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City Council/Teambuilding Retreat Report <br />January 7, 2017 <br />Report prepared by Barbara Strandell 9 <br />4. Effective <br />Service Quality <br />50.00% <br />8 <br />50.00% <br />8 <br />0.00% <br />0 <br />0.00% <br />0 <br />0.00% <br />0 <br /> <br />16 <br /> <br />1.50 <br />5. Workforce <br />Engagement <br />and <br />Development <br />25.00% <br />4 <br />56.25% <br />9 <br />18.75% <br />3 <br />0.00% <br />0 <br />0.00% <br />0 <br /> <br />16 <br /> <br />1.94 <br /> <br />Comments: <br />1. Innovation: What are we doing to assure that we continue to be a great city but also highlight <br />that which will take us into the future as a great city? What decisions are we making today that <br />help us set the stage for the future of New Brighton? <br />2. On a global scale, they are all worthy of Council's attention. However, in the current state, they <br />could all be rebranded in some way. As a supervisor, I see it as very important for workforce <br />development. Does Council as a whole need to remain informed, or should they be driving this? <br />I might say it would be kept informed. Economic development on the other hand may require <br />Council to be more involved. <br />3. Economic Development will need to be modified, the tax base goals have been achieved the <br />KPIs need to be modified or updated. <br /> <br />Q6: Sacred Cows: In your opinion, what are the “sacred cows” (an idea, custom, department, role or person held, especially unreasonably, to be above questioning or doubt), if any, in New Brighton? Why? <br /> Public Safety <br /> Water Quality <br /> Our Form of Government <br /> Parks <br /> The Golf Course <br /> Fire Relief <br /> Raises/steps, Salary structures <br /> Water <br /> Keeping payroll and utility billing in-house <br /> One City, One Set of Services, One Set of Resources <br /> <br />Q7: Challenges: What do you see as the biggest challenges facing our City in the next two years? <br />♦ Employee retention and development <br />♦ Over taxation <br />♦ Aging Housing <br />♦ Aging population <br />♦ Spending on items like Welcome Monuments <br />♦ Discussion regarding even year voting <br />♦ Solving the DX issue <br />♦ Finishing the water treatment plant project <br />♦ Councilmember relationships among themselves. <br />♦ Developing services for a changing community <br />♦ Possible loss of LGA