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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,June 22, 2015 Page 17 Regarding the actual document itself, Councilmember Laliberte expressed her concerns about cost, proposed timeframes, and staffing limitations. Councilmember Laliberte opined that the City had done a disservice to the com- munity with this proposed plan as currently drafted, suggesting it proceed cau- tiously about which portions it ultimately adopted. Councilmember Laliberte not- ed the need to knowingly agree among Councilmembers the staff time and re- sources being expended. Councilmember Laliberte noted her initial hope that the Retreat exercises would allow the City Council and staff to come away with broad goals for the Mayor and City Council to address for one year, in addition to the ongoing work of the body. Since it's now the middle of the one year, with the original proposal for a three year plan, Councilmember Laliberte noted that only two of those years re- mained, part of which could realistically be under the direction of a new City Council. Councilmember Laliberte stated her unwillingness to obligate a future City Council to this sitting City Council's priorities. Councilmember Laliberte noted that considerable staff time had already been spent on this project, and given their time constraints, the City Council needed to decide if this was how they wanted their staff to spend their time. Councilmem- ber Laliberte recognized the City Council's commitment to measurable results and delivery of quality services in Roseville, and questioned if this plan allowed the City to make progress on specific issues in a timely manner. Instead, Councilmember Laliberte suggested moving forward in the remainder of 2015 with only two to three short-term, big picture items that the City Council and staff could realistically work toward. In defining those 2-3 strategic priori- ties, Councilmember Laliberte suggested making those a standing agenda item for each subsequent City Council meeting or at least on a monthly basis for an update or discussion publically to review continuing progress, allowing all stakeholders access to the same information at the same time. Councilmember Laliberte opined that this would provide the public with the benefit of and assurance that behind-the-scenes work was being performed (e.g. SE Roseville working group or Twin Lakes community meetings). Additional Strategic Priority or Goal Councilmember Laliberte suggested the addition of one additional new item for discussion by the body, and as part of the short-term priority list specifically ad- dressing the consistency of direction given by the City Council to its advisory commissions. As those groups work on their own, Councilmember Laliberte questioned if the City Council touched base with them as often as it should whether through the joint meetings or in other ways. SWOT Analysis