2017-05-22 Council Work Session MinutesCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
Minutes of the Council Work Session
Monday, May 22, 2017
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a workshop of the Mendota Heights City Council was held at
City Hall, 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights, Minnesota.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Garlock called the meeting to order at 1:05 p.m. Councilmembers Duggan, Miller, Paper and
Petschel were also present. Staff in attendance included City Administrator Mark McNeill, Assistant
City Administrator Cheryl Jacobson, Finance Director Kristen Schabacker, Public Works Director
Ryan Ruzek, Community Development Director Tim Benetti, Police Chief Kelly McCarthy, and City
Clerk Lorri Smith.
GOAL SETTING SESSION
Facilitator Mark Nagel directed a goal setting session with the Council and staff. Council and staff
submitted goals that they thought were important for the City accomplish within the next 18 months.
44 goals were identified by the group. The goals were then grouped into the following categories and
priority ranked:
City Infrastructure Improvements and Maintenance of City Buildings including City Hall,
Fire Department and Police Department
2. Recruit and retain qualified City employees
3. Develop a Comprehensive Communication Strategy
4. Creation of an agreed upon vision for key redevelopment/ development areas in the city
5. Enhance the City's Parks and Recreation programs
6. Implement the 5 year budget plan based on Ehlers study (capital improvement
comprehensive)
7. Ready the Bourn property for sale
8. Address Dodd Road traffic issues
Address Natural Resource and Environmental Sustainability
10. Start process and discussion of updating zoning and subdivision ordinances
11. Look at the City's comp plan update when finished, and use that to consider long term
strategic planning for the city
Joel Paper left the meeting at 3:25 p.m.
It was directed that City staff ineet to discuss an action plan for the top five priority goals identified.
ADJOURN
Mayor Garlock adjourned the meeting at 4:00 p.m.
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Neil Garlock, Mayor
ATTEST:
Lorri Smith, City Clerk
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