HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/26/2013 Work SessionJoint Elected Officials Meeting
Saturday, January 26, 2013
8:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m.
The TEAM Springfield Joint Elected Officials met on Saturday, January 26, 2013, at the Springfield Justice Center,
EOC Conference Room, 230 4'r Street. Members present included:
City of Springfield (Cite: Gino Grimaldi, Christine Lundberg, Bob Brew, Sheri Moore, Sean VanGordon and
Marilee Woodrow. Absent were Dave Ralston and Hillary Wylie.
Springfield Public Schools (SPS): Nancy Golden, Nancy Bigley, Al King and Garry Weber. Absent were Laurie
Adams and Jonathan Light.
Springfield Utility Board (SUB): Jeff Nelson, Ted Johnson, and Virginia Lauritsen. Absent were Ken Boyst, .Joe
Mathieu and Pat Riggs- Henson.
Willamalane Park and Recreation District (Willamalane): Bob Keefer, Anne Ballew, Denise Bean Greg James and
Gary Ross. Absent was Lee Beyer.
1. Breakfast and Social
JEOs participated in a breakfast and social between 8:00 — 8:30 a.m.
2. Call to Order and Welcome — Mayor Christine Lundberg
Mayor Lundberg called the meeting to order and welcomed the group.
3. Gift of Literacy Thank You
Nancy Bigley thanked TEAM Springfield for their support and participation in the Gift of Literacy program. In
its eighth year, the Gift of Literacy program has distributed over 6.300 books to students and has seen a
corresponding increase in library books checked out. TEAM Springfield (TS) support has provided resources
for the donation of more than 2,000 books to various agencies /programs including The Child Center,
S.M.A.R.T., Willamalane and others. This year's Gift of Literacy event is scheduled for May 30 at Lane
Community College. TS was thanked for their support of the program.
The group was reminded of the Friends of the Springfield Library fundraiser event scheduled for this evening,
at Citv Hall.
4, Agency Updates
Agency updates were presented
a) City of Springfield
A Partnership Between the City of Springfield, Springfield Public Schools, Willamalane, and Springfield Utility Board
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Mayor Lundberg provided a City of Springfield update.
Bloomberg Project. Springfield is a top 20 finalist for the Bloomberg Philanthropies' Mayors Challenge, a
competition created to inspire American cities to generate innovative ideas that solve major challenges and
that ultimately can be shared with other cities across the nation. Winners will be announced in spring 2013,
with a total of $9 million going to five cities to jumpstart implementation of their ideas. Every US city was
eligible to participate. More than 300 cities applied. Springfield is the smallest city in the final group. The
city concept is related to mobile health care. The concept includes providing mobile health care and
eliminating unnecessary and expensive trips to the ER. The final application is due on Thursday, January
31.
Fire Dept. Merger. The fire department merger between Springfield and Eugene continued to progress in
2012 with agreements reached that provide the highest quality service at the lowest cost for both cities. The
merger brings with it a new computer system that will reduce dispatch times and ensure that the closest fire
truck will always be sent to emergencies. We look forward to future savings through this partnership.
Glenwood. 2012 marked the achievement of an important milestone for the redevelopment of Glenwood
with the adoption of phase one of the Glenwood Refinement. Plan. The Plan represents several years of
planning by partner agencies and stakeholders. The Plan for the Glenwood Riverfront promotes a mix of
commercial. office and industrial uses that will create jobs and visitor opportunities. Picture a mixture of
housing choices and businesses located along the beautiful Willamette River. There will be access to the
river for everyone with connections and paths that will showcase this gem in our urban core.
VA Clinic. Staff is still hard at work on attracting the VA Clinic. We may have new information later this
spring.
Downtown / Main Street Corridor. We are seeing improvements in downtown. including the dramatic drop
in crime, the closing of several troubled bars, a new crop of small businesses (including Plank Town
Brewing Co.) and the A3 High School.
We are also seeing redevelopment in the Gateway area with the old Circuit City building soon to be a
supermarket and the Hollywood Video building to be demolished and replaced with the popular Buffalo
Wild Wings franchise.
b) Springfield Public Schools
Nancy Bigley provided Springfield Public Schools' update.
Superintendent Search
The search for a new superintendent is currently underway. The School Board is working with Greg
McKenzie, Window to Leadership LLC, to guide the process and ensure community involvement.
He is also familiar with our community, which is very important.
Fourteen focus groups were held with attendees representing multiple staff and community groups.
