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I I I Council Meeting Minutes January 12, 1988 Lions. Squash Festival established new standards of excite- ment and hard work that will be difficult to beat. I could not be happier with the way our community came together. We cannot let this memorable year pass without again express- ing our heartfelt thank you to our Centennial Commissioners, volunteers from all the civic organizations, and our city staff for a job well done. Thanks, too, to Steve Schmidt and Roger Blomquist for their contributions on the council. A special thank you goes to Dana, Arly, and Roger Williams for your support and leadership. While the celebration continued last year, the business of running our city went on, too, with similar successes. Com- pletion of Star Cityls program requirements highlighted our efforts to revitalize our economic development program. Announcement of a settlement in principal of our lawsuit against the U. S. Department of Defense signalled the closure of a frustrating era and the start of a new phase in our water supply management process. City hall remodeling was completed, giving us an efficient work place that we can show off with pride. And our Explorer Post helped us wrap up a successful year with its international award for crime pre- vention programming. These are but a few of our successes and highlights from a memorable 1987. With all these successes to celebrate, itls hard to bring my- self to suggest we need to return to reality. The afterglow will be enjoyed in 1988, but it.s now time to refocus on our future. We started the process 100 years ago; now itls time to evaluate and adjust, to rest momentarily and recharge our batteries, and to launch new efforts. I see 1988 as a year of review and renewal. Along the way, I am recommending to the Council that we include the following priorities on our 1988 "To Do" list: 1. Boards and Commissions I would like to involve the volunteers on our advisory groups in a review of the mis- sion and methods for each body. These people provide valuable advice. We cannot afford to waste their time or overlook their value. Their efforts must be meaningful and personally satisfying. I would like to encourage more interaction, with Council, beginning with involve- ment of their chairpersons in our strategic planning pro- cess. I would like to provide more support, for example, with skill-building opportunities to help develop leader- ship abilities. 2. Economic Development The world around us will continue to constrain and/or enable our efforts to strengthen our tax base. We1ve done much of our homework and welre pro- ceeding with implementation along the Highway 8 corridor. Page 2