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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, May 17, 2010 Page 22 Councilmember Roe noted the three specific Master Plans and where they were addressed in the comprehensive plan as part of the official controls for decision making, accomplishing the same thing as the Bloomington model provided. Roll Call Ayes: Pust; Roe; Johnson; and Klausing. Nays: Ihlan. Motion carried. b. Receive Revised Departmental Strategic Plans Finance Director Chris Miller summarized the RCA dated May 17, 2010; noting that the department specific narratives offered different approaches and formats at this time, and that staff had not yet attempted to make them into a universal- looking document, but that the plans provided the perceptive of each department and their general direction. Mr. Miller suggested that the City Council review the documents over the next few weeks, as part of the 2011 budget process, to ensure that each department and the City as a whole were on the pathway outlined by the City Council, and encouraged feedback. Mayor Klausing expressed his general observation, specifically highlighting that of the Public Works Department, and his pride in their obvious "can do" attitude as evidenced in their vision statement. Mayor Klausing opined that, in his discus- sions with residents, it was obvious that when they contacted staff, staff attempted to solve problems for those residents. Discussion included updating of comparable analyses (page 5 of Administration Department Strategic Plan); specific outcomes or performance measures currently in- process; benchmarks and goals to achieve defined measurable outcomes; and clarification to connect goals and accomplishments or objectives with any addi- tional positions listed as part of action plans and strategies. c. Receive the 2011 2020 Capital Investment Plan (CIP) Finance Director Miller highlighted the CIP as included in the RCA dated May 17, 2010 for 10 rather than 5 years as had been past practice, and specific details for each department and collectively. Discussion included projected impacts; financial and sustainable realities for those items funded and those items without a revenue source (40% funded); pur- pose of the document for the public and City Council to reconcile that lack of funding and decision making to identify and revise priorities and to create action steps to put the City back on a path of sustainability, with larger and more defini- tive steps beginning in 2011 and beyond. Councilmember Roe suggested that spreadsheets be included as an appendix, or accomplished in Section 3 for each major capital item summary, with more detail