The focus groups, in addition to an online survey. reached more than 500 people and will help the
board determine the qualities and qualifications of Springfield's next superintendent. The board will
hear the results of the focus groups and online survey on Monday, January 28. Applications will be
accepted during the month of February and the application screening committee will convene in
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earlv March to review them. Interviews will be scheduled for late March with the goal to announce a
new superintendent in early April. Up -to -date information can be found on the district's Web site.
2. Facilities Advisory Committee
The Facilities Advisory Committee met seven times between November and January with the charge
to evaluate current facilities' needs and the impact full-day kindergarten will have on elementary
school space in 2015 in anticipation of a November 2013 bond.
The Committee will present its final recommendations to the board in February but the following
recommendations are expected to be included:
• Replace Hamlin Middle School.
• Invest in instructional technology (recent changes to the law allow for the purchase of equipment
and furnishings with bond funds).
3. Arts Matter Council
In November 2012 the district convened its Arts Matter Council comprised of representatives from
community arts organizations in Springfield and Eugene, as well as representative district arts
teachers.
The charge of the council is to determine what an ideal arts program would be for Springfield
students, assess the current arts program and look for opportunities to fill in the gaps with
community supported programs and partnerships. The council meets once- per -month through May
and will present its recommendations to the School Board in June.
Springfield Immersion Program /.Master Teacher Program
Springfield Public Schools is involved in the Global Institute for Teacher Advancement (GITA),
which includes Cultural Exchange, the Springfield Immersion Program and the Master Teacher
Program.
• Cultural Exchange: In conjunction with the University of Oregon and partner districts,
Springfield is creating a template for cultural exchange focusing on and promoting the
educational discussion of best practice by hosting faculty from China, Finland, England. Korea,
New Zealand and Australia. To date, teachers and administrators from China have visited our
district multiple times. .
•
Springfield Immersion Program: In an effort to increase the quality of teachers entering the
field; the district, the University of Oregon and Pacific University are working to develop a fifth-
year program for students seeking their teaching licenses. This program would place an
apprentice teacher in the classroom of one of the district's Master Teachers for a full school year
rather than the current practice of visiting classrooms for a few weeks at a time. This will allow
apprentices to get an authentic classroom experience and leave the program prepared to run their
own classrooms.
Master Teacher Program: The goal is to identify and recruit district teachers who are using best
practices, producing great results and willing to share their knowledge, experience and
classrooms with others. Program participants will be invited to participate in the advisory
council, professional development opportunities (both attending and creating), building and
supporting teacher licensure programs (see Springfield Immersion Program above) and cultural
exchange. The first round of applications for entry into the program was received this month and
a second round will be held this spring.
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In December, the district was awarded a $450,000 grant from the Paul G. Allen Foundation to
begin implementing the next phase of the Springfield Immersion Program. In order to receive
the full funding amount, the district must provide matching funds and is currently working to do
so.
c) Springfield Utility Board
Virginia Lauritsen provided the Springfield Utility Board (SUB) update.
1. SUB has continued to provide low cost, reliable service. According to a study done by EWEB, the
average residential customer saves almost $450 in annual electric bills and just over $26 in total annual
water bills with SUB's rates. For SUB's residential customers as a whole, this translates to $12.8
million per year in savings.
SUB continues to be aware of our area economy. SUB purchases 100% of its power to service retail
customers from the Bonneville Power Administration. BPA increased power rates in 2011 and is
expected to increase both power and transmission rates in 2013. Even with these rate increases, BPA
power remains very competitive. SUB's long term planning documents point to higher rates due to
BPA costs and state and federal regulatory requirements.
2. SUB is undergoing significant investments in water treatment and water source development. State
requirements associated with corrosion control is one example. SUB's corrosion control facilities for
the Willamette Wellfield will be on -line soon and design work is underway for treatment at the
Thurston Wellfield.
3. Light of Liberty continues to be a success for SUB and SUB appreciates TEAM Springfield's support
of this community event. Funds raised go towards SUB's Project SHARE program, which provides bill
payment assistance for qualified low income households. Willamalane's Island Park is the perfect
location for the event.
4. SUB worked with the City to create an intergovernmental agreement that describes how utility
infrastructure will be designed and constructed as redevelopment occurs in the Glenwood area.
5. SUB and the School District concluded discussions around grant funding that SUB provides to
Springfield Public Schools. SUB's Board approved funding for a new 5 -year agreement. This grant
funding helps the School District's water testing programs provide hands -on experience to students.
