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Item # 5.1. diver MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Lori Johnson, City Administrator DATE: October I I, 2010 SUBJECT: Visioning and Goals At Monday's work session staff will present the proposed Elk River vision statement and supporting goals for Council consideration. This presentation is the culmination of two full days of work lead by facilitator Jermaine Davis. Over thirty staff members took part in the development of the vision statement and goals. In addition, Councilmember Matt Westgaard attended the second day of the session. Participants left enthused about the vision and goals feeling very confident that their two days of intense thought about what Elk River is today and what it can become in the future resulted in both a vision and set of goals that fit those of the Council and the residents. Mr. Davis led the staff through the process and kept staff fully engaged the entire two days. It was an opportunity for staff from all departments and divisions to work together to help guide the future of the City. It is interesting to note that even though there were six groups working independently at times all groups came up with similar ideas and concepts about the City and what they felt was important as the City moves forward. It was very obvious that the employees are passionate about their work and the City. Finally, following adoption of the vision and goals by the Council, staff will begin working on the next step, developing action steps to achieve each of the goals. Implementation is critical; we want to have our actions tied to reaching the goals set by the Council. Decisions by staff and Council should support the goals and forward the achievement of those goals. The contract with Mr. Davis includes afollow-up session to check in on our progress in implementing the goals. N:\Public Bodies\Ciry Council\Forms\Memoformat.doc