirations, since he thought the community aspirations should drive the rest. City Manager Malinen noted that, with concurrence from Mayor Roe, the com- munity the aspirations were essentially a restatement of the broader Imagine Ro- seville 2025 goals. City Manager Malinen opined that, while those goals worked well as a broad cat- egory of focus for the organization and represented the community, the Depart- ment Heads restated them for specific initiatives and projects under that broader category; and in line with department-specific strategic plans. If that was the con- sensus of the City Council, then the existing mission statement would work well as an independent statement, moving from a broad statement, then broken down into categories that drive strategic planning now and in the future. Mayor Roe suggested that the mission statement itself could become the introduc- tory statement of the aspirational statements as well. Councilmember Johnson agreed with the comments of Councilmember McGehee with the existing mission statement (Attachment A); however, he agreed with Mayor Roe that the mission statement should go after aspirations. Councilmem- ber Johnson expressed his preference that the aspirations and goals, along with the mission statement move forward, since he opined that they captured the views of the community, the City Council and staff. Councilmember Willmus concurred with Councilmembers McGehee and Johnson that the mission statement should lead, and then flow into the community aspira- tions. However, Councilmember Willmus opined that he preferred mission statement(Attachment B)better than either that of either Attachments A or C. Councilmember McGehee expressed her preference for the mission statements and outline of Attachment D since it included a mission statement for the entire City, then one specific to the City Council, at least this particular City Council but not necessarily all future City Councils since that mission statement may change based on changes in community aspirations or changes in the community itself.