Over the years the School District has expanded its program to include items such as building and
driving electric race cars. It was noted we now have a transformer / substation in the Gateway area.
d) Willamalane Park and Recreation District
Gary Ross provided the update for Willamalane Park and Recreation District.
1. Willamalane had almost a quarter of a million visits at the Willamalane Center for Sports and
Recreation. This is only a number for those they were able to count. The actual number is greater. It is
projected they will have over 1.5 million visits to parks and facilities.
2. Some of the highlights from the last 12 months include:
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• Completion of improvements to the Clearwater boat landing, including a new boat ramp, improved
parking, new restrooms and the north bank of the Middle Fork Path of the Willamette River trail
head.
• Phase one of the Middle Fork multi -use trail is complete, the second phase will be completed in the
summer of this year and the final phase; through Dorris Ranch; completed by the end of the year.
• Over 1200 youth have participated in our middle school athletic program.
• With the passage of the bond measure, Willamalane moves forward on several key projects
including protection of the Thurston ridgeline, construction of a multi -use path linking Clearwater
Park to downtown Springfield along the historic Mill Race, construction of a new park to serve the
Jasper - Natron area; access to the McKenzie River for all citizens by improving and enhancing river
access on the Oxbow property, and finishing the outdoor athletic fields at 32 °d Street that will
provide opportunities for regional tournaments to occur in the metropolitan area, filling hotel beds
and restaurants.
These projects and others could not have happened without the support and, in many cases, direct
involvement of our TEAM Springfield partners. It was noted that Willamalane is embarking on a
community wide initiative to promote wellness. Building on the success of Willamalane Center,
the new multi -use trails and addition of large natural areas to our park system; recreation staff are
excited to be able to provide wellness opportunities to our community that were previously either
too expensive for our citizens or inconveniently located outside our community. For those who
would like to see an example of this initiative in action, join Willamalane on February 27 from 4:30
to 7:00 p.m. for a Wellness Expo at Willamalane Center. This event, provided for our corporate
members in this room. will have vendors, class demonstrations, neck, shoulder and foot massages
as well as numerous other activities.
Gary Ross thanked TS for their support of Willamalane.
5. Multicultural Outreach Initiative
Mayor Lundberg introduced this topic. She referenced the Latino Listening Session held in September. The
topics generated were categorized into themes. These themes noted things TS can be working on. As we move
forward, there were four areas of commonality where we can provide outreach. She noted that the CAO /CEOs
met on January 14 and discussed this topic. The CEOs agreed upon four themes /action items as noted below:
1. Host/assist with a multicultural community dinner, possibly in the downtown area. Other partners would
also participate. As we proceed, we will consider all cultures. NEDCO is looking at organizing a
Springfield dinner. This could be a multicultural event. We will keep that moving forward.
2. Provide businesses the opportunity to enhance the cultural competency of their staff. We have resources to
help with cultural competency, classes, etc. Private businesses do not necessarily have the same
opportunity because they are running their businesses. We could partner and better meet the needs of our
businesses that want to work collaboratively with other cultures_ as well as Latino.
3. Increase the promotion of Fiesta Latina. The goal would be to increase attendance as well as the diversity
of those in attendance. The event, held at Island Park; is a great opportunity for sharing and learning across
cultures. If we could expand and have something in downtown or in conjunction with other downtown
events; this could provide opportunity. We could coordinate with downtown groups and committees.
4. Work with the Latino business community to understand their needs regarding working within the Latino
community in terms of reaching out to other cultures.
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When we reference multicultural, we hope to reach out to all cultures. Nancy Golden said SPS could
provide a list of cultures /ethnicity and demographics /percentages.
6. Goal Setting Session and Introduction of Stan Biles, Facilitator
Gino Grimaldi introduced Facilitator Stan Biles. He is the principal consultant of Management Solutions, a
firm that specializes in rapid performance improvements.
After completing his undergraduate studies at the University of Chicago and his Graduate Studies at the
University of Oregon, Mr. Biles worked for twenty -five years in Executive Management positions with state
and local government organizations. Mr. Biles has provided consulting services to many agencies.
In 1997, Mr. Biles was elected to the City Council of Olympia — Washington's state capital. In 1999, Mr. Biles
was elected Mayor of Olympia. He has experienced leadership and organizational performance dynamics from
the perspective of a CEO, as the member of various boards of directors, and as an elected leader.
Mayor Lundberg noted that each agency brought forward goals and mission statements. Stan Biles will help the
group prioritize a set of goals that are high priority, recognize resources required, and prioritize jointly selected
concepts/projects.
