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I I I Council Meeting Minutes January 23, 1990 Page 7 Special Order of Business, continued With all those tasks and challenges I personally am looking forward to a exciting era in 1990, as we solve the problems of governance in New Brighton. Councilmember Roger Williams picked out the key word in hi s i naugura 1 address as Pres i dent of the Ramsey County League of Local Governments, when he said it is time for us to emphasize collaboration. We started that with the Quad Cities, and we talked and will be meeting very soon with the schools again both District 621 and hopefully District 282, We talked to Ramsey County and we will talk more. We talked with the State and we need to keep talking. Most of all I think we need to re-emphasize and rejuvenate our efforts to talk wi th and co 11 aborate wi th our ci ti zens and bus i ness commun ity. We made progress, but more can be done. I think too, we have to emphasize communication as part of that collaboration. As Councilmember Arlyn Gunderman suggested we have to come to some agreement as to what our goals are and how we hope to achieve them. I think if we can do that, much of what we do will make sense to more people and we will have an easier time as we struggle to get there. Part of our communication effort is to rebuild the awareness that our residents have of what's happening here in the City. I think we have to challenge our media representatives to be here more often and be asking us the tough questions that we need to be asking ourselves, and to reflect on our responsibil ity to answer those questions, honestly and fairly, so our residents know what's going on. The Council and Staff need to continue building on the spirit of trust and cooperation we have generated these past several years. I think the key part of our success here is being able to work together without an i mos it; es and wi thout j ea 1 ous i es and wi thout competition, but all working together for the best things that we can do for all our residents. I think too we need to continue to build on the need and opportunities for our residents and civic group leaders and our volunteers to participate in everything that we do. Because it is from that group, hopefull y, that our new leaders will come when those of us here now decide eventually and hopefully, to go on to other things. Those new leaders need to be involved now so that when we are ready to go on they will be ready to pick-up the challenge. The next thing we continue to need to do and comment on is to re- emphasize, and build on the enthusiasm of our residents to participate. We have fun doing what we're doing. The Antique Car Run, Stockyard Days, Ice Fishing Contest, and Squash Festival are good examples of things we can do as a community to get people out and have fun together. To emphasize that we are a community and not just hiding in our own homes. Special Order of Business Mayor's State of the City Address