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��r�� '� � � ��---� � _ � � � Memo To: Mayor and Council Neal Beets, City Manager From: Chris Miller, and Duane Schwartz llate: OSll 5106 Item: 3.h City Council Goal 8 Partnerships with Surrounding Communities Date: May 15,2006 Re: Discussion on the Goal of Pursuing Partnerships with Surrounding Communities Introduction — At the Apri122,2006 Goal-setting meeting, the Council and Staff identified nine (9) goals for the next year (200612007). The 8th-ranked goal or priority as stated at the meeting was: Partnerships with Surrounding Colnmunities In an effort to further define this goal and to identify potential objectives or action steps that may be needed to achieve it, the following information is submitted De�ning the Goal As the Council is aware, the City has actively sought collaborative partnerships with surrounding communities. These partnerships currently include; mutual aid, IT support, Engineering services, recycling maintenance materials, as well as many cooperative purchasing agreements. In addition, the City has a long history of partnenng with the Roseville School District, Ramsey County, and the State. Therefore, the goal statement is suggested to be clarified as: The City will explore partnerships with surrounding communities and other governmental entities to achieve common goals and in an effort to cost-share operations, facilities, and programs. With this goal statement, the City will commit to identifying common goals shared by other governmental entities and will actively pursue cost-saving measures with those entities. Objectives or Action Steps To achieve this goal (or some revised one), we have tentatively identified the following objectives or action steps that might be needed. They include: 1) Invite continued dialogue between elected officials at all levels of government 2) Openly encourage the City's Management Team to identify and explore partnership opportunities 3) Agree to provide up-front investment of vehicles, equipment, technology, or staff for the purposes of obtaining new cooperative agreements with the understanding that the investment will be recouped in the near future.