Gino Grimaldi said once the TS Elected Officials select three to four goals, in priority order, the CAOs will work on
detail and bring them forward at the July 29 7EO meeting.
Bob Keefer provided an overview of the TEAM Springfield budget.
• Bike Patrol $29.000
• Increase opportunities for Student Achievement $5000 (Gift of Literacy)
• Support Cultural Festivals and Events $8000 ($4000 Light of Liberty, $4000 Downtown Concerts with Farmers
Market)
• Newsletter for TS $15,000 — includes two newsletters and a summer fun insert
• Signature Project $20,000 (FY13 economic development): $5000 Business Development, $15,000 Business
Assistance Team.
It was noted that as the group identifies goals, some projects may already be in progress and not need additional
resources. It was clarified that each agency provides $20,000 toward the annual TS budget. Bob Keefer explained
the process used to identify specific projects and how decisions are made related to the opportunity fund.
Gino Grimaldi introduced audience member Noreen Dunnells, United Wav Executive Director.
Stan Biles hoped the group could narrow to areas that can have a major impact as well as offer all agencies an
opportunity to contribute. He said the topics will fall into a category of 1) easy to do or hard to do, and 2) high
impact or low impact. Below is a chart reflecting these categories.
Easy to do
Hard to do
High
hn act
Low
Impact
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The group was asked to take into account the following evaluation criteria related to what organizations can
contribute:
• Leadership
• Resources
• Logistics
• Publicity
• Other
Three small groups were formed to come up with two priority goals. These would be shared with the larger
group to review and refine the goals in a unified format. The outcome was to reduce the list from eighteen
goals to a smaller set of goals.
Each agency provided its approved goals /mission statement, as noted below. Agency representatives provided
a very brief review/highlight of their items.
City of Springfield - January 7. 2013
1. Create a Springfield consortium of public and private interests to market our community.
2. Hold a city -wide cleanup event twice a year involve youth in the cleanup.
3. Expand cleanup to Promise Neighborhoods; have college or high school students volunteer to help.
4. Explore the viability of a local voter's guide for Springfield.
5. Form a partnership with TEAM Springfield to host a downtown multicultural festival.
6. Support NEDCO's economic development and include work skills development.
7. Mill Race partnerships — continue use and development.
8., Add TEAM Springfield signage to projects.
Springfield Public Schools — October 8. 2012
1. Expand TEAM Springfield partnerships to ensure that Springfield students continue to have access to
quality afterschool programs.
2. Work across agencies to ensure that student safety and school zone signs and rules are consistent
throughout the community, including improving the overall safety of Two Rivers —Dos Rios students at the
school crossing.
3. Support Springfield's Promise Neighborhoods surrounding Maple and Two Rivers —Dos Rios elementary
schools.
4. Combine efforts to further the restoration of the Jasper Slough wetlands near Agnes Stewart Middle School
to support student and community education. Consider the potential for TEAM Springfield community
outreach via a community event.
5. Support providing high school students with bus passes to ensure student safety and the availability of
transportation for those students who are either involved in afterschool programs or athletics or who do not
have other available transportation to get to school.
Springfield Utility Board Mission Statement
SUB noted their support of the selected TEAM Springfield efforts. The mission of the Springfield Utility
Board is to provide reliable, cost- effective utility related services to the citizens and businesses of the
Springfield community.
Guiding policies subscribed to by SUB:
1. To commit all resources on the basis of long -term cost - effectiveness; thereby providing satisfactory results
at the least cost.
2. To continually strive to provide the desired results (effective) with the least amount of resources (efficient).
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3. To provide for long -term planning which allows the organization to anticipate and prepare for changes in
conditions affecting our work.
4. To staff, manage, and administer the organization with people who have a high level of competence,
integrity, and commitment.
5. To continually develop and maintain the organization and its facilities, thereby insuring future strength and
stability.
6. To abided by all laws for administrative and procedural requirements for public organizations.
7. To establish good community relations, recognizing SUB's role as a public body serving the community of
Springfield.
Willamalane Park and Recreation District
1. In response to the TEAM Springfield Listening Session with representatives of the Latino population,
develop and implement an action plan to collectively improve and expand services for our culturally diverse
community (e.g., events, training, outreach, accessible services, etc.). Invite and encourage involvement of
minorities to serve as leaders within our community.
2. Work with United Way and other community partners to support Springfield's Promise Neighborhood
surrounding Maple and Two Rivers -Dos Rios elementary schools.
