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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />Attachment B <br />DRAFT Regular City Council Meeting <br />Monday, May 11, 2015 <br />Page 31 <br />From her perspective, Councilmember McGehee stated it was her understanding <br />of the process was that the City Council set up the strategic priorities and then <br />handed them off to staff, and now the next phase was to get feedback from the <br />public, providing an entirely additional column. Councilmember McGehee fur- <br />ther clarified that staff's involvement was not to change the City Council's five <br />priorities, but to look at their role in how they would address those priorities from <br />their perspective, and how they would parse out those details. Councilmember <br />McGehee stated that, now the next role was for the public and advisory commis- <br />sions to state their responses, ideas and feedback for those priorities, continuing <br />the evolution of this living document and allow their voices to be heard. <br />Mayor Roe concurred with that synopsis by Councilmember McGehee, agreeing <br />with the ongoing need for input. Mayor Roe noted that the strategic initiatives <br />were simply ideas proposed to achieve those priorities, and would continue to <br />change going forward, reiterating that this is only the first stab with the draft plan. <br />If this is ultimately identified as what was needed by the community, as it <br />evolved, Mayor Roe noted this would then go forward. However, Mayor Roe <br />noted that the City Council needed to remain true to the mission they'd estab- <br />lished for themselves, and realize that as a body of five, the majority ruled and <br />they would need to accept those consequences as well. <br />Councilmember Willmus expressed his agreement with much of what had been <br />stated by his colleagues. However, Councilmember Willmus also noted the value <br />in having other sets of eyes weigh in and review the draft plan, since it was also <br />their document and their feedback was important. <br />Mayor Roe clarified, that from his understanding that was also the consensus of <br />the body. <br />Councilmember Etten questioned if more time should be allowed before adopting <br />the document, suggesting additional discussion on June 15, and allowing all advi- <br />sory commissions a review. <br />City Manager Trudgeon cautioned that the June 15 meeting already had a full <br />agenda, including time allotted for the joint meeting with the HRA. <br />City Manager Trudgeon asked for specific direction from the City Council on <br />how to proceed, and the timing far getting the draft document to advisory com- <br />missions for feedback. <br />Councilmember Etten clarified that this was a City Council document, and he had <br />originally pushed to have the Retreat based on his meeting with representatives of <br />the Village of St. Anthony, and their retreat model to go off to a hotel by them- <br />selves wi�h staff and create similar documents, and subsequently publishing them <br />