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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,January 5, 2015 Page 10 and returning with their recommendations for potential implementation, providing information on any problem areas, or asking questions of any items on the list(s). Under that scenario, Councilmember McGehee suggested it would show how the group could work together on those collective goals and priorities, providing a framework for the community to respond to and give input. Councilmember McGehee spoke in support of the current community survey pro- cess and continuing that to remain on track. Councilmember McGehee opined that the main thing seemed to be identifying how the five individual Coun- cilmembers established priorities and how to move forward with consensus among the group with an understanding from staff of those goals and priorities. Mayor Roe stated that he didn't disagree with any of the comments made by his colleagues, reiterating that this retreat and process was intended for the City Council and staff, and was not intended to change the community's vision, but to better and systematically reflect the vision of the community. Mayor Roe noted that everything done by the City Council was within the public's purview, and what the City Council, as Roseville's Board of Directors, did over the next few years was open to comment. Mayor Roe noted that the proposed process from Mr. Rapp provided the impetus for tonight's discussion with something to react to, and suggested that if further conversation was needed or a different process than proposed, those discussions continue. Mayor Roe noted that Mr. Rapp's proposal provided for development of 5-6 priorities or goals everyone could agree on, and involved the participation in both parts of the process by the City Council and City staff, with key outcomes and targets identified, followed by an implementation discussion providing key outcomes and targets. Mayor Roe noted that, whether or not the agreed-upon process for this strategic planning was similar to that proposed by Mr. Rapp or not, something needed to be decided, and this was simply one attempt to accom- plish that. Mayor Roe advised that he had spoken to a City of New Brighton Councilmem- ber, since that city had used the services of Mr. Rapp for the last two years, and advised that their comment had been that Mr. Rapp did a good job of gathering in- formation and guiding discussion. However, Mayor Roe noted that the comments were prefaced on the fact that Mr. Rapp came from the perspective of staff and from a long-time City Manager background, and therefore did not provide the same bias as an elected official, even though overall they seemed to be happy with his services in the role of facilitator. Mayor Roe opined the elected official the City Council brought that perspective and bias to the table. Councilmember Willmus noted that the process described by Mayor Roe, and as presented in these materials, was not unlike the process used by the HRA, and of- fered his support of the retreat going forward. However, in recognizing that oth-