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