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5. F. 5
CITY OF SHAKOPEE
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TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Mark McNeill, City Administrator
SUBJECT: Suspension of Linking Visioning Goals to City Council Agenda Items
DATE: February 3, 2010
Comment:
Introduction:
At the January 26th workshop on 2010-2011 goals, the City Council discussed the
continuation of Visioning efforts as one ofthe goals. Staff is recommending that the
linking of goals to Council action items be suspended until Council has an opportunity to
discuss and identify long term goals.
Background:
Six long term strategic visioning initiative goals have been used since their adoption in
2005 to justify actions requested of the Council. The long term goals are:
A. Active and healthy community.
B. High quality of life.
c. Great place for kids to grow up.
D. Vibrant, resilient and stable.
E. Financially strong.
F. Housekeeping item.
One of the 2008-2009 goals which Council didn't see as a high priority to continue on
January 26th was a continuation ofthe goal "Implementation of the Visioning Initiative
Process". There was simply insufficient support for continuing to link the six (and
admittedly, not well-defined) visioning goals to decisions being asked of the Council.
Recommendation:
Time constraints did not permit the workshop discussion to identify new long term goals.
That discussion will need to take place as future City Council agendas permit. However,
in the meantime, we propose to eliminate the goal linkage in the memos, and also
eliminate any reference to them on the Council agenda page.
Therefore, staff is requesting that Council authorize a temporary suspension of tying
CoUncil action steps to the current strategic visioning goals identified above.
Action Required:
If the Council concurs, it should, by motion, authorize staff to temporarily suspend the
practice of linking long term strategic visioning goals to Council action items.
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Mark McNeill
City Administrator
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