Bob Keefer said the next step would be to take resources we have and goals within our organization and
concentrate an effort in a neighborhood. We could expand programs and work with Food for Lane County.
An example would be to offer free meals five days a week rather than four days a week. We could focus on
recreation programs and improvements to provide accessibility to a neighborhood. The example is to take
what we already provide and use TS funds to expand and improve on the program services.
3. Work together to provide job training and skill development for youth. The goal is to increase opportunities
for young adults, develop skills to compete for jobs and to create a ready labor force for local businesses,
industries and agencies.
Gary Ross discussed recreation, education, what that entire project can do, and what opportunity is
available.
Al King discussed the Governor's efforts on education; as well as recognizing pre -k as part of the
learning group. Outreach is important in program service delivery. Assisting pre -k does benefit the school
system.
4. Take advantage of each a= ency's efforts to improve and learn about our local environment through
collective]), supporting environmental education and improvement projects across the community. Include
efforts to support best practices associated with reducing our impact on the environment.
5. Support endeavors to create a centralized facility for accessing a variety of low- income and social services
so that basic needs of Springfield residents are effectively and efficiently available. At minimum, take steps
to assure that the public is aware of available services through improved distribution of information.
After three small group discussions; the following provides a summary of the top priorities for each
group.
Group I Presented by Jeff Nelson
Start small and have a framework for concepts.
1. Promise Neighborhood. High Impact.
2. Marketing and branding of Springfield in general. The image of TS. Other elements include:
• Integrated service index.
• Multiculture: Integrate diverse community and minorities: work on helping individuals
become leaders
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• Workforce: How do you administer workforce? Consider LCC program. Willamalane
programs
It was suggested we invite agency Public Information Officers to the next CAO /CEO meeting.
Group 2 Presented by Mayor Lundberg
1. Promise Neighborhood. There are about five TS goals that fit into the Promise Neighborhood
concept. There is plenty of opportunity to capitalize on what other agencies have already
prioritized. Gino noted that agencies have specific goals related to Promise Neighborhood.
Mayor Lundberg said efforts are in progress regarding the multicultural effort (event/dinner),
therefore, it was not selected as a goal. During further discussion, it was suggested we identify
the various cultures. Nancy Golden noted she would provide percentage information regarding
demographics. Latino and multicultural efforts should not be isolated. The festival could be
isolated, but the outreach and effort should be all- inclusive if possible. This could also be
supported by United Front efforts. This topic could be integrated into goals.
2. Mill Race Efforts. Mayor Lundberg shared information regarding potential TS opportunities
related to the project. We should identify any federal funds that might be available. This could
be part of United Front efforts. Jeff Nelson said if we are talking about United Front we should
include Cedar Creek. The language could be United Front effort and packaging. Jeff Towery
could assist with this in a more detailed conversation. Nancy Golden noted efforts related to
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Program.
Group 3 Presented by Councilor Moore.
It was noted the top goals fit in one of three categories: environment. social and economic.
1. Promise Neighborhood.
• Need neighborhood assessment, community education dialogue and needs assessment.
• Street lighting.
• Workcrews — jobs /training.
• Pre - school services.
• Child care services.
• Identify underserved population.
• Multicultural outreach, integration dialogue.
• Assess. need definition, program development.
• Look at data. We might be able to identify signature projects; look at energy efficiency, child care, etc.
There are numerous opportunities to move initiative forward.
Mill Race. Bob Keefer said this project would not be easy or quick, but start doing background
work, determine what we want to do, and then initiate it. Plan the conceptual work first. If we
come up with a good plan; we can go to BPA for possible support.
• Plan and decide what to do
• Solicit/secure resources
3. Youth Workforce. Take collective efforts on helping future of youth workforce. What assets do
we have and move this effort out quickly. This could be easy to do, high impact.
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TEAM Springfield Too Four Priorities by group consensus: .
Everyone participated in the prioritization process.
1. Multicultural Effort— Stan Biles did a check in with the group on whether there was a group understanding
that a Multicultural project is a project that Team Springfield would pursue. After some discussion, it was
concluded that additional information would be helpful in determining the next steps but there was group
agreement that a multicultural effort would be a priority.
The group discussed and agreed upon three additional top priorities.
2.. Promise Neighborhood. Work on next steps. Modest short term and make progress in one year. Start
small then expand.
