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HRA Meeting Minutes – Tuesday, April 21, 2015 Page 8 1 2 3 Motion: Member Etten moved, seconded by Member Elkins to reopen previously tabled 4 action and reconsider hiring of a consultant to assist with an update of the HRA’s 2012- 5 2016 Strategic Plan. 6 7 Ayes: 7 8 Nays: 0 9 Motion carried. 10 11 Motion: Member Masche moved, seconded by Member Majerus to direct staff to 12 approve the hiring of Ms. Barbara Raye to facilitate the HRA’s update of its 2012-2016 13 Strategic Plan, at a contracted amount not to exceed $2,700. 14 15 Member Majerus opined that, for the record, when the HRA as a body made a motion in the 16 future for the HRA’s Executive Committee to meet, his expectation was that they would meet 17 and develop their recommendation for the full body. Member Majerus noted that the 18 Executive Committee had been tasked to address timeline issues and address any conflicts of 19 the City Council and HRA. 20 21 Chair Maschka noted this was another discussion point for the strategic planning exercise to 22 address things learned through trial and error. 23 24 Member Etten noted the unique circumstances with the Executive Director being on leave; and 25 the flexibility needed to determine what worked and what did not, as outlined in staff’s report 26 of day-to-day activities with current staffing availability. 27 28 Member Etten, in his role of City Councilmember, provided the City Council’s perspective in 29 asking the HRA to hear their strategic plan prior to holding their respective planning sessions 30 to make sure both bodies were on track with priorities and focus in the upcoming future. 31 Member Etten noted that the City Council would not have their first look at the strategies 32 developed by staff since the strategic planning exercise, making the HRA’s update of their 33 initiatives premature until the goals were aligned. Member Etten noted his own frustration, as 34 well as that of the City Council, in the process taking longer than initially anticipated. 35 However, Member Etten asked that the HRA reconsider if it wanted to push the timeframe and 36 ask the City Council to move up the joint meeting with the HRA, while also cautioning the 37 HRA about the number of items already contained on those May agendas. 38 39 Member Wall opined that the HRA had been delayed for several months, and the sooner it 40 could get together the better. Member Wall stated that he was not criticizing the City Council 41 for the delay, but suggested they do their thing and the HRA do its own thing. 42 43 Member Etten agreed that the delays were frustrating; and admitted that the City Council had 44 learned a lesson about the need to start strategic planning in the fall of the prior year rather 45 than at the beginning of the year. However, Member Etten asked the full body about their 46 preferences in concurring with the requested schedule from the City Council versus not 47 waiting. 48 49 Chair Maschka noted the need to hear what strategic initiatives the City Council thought the 50 HRA should be taking; and under those circumstances, those two needed to dovetail in order to 51 resolve the relationship issue between the City Council and HRA. 52 53 Member Masche concurred, opining that the HRA should follow the recommendations of City 54 Manager Trudgeon. 55