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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,February 25, 2013 Page 19 For the benefit of the public and newly-elected Councilmembers Laliberte and Et- ten, Mayor Roe recognized the work of City Manager Malinen and Department Heads over the last few years to link performance measures to community aspira- tions outlined earlier this evening, and adopted by the City Council mid-year 2012; and what was trying to be achieved for the benefit of Roseville residents. To the extent those aspirations could be linked to performance measurements, Mayor Roe opined that from his perspective, it provided helpful information to him as a mayor and the City Council, as well as from a staff perspective. Mayor Roe spoke in support of continuing to allow the process to evolve moving for- ward. Councilmember Laliberte opined that she had found the information valuable and useful,providing the ability to gather more information from other communities. Mayor Roe suggested that Councilmember Laliberte, as the City Council's liaison for the Ramsey County League of Local Governments, suggest this as a topic of discussion and comparison of performance measurements with other entities. Recess Mayor Roe recessed the meeting at approximately 8:05 p.m. to transition into work session for- mat;reconvening at approximately 8:15 p.m. 13. Business Items—Presentations/Discussions a. Review the City's Comprehensive Performance Management Program At the request of Mayor Roe, Finance Director Chris Miller provided an overview of the City's Comprehensive Performance Management Program (CPMP) as de- tailed in the RCA and Attachment A, dated February 25, 2013. Mr. Miller noted the commitments and obligations entered into by the City Council last year, its importance to the operation, and how various initiatives undertaken over the past several years were designed to improve the effectiveness and sustainability of dai- ly operations while meeting long-term goals. Mr. Miller's presentation included adoption of the program by City Council reso- lution in May of 2012; the purpose of the program to provide consistency in de- livery of programs/services and recognize the importance of having a comprehen- sive approach to improving results through systematic processes and continuous evaluation. Mr. Miller noted that this would allow the City Council to commit to effective decision-making by aligning resources with established priorities and desired outcomes for a planned approach over a two-year cycle. Mr. Miller emphasized that past efforts had been found historically to repeatedly fail to produce a sustainable programs and services, such as could be found in the current infrastructure needs and inadequate funding for capital replacements, causing repeated cuts in annual operating budgets. Mr. Miller recognized that this current process had caused for tough decisions of previous City Council, but was