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eg lar ity cil eeti M®IId.a3'9 ~~~~ber 2~~ ~®®7 age 19 on too large of a load, and that this process would require a more deliberate proc- ess. Councilmember Pust opined that the only way to proceed would be to do so goal by goal, with items falling to a lower priority through the discussion process, unless Councilmembers proposed to proceed in writing, rather than through dis- cussion. Mayor Klausing questioned whether a limited number of items should be identi- fied to provide a more workable list of priorities. Discussion included practical applications based on other statutory Council obli- gations; short versus long term categories and analysis options; and retaining cur- rent numbering system to allow reference to the original documents. Councilmember Pust suggested a "5-5-5" approach, with individual Council- members selecting five (5) priorities for the next twelve (12) months; another five (5) for consideration over the next one (1) to five (5) years; and another five (5) priorities for accomplishment over the next five (5) years. Mayor Klausing sought comment from City Manager Malinen on Councilmember Pust's suggestion for staff overall for short, intermediate and long-range planning. City Manager Malinen addressed the broad nature of some of the items; and sug- gested another review by the Council on strategy levels, paying attention to the brainstorming, and areas that overlapped and others that may not be appropriate at this time to those items already identified by Councilmembers. City Manager Malinen used the example of Item 1.A.6. for fostering youth leadership and de- velopment, with numerous brainstorming ideas included, and perhaps not all ap- plicable, but the only way staff could interpret previous Council selections. Councilmember Pust suggested this may be homework for individual Council- members before the next discussion, to more clearly define their choices. Further discussion included Councilmember Roe's identification of at least sev- enty (70) items on the brainstorming level chosen by Councilmembers; with Mayor Klausing questioning whether a total of fifteen (15) items were chosen, or if a few were chosen for short-term focus, noting that other items not chosen re- mained important, but were not identified as priorities at this immediate time. Councilmembers concurred that in order to make this an effective strategic plan, it would need an annual review and re-evaluation. Mayor Klausing reviewed consensus items for individual Councilmembers before the next discussion: individual Councilmembers refining their list of brainstorm-