HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-29-2020 Special Work Session Packet
Mayor
Donna Schmitt Councilmembers
Robert A. Williams
John Murzyn, Jr.
Connie Buesgens Nick Novitsky City Manager Kelli Bourgeois
City of Columbia Heights
590 40th Avenue NE, Columbia Heights, MN 55421-3878 (763) 706-3600
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NOTICE OF
SPECIAL WORK SESSION
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Meeting of: Columbia Heights City Council
Date of Meeting: June 29, 2020
Time of Meeting: 3 pm
Location of Meeting: Murzyn Hall Picnic Gazebo (weather permitting)
Alternate Location: Public Safety Training Room
Purpose of Meeting: Special Work Session
1. Goal Setting Session
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Nicole Tingley
From:Kelli Bourgeois
Sent:Tuesday, June 23, 2020 11:18 AM
To:Nicole Tingley; Kevin Hansen; Joseph Kloiber; Lenny Austin; Renee Dougherty; Aaron
Chirpich; Charlie Thompson; Keith Windschitl; Benjamin Sandell; Patricia Sweep
Cc:'Phil Kern'
Subject:FW: Goal Setting Session - Monday, June 29
Attachments:Final Report.pdf
Good Morning All (Mayor and Council Blind copied) –
Please see below and attached from Phil Kern for next Monday’s Goal Setting Session. Just a reminder we will meet:
Monday, June 29th
3:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Murzyn Hall Picnic Gazebo (weather permitting)
Public Safety Training Room if needed due to weather
I am excited for the discussion and look forward to seeing everyone on Monday!
Kelli
From: Phil Kern [mailto:kern.delano@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 10:49 AM
To: Kelli Bourgeois
Subject: Goal Setting Session - Monday, June 29
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Greetings Mayor, Council, and Staff -
I am looking forward to the opportunity to work with your team again next Monday at your goal setting session.
It's certainly been a few unusual and challenging months since we previously planned the session in early
March. I am excited to move forward with the session next week and look forward to a very productive
meeting.
In advance of the session, I am resending the outline and attachment we shared at the end of February. I also
would like to extend the opportunity to connect in advance if there are items you would like to discuss or review
prior to the session. We'll pack quite a bit of discussion and brainstorming into the 3-hour period, and things
will move along pretty quickly. Thinking about the discussion topics in advance will help make the session
more productive and make sure your thoughts and ideas are included in the process.
General Session Overview
* We'll start the session with a brainstorming discussion of Columbia Heights today - what's going well, what
do we see as challenges moving forward, and what opportunities are present that you can be prepared to take
advantage of?
* The next part of the session will focus on the work completed in 2017. We'll revisit the mission, vision, and
values of the organization. We'll discuss if they remain impactful and are appropriate statements for the
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direction of the City, or if some tweaking/modification might be necessary. I have attached the report from
2017 if you'd like to review.
* Following the discussion of the long-term direction, we'll revisit the short-term goals established in 2017.
We'll discuss progress on the goals - they are included in the attached report as well.
* All of this work will lead us to the process of developing and prioritizing new goals for the upcoming
year. We will brainstorm, refine, and identify the top priorities.
Again, I look forward to working with you all and assisting your team through this goal setting process. If you
have any thoughts or concerns about the process or it's outcomes before the session, please feel free to reach out
to me either by email at kern.delano@gmail.com or by phone, 763-286-3991.
See you Monday!
Phil Kern
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