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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, May 11, 2015 Page 17 Councilmember Etten opined that the initiative also went to the priority of"effec- tive governance" as well. Mayor Roe opined that it helped inform the engagement process. Councilmember Willmus agreed with Councilmember Etten, that the community survey tool provided a metric for various issues, which could then be used as a basis to see how the organization was doing versus the organization's effective- ness. While he could see an engagement component of the community survey, Councilmember Willmus opined that it was probably not the best tool available to facilitate what was needed in that regard. Mayor Roe recalled previous discussions at the Retreat that the survey was in- tended to measure satisfaction with engagement. City Manager Trudgeon concurred with Mayor Roe's recollection of those discus- sions, noting the KOI identified at the Retreat served as a driver for that satisfac- tion and could be moved down to the other priority. Mayor Roe clarified "measuring satisfaction with our engagement in the commu- nity." Councilmember Willmus stated that he may have additional questions and/or need clarification on some of the proposed strategic initiatives, since the City Council had yet to be involved in that portion of the summary. Even though the City Council had helped develop the KOI and Targets at the Retreat, Councilmember Willmus noted that this is their first look at the draft Strategic Initiatives. City Manager Trudgeon duly noted that this was the first look for the City Coun- cil and intended for their feedback as well as that of the public. Councilmember Etten noted the changes already being implemented to engage the community more deeply in the City Council's decision-making, as noted in the "Effective Governance" priority. While questions remained in how to do it, Councilmember Etten questioned if it needed to be included in this priority as well or something continually looked at and systematically included in the pro- cess early on. Councilmember Etten noted this included continuing to maintain and improve the city website, printing communication in a timelier manner and getting information out in a more timely fashion by using other media options (e.g. NextDoor.com) to target specific neighborhoods. Councilmember Etten opined this involved continually looking for new ways to improve those commu- nication and engagement efforts.