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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Council Worksession <br />February 11, 2020 <br />5:00 pm <br /> <br />Present: Mayor Valerie Johnson <br /> Councilmember Graeme Allen <br /> Councilmember Mary Burg <br /> Councilmember Paul Jacobsen <br />Absent: Councilmember Emily Dunsworth <br /> <br /> <br />Staff in Attendance: Devin Massopust, Brenda Davitt, Craig Schlichting, Jennifer Fink, Tony Paetznick <br /> <br />Guests in Attendance: <br /> <br />Strategic Planning Document Review <br /> <br />Massopust explained the Council and staff directors held a collaborative meeting on January 4th with a <br />facilitator to discuss the City’s strategic plans for 2020. He discussed how staff would be incorporating the <br />core strategies of economic development, financial sustainability, strategic communication, safe and livable <br />community, high quality of life, and diversity and inclusion into the coming year. He described the strategic <br />objectives and short-term goals for each core strategy in further detail with the Council. He commented on <br />how important it was for the City to continue to pursue its brand. <br /> <br />Councilmember Allen requested all programs available to assist homeowners be investigated further by staff. <br /> <br />Councilmember Burg thanked staff for working to reeducate staff on the City’s new brand. <br /> <br />Mayor Johnson suggested staff consider using outside resources, such as Todd R oth, for critical incident <br />communication. She stated communication with the public was so important. <br /> <br />Councilmember Jacobsen indicated the Council should take credit for the work being doing on affordable <br />housing given the recent conversation with Ramsey County. Massopust stated he would make that change. <br /> <br />Councilmember Allen recommended National Night Out be considered a tool for public engagement. <br /> <br />Mayor Johnson stated she would like National Night Out to remain a neighborhood friendly/Public Safety <br />event. <br /> <br />Councilmember Jacobsen commented Stockyard Days may be a better way to push messages to the public or <br />the Fire Department Open House. <br /> <br />Councilmember Allen explained he proposed this as an option to engage the public and perhaps have a survey <br />completed on behalf of the City through the neighborhood captains. <br /> <br />Councilmember Burg stated this had been done in 2017 when a body worn camera survey was completed.