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City Council Minutes <br />May 10, 2004 <br /> <br /> CARRIED 5-0. <br /> <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />Discussion on the Governance Section of the City, Administrator/City of Elk River XX/ork <br />Program Facilitated by Jim Brimever <br /> <br />Mr. Brimeyer stated fl~at at the last session 5ye started working on a Mission Statement. <br />bIayor IClinzing stated that we are a city that serves. CounciLmember Motin stated that the <br />slogan of"City and country, flows together" seems to be viewed by some as a joke. "The <br />gateway to the north where city and country flows together" was suggested. Mr. Brimeyer <br />stated that that is getting too long. <br /> <br />Nix. Brimeryer stated that we want to identify our Strategic Issues. He divided the audience <br />into four working groups placing at least one council member in each group. Each group <br />worked on identifying the city's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Below are <br />the results. <br /> <br />Strengths: <br /> · Geographic · Diversified talents · Manage our own <br /> location with staff and sewer and water <br /> · Highway system volunteers * Low crime rate <br /> (two major · Being county seat · Small city, approach <br /> highways) · Staff talents and · Comp Plan <br /> · Commercial hub working well · Transportation <br /> · Parks system together Plan <br /> · The rivers, lake, · Youth, Senior · Park Plan <br /> and natural Recreation <br /> · Community ~vith <br /> resources opportunities Big Visions <br /> · Growth if managed · School system (grandiose) <br /> · Rail line · Medical services · Free standing <br /> · City's financial plan · Condition of · Downtown <br /> · Land availability housing stock · City identity <br /> · Council diversity (clean, well <br /> (of thought) maintained city) · Supportofficials of elected <br /> · City campus <br /> · Community group <br /> (volunteers) · Strong well <br /> maintained <br /> infrastructure <br /> <br />Weaknesses: · Train tracks <br /> · Transportation dependent on county <br /> and state control <br /> · Lack household supporting jobs <br /> · City Organizational communication <br /> · City Organizational structure <br /> · Council's differences of opinion <br /> · School Districts inability to handle <br /> district wide growth <br /> · Dealing with new issues as a <br /> community <br /> <br />· Lack of youth opportunities <br />· Lack of commercial land for future <br /> growth <br />· Lack of diversified population <br />· Loss of sense of community over <br /> nme <br />· Lack of industry <br />· No local communication tools - <br /> media <br />· Lack of leadership at state level <br /> representing the city's interest <br /> <br /> <br />