City Council - 12/01/1998 - Workshop APPROVED MINUTES
EDEN PRAIRIE CITY COUNCIL/STAFF WORKSHOP
ELECTRONIC VISIONING
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1998 5:00 - 7:15 PM, CITY CENTER
HERITAGE ROOM H
CITY COUNCIL: Mayor Jean Harris, Councilmembers
Ronald Case, Ross Thorfinnson, Jr.,
Sherry Butcher-Younghans, and Nancy
Tyra-Lukens
CITY STAFF: City Manager Chris Enger, Parks &
Recreation Services Director Bob
Lambert, Public Works Services Director
Eugene Dietz, Community Development
and Financial Services Director Don
Uram, Public Safety Services Director
Jim Clark, Management Services
Director Natalie Swaggert, and Council
Recorder Dona Rowland
OTHER: Rhonda Blatti of D. S. Griffen &
Associates
I. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Jean Harris called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm. Natalie Swaggert introduced Steve
Nelson, Communications Coordinator. Nelson told the Council about his background at
the City of St. Paul.
H. FINALIZE STRATEGIC STATEMENTS
Chris Enger said we are optimistic that this would be the last meeting of this type and we
are almost ready to move on to the planning and implementation stage.
Rhonda Blatti of D.S. Griffen reviewed where we have been in the process. She
discussed the strategic initiatives. She suggested the group review them and make sure
we are comfortable with them.
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1. Develop and nurture strategic partnerships that are mutually beneficial to
optimize opportunities for growth and creative use of resources.
2. Reflect our community's diversity and changing demographics in our
provision of services and programs.
3. Invest resources in people,programs, facilities, and infrastructure to foster
a healthy community.
4. Provide effective,timely and open communication channels for City
residents and businesses to build awareness and promote programs and
services.
III. DISCUSS PLANS FOR COMMUNICATION RESULTS
The group discussed various methods for distributing the results of the electronic
visioning process. Swaggert will distribute a draft of a communications brochure to
council and staff.
Mayor Harris adjourned the meeting at 7:08 pm