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CRYSTAL CITY COUNCIL
WORK SESSION
WORKING AGENDA
Thursday, January 13, 2011
7:00 p.m.
Conference Room A
Pursuant to due call and notice given in the manner prescribed by Section 3.01 of the
City Charter, the Work Session of the Crystal City Council was held at p.m. on
Thursday, January 13, 2011 in Conference Room A located at 4141 Douglas Drive,
Crystal, Minnesota.
I. Attendance
Council members Staff
Budziszewski Norris
J. Moore
Selton
Anderson
Bowman
Hoffmann
Deshler
II. Agenda
The purpose of the work session is to discuss the Council and City Manager goals for
2011 with facilitator Jim Brimeyer.
III. Adjournment
The Work Session adjourned at __ P.M.
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Minnesota
Planning Session
January 13, 2011
7:00 Intoductions and Expectations
7:20 Governance Model
7:50 Questionaire Results
8:15 Planning Model
8:30 Review Current Strategies
8:50 Review Mission, Conduct SWOT analysis
9:30 Identif T Issues, Establish Priorities
10:00 Next Steps
City of Crystal — Strategic Planning Session
Pre -Session Questions
1. What challenges do you see for the organization?
2. What challenges do you see for the members?
3. What are the strengths of the organization?
4. What do you perceive to be the organization's weaknesses?
5. On an individual level, what keeps you from being as effective as you would like
to be?
6. How can the Council, staff and others (boards, commissions, etc.) work
effectively as a team?
7. What changes would help you and this organization to be more effective?
8. What challenges are facing the community at this time and what are the
emerging issues that will impact the community within the next 2-5 years?
9. What should the city do to address these challenges?
10. What community assets/qualities should be protected by the City Council
through it's policies?
11. What else should we know to help make this process successful?