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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,April 22,2024 Page 14 Mayor Roe agreed and thought this is a living document that can always be revisited if needed. Roll Call Ayes: Strahan, Etten, Schroeder, Groff, and Roe. Nays: None Mayor Roe indicated, as to the strategic planning process, that he wanted to say a few things to kick off the conversation. One of the reasons he asked that the report from Envision Roseville be included in the packet was because not only does the report include the aspirations, but it also identifies successful outcomes with the "where..."statements under each aspiration. He thought that was the starting point for some measurable objectives and things the City can work towards. He wanted to make sure the Council does not lose track of that. Even beyond that, he noted some of the aspirations in the report include talk about more specific measures of some things or concerns expressed by the community. He stated that reviewing that information helped inform what the City's strategic planning might look like from a couple of perspectives. One is the notion of identifying what those outcomes are under each of the aspirations, which is important because the Council wants to know what to look for and what is trying to be achieved. He thought a big piece of this was trying to acknowledge and understand what the City is already doing toward some of those things.Then the Council can come up with strategic planning to accomplish some of things noted where we are falling short of the desired outcomes. Councilmember Schroeder thought Mayor Roe made a good point because there needs to be something to start with on this and it is important that whoever is working on this has the same priorities as the Council and what is being discussed. She explained they want to make sure the City gets the right consultant to walk the Council through this,make sure this is kept on task, and know what they are doing when it comes to strategic planning. Councilmember Etten appreciated the framing the Mayor provided. Some of these aspirations are the same as before and at some point, the Council needs to find out what the City is doing towards these aspirations, what the City wants to expand in this area, or what a new program is. But, if the Council does not talk about what the City is doing now,the Council will probably create a whole bunch of nonsense that staff will not understand and walk away from. The Council discussed the process that should be taken with strategic planning and a consultant leading the Council discussion. Councilmember Schroeder thought two half days would work best in order to do some work and have time to think about it and come back.