HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 01 Council Goal Setting Session AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Meeting Date: 4/14/2014
Meeting Type: Work Session
Staff Contact/Dept.: Jeff Towery/CMO
Staff Phone No: 541.726.3627
Estimated Time: 2.5 hours
S P R I N G F I E L D
C I T Y C O U N C I L
Council Goals: All Council Goals
ITEM TITLE:
COUNCIL GOAL SETTING SESSION
ACTION
REQUESTED:
Review internal council operations and special emphasis areas (SEA) with the
facilitator, Stan Biles.
ISSUE
STATEMENT:
This is the opportunity for Council to meet and discuss their goals for the
community.
ATTACHMENTS:
None.
DISCUSSION/
FINANCIAL
IMPACT:
Two topics are scheduled for discussion based on interviews with each of the
councilors and Mayor:
1. Internal Council Operations
The first topic will be an opportunity for the council to identify and discuss what is
working well and what needs to be improved. This may include any or all of the
following: 1) the role and execution of the role by Council leadership; 2) the correct
process for any member to raise a new issue; and 3) council/staff working
arrangements. The council would like to be clearer in giving direction to staff and
the council would like to receive more timely updates on implementation of past
council direction.
2. Special Emphasis Areas
The second topic is not intended as an opportunity to set new goals or to initiate
new projects, but to have council consider all that is going on with the many city
plans and select a small number of topics for "special emphasis" over the next year.
Some special emphasis areas (SEA) could include downtown, Glenwood, specific
neighborhoods, etc. It will be essential to define a desired outcome for each SEA
that is different than what would have happened without the SEA designation.