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City Council Minutes Page 2 <br />April 30, 2018 <br />----------------------------- <br />Mr. Hecker said that he has had conversations with Community Ed to reduce <br />duplication. <br /> <br />Mayor Dietz felt that Parks and Recreation was nice to have but not essential. <br /> <br />Ms. Othoudt was surprised EDA Financial Incentives received support from council <br />since not all businesses need financial incentives and she does not feel it is a core service. <br />Instead, she would consider business retention and expansion as core services as well as <br />redevelopment because it is re-investing in the community. <br /> <br />Councilmember Ovall considered Community Development as next tier in importance <br />but not a core service. <br /> <br />Chief Cunningham stated being proactive on building inspections will help catch <br />potential problems and may lower the need for future code enforcement. A clean <br />community is usually a safer community. <br /> <br />Mayor Dietz thinks it is an advantage that we can talk about all of the services Elk River <br />has to offer and that these services are in house. <br /> <br />Mission Statement Discussion <br /> <br />Mr. Portner asked for components of a mission statement. A vision statement is what <br />you want to be, but a mission statement is how you get there. He provided example <br />mission statements from other communities. <br /> <br />Council discussed the mission statement examples from various local cities and which <br />parts they liked from their statements. Council worked on developing their own mission <br />statement based on the following key points: <br /> Good stewards <br /> Opportunity to live, work, and play <br /> Responsibly grow <br /> Meet changing needs – agile <br /> Timeless <br /> Ethical, efficient, and responsible <br /> Sustainable <br /> Work with citizens to achieve goals <br /> Help, not hinder, citizen quality of life <br /> Reflect the culture of citizens and what is important to majority <br /> <br />Councilmember Westgaard stated developing a mission statement would be different <br />based upon if your city is still growing versus in the process of redevelopment. <br /> <br />Chief Nierenhausen felt “being responsible” should be a given and should not need to <br />be stated in a mission statement. <br /> <br /> <br />