City Council - 06/07/1995 - Workshop MINUTES
EDEN PRAIRIE CITY COUNCIL
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 79 1995 6:00 p.m. CITY CENTER
COUNCIL/STAFF WORKSHOP Training Room, 8080 Mitchell Road
COUNCH VIEWERS: Mayor Jean Harris, Councilmembers Ron Case,
Nancy Tyra-Lukens, Patricia Pidcock, and
Ross Thorfumson, Jr.
CITY COUNCIL STAFF: City Manager Carl Jullie, Assistant City Manager
Chris Enger, Assistant to the City Manager Craig
Dawson, Director of Human Resources and
Community Services Natalie Swaggert, Director
of Parks, Recreation and Facilities Bob Lambert,
Police Chief Jim Clark, Director of Public Works
Gene Dietz, Director of Assessing and MIS Steve
Sinell, Director of Finance John Frane, and
Director of Inspections Kevin Schmieg
I. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting began at 6:40 p.m. The Council and staff had had dinner in the Garden Room
beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Councilmember Thorfinnson arrived at 7:25 p.m.
H. WORKSHOP
John Drozdal of the Drozdal Company facilitated a session which focused on:
1) Governance and Policy; and 2) Building a Process and Relationship Framework.
In Governance and Policy, the group discussed the legal structures of cities and the statutory
Optional Plan B under which Eden Prairie is organized, governance in public sector
organizations, and public sector trends and environments.
In Building a Process and Relationship Framework, the group discussed how information is
gathered and analyzed, how the interests of stakeholders and participants in the City's
processes are and should be heard, and how to undertake processes of deliberation and
decision-making.
The workshop included structured discussion, worksheets, and small group exercises.
Councilmembers expressed a desire to have more frequent workshop sessions. No firm
schedule for future workshops of this type was established.
III. ADJO
The workshop concluded at 10:10 P.m.