• Good opportunity to partner
• Not new, proven, replicate program efforts
• Use resources and results already available
• Clean selected neighborhood. look at diversity
Youth Workforce. Short term. The group discussed this concept in detail. Below is discussion on this
topic. Following discussion it was agreed to list this under Promise Neighborhood. It could also be part of
the Mill Race. We can see early success (early wins) with efforts toward this goal. Should we keep it as a
separate goal or integrate into Promise Neighborhood? Bob Keefer said this originally started as an
education goal and is also an economic goal. Willamalane has hired many youth. Gary Ross said
Willamalane and SPS have high participation in this effort. It is a big component of what SPS does. Mayor
Lundberg discussed components related to workforce development and noted the City will work on this in
the fall, on a broader scale. within Springfield. How do you create youth coming into the workforce ready
to take on trade jobs? This component is important and is in motion. The majority of the group would like
to see this integrated into Promise Neighborhood.
Greg James said the index of resources needs to be a priority and included in one of the top goals.
It could be a stepping stone under Promise Neighborhood.
I Marketing (and branding) Springfield. We need to work on this collectively and get the information out.
We could get this done in one year.
• Integrated index
• Reach out to minority groups, populations, integrate into program, broader communities
4. Mill Race. Short-term and long -term effort. This can include youth workforce and marketing Springfield,
although we don't want to undersell marketing of Springfield since it's not just tagged to the Mill Race.
Phasing component to complete this.
• Partnership opportunities exist
• Recreation opportunities
• Education opportunities
• Health/Fitness opportunities
Councilor Moore noted that we need to be aware of resources and budget.
Gino said staff will assign details / tasks to the topics and brine forward at the July JEO. Funding
impacts will also be considered. The information will be presented at a CAO /CEO meeting prior
to the July JEO meeting.
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Final List -- Summarv:
1. Multicultural Effort
2. Promise Neighborhood, building on recent successes.
• Integrated index
• Youth workforce
3. Marketing Springfield -- Short Term
4. Mill Race -- Multi -year goal, various phases.
• First step — vision
• Strategy
7. Meeting Debrief
The group was asked to debrief the meeting and review what worked well and what could be improved.
• The meeting today was very productive. It was suggested the group have at least two working JEO
meetings per year. A social can be added to the end of the summer JEO meeting (or the group could
schedule a separate (3rd event) as a social. It was clarified that havingjust one JEO meeting and one social
event did not allow enough work time for the group.
• Likes goal setting. Have another meeting more applied. Agenda was good, timed well.
• Impressed with everyone's passion and commitment to goals presented.
• In the past, there was feedback that people walked away from goal setting without a clear understanding of
the process or outcome. One interest for todays meeting was to have a cohesive message of what TS's
process is going forward. Hope everyone feels their interests were heard.
• Need to have at least one more meeting during the year. Specifically two working meetings. Good
collaboration. Who else could we collaborate with to accomplish things, e.g., LTD for bus passes?
• Good process, like the individual boards initially working on goals. See themes developing coming into the
meeting. Would have been good to develop some a bit more. Good to know what is going on.
• Look forward to the social in July. Have time set aside in July to go over this information. Maybe split that
meeting into a work/social event.
• For what this was, it was a good meeting. For those who elected us, they might not come up with the same
list. Think about in the future.
• Liked structure of the meeting, facilitator, and we had ajob to do and did so as a group. We did not waste
time.
• Thanks for leadership and participation.
• Thank you and we picked projects at the first TS meeting based on community input. So it is good to know
what TS is doing. We got though a process and can be excited on what we will work on. We often base
this upon our community surveys.
• Gives CAOs good direction and inspires us.
• Appreciate the time and efforts done prior to the meeting. Appreciate the time put into this.
• Would like to.see evaluation and outcomes -- what we did or did not accomplish.
• Having two work sessions in the year is good. It would help move ideas forward if the CAOs create work
groups so we can put outlines and strategies together.
• The group work and where the community Went is a good shared vision. It was a good meeting. Have a
working meeting in the summer and can follow with a social at that meeting.
• We got a lot further in this meeting. Very much in favor of having two work meetings. If we are serious,
we need more than one working meeting in the year. While this may not be what community members will
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come up with, often it is important that we take a visionary approach to what might generate stimulus with
the community. within our available limited funds. Visionary group.
Thank CEOs for looking at what we do. Look forward to marketing and branding Springfield. We need
each other and look forward to efforts. Like that we did not use dots to prioritize goals. Appreciate the
direction.
The group was reminded of the Books and Brew III event this evening at City Hall.
The group appreciated efforts related to planning the TS meeting today.
S. Adjourn
The meeting adjourned at 1120 a.m.
Minutes Recorder: Julie Wilson
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