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Home My Public Portal About20110514 retreatCITY COUNCIL RETREAT MAY 14, 2011 1 CALL TO ORDER The City Council Retreat of May 14, 2011, was convened at 8:00 A.M. at the Hy -Vee Meeting Room in Jefferson City. ATTENDANCE OF ELECTED OFFICIALS The following elected officials were present when the meeting convened: Present: Mayor Struemph Council Members Bray, Carroll, Griffith, Harvey, Koon, Luebbert, Pope, Schulte, Scrivner, and Weber Absent: None A quorum was present. ATTENDANCE OF STAFF AND OTHERS The following staff members were present: City Administrator Steve Rasmussen Assistant to the City Administrator Melva Fast City Counselor Nathan Nickolaus Human Resources Director Gail Strope Interim Community Development Director Charles Lansford Parks & Recreation Director Bill Lockwood Finance Director Steve Schlueter Police Chief Roger Schroeder Fire Chief Robert Rennick I.T. Department Director Bill Betts Communications Manager Michelle Gleba City Clerk Phyllis Powell Acting Assistant Community Development Director Ron Davenport Also present: Alan Bailey, Meeting Facilitator Randy Allen, Director, Jefferson City Area Chamber of Commerce Ben Yarnell, Jefferson City News Tribune CITY COUNCIL RETREAT MAY 14, 2011 2 DISCUSSION Facilitator Alan Bailey introduced himself and gave a little background about himself. He asked those present to tell a little about themselves as an "ice breaker" type of activity. At the conclusion, Mr. Bailey went over agenda items for the day. He stated that the goal for today's meeting is to develop a list of priorities for the City. Steve Schlueter was then asked to make a brief presentation regarding the City's finances. He reported that at this point in the budget year, revenue is ahead of projected revenues, and expenses are under projected expenses. Mr. Bailey then asked each Council Member to develop a list of goals following a certain framework. Discussion was held regarding each of the goals mentioned and then individually prioritized by the Mayor and Council Members. Randy Allen of the Jefferson City Area Chamber of Commerce then made a presentation regarding the Chamber's "Transformation" strategic plan. Following his presentation, a lengthy discussion was held, and Mr. Allen answered questions. LUNCH BREAK AND RECONVENE The session recessed for lunch at 11:45 A.M. Following lunch, the meeting reconvened at 12:45 P.M. with all officials still present. Discussion was held regarding priorities and goals which would be longer -range than those discussed earlier. At the conclusion, the Council was again asked to prioritize each of the items on an individual basis. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 1:30 P.M.