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CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER,
MINNESOTA
CITY COUNCIL GOAL-SETTING
LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP
Conducted on
August 26, 2000
SUMMARY OF KEY OBSERVATIONS AND
CONCLUSIONS REACHED BY THE PARTICIPANTS
Report Submitted by
Carl H. Neu, Jr.
September 5, 2000
Neu and Company and the Center for the Future of Local GovernancerM
CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER,
MINNESOTA
CITY COUNCIL GOAL-SETTING
LEADERSHIP WORKSIIOP
Conducted on
August 26, 2000
SUMMARY OF KEY CONCLUSIONS AND
OBSERVATIONS REACHED BY THE PARTICIPANTS
Report Submitted
September 5, 2000
I. INTRODUCTION
On August 26, 2000, the City Council conducted a Goal-Setting and Leadership Workshop.
The Objectives and Agenda for this Workshop are included in this report as Attachment A.
II. SUMMARY OF KEY OBSERVATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS REACHED BY THE
PARTICIPANTS
A. Council "time out"
The Workshop began with the Council members meeting to discuss how well they
had been working together as a team and effective governing body. A number of
items were identified through a pre-workshop survey which provided the basis for
discussion among the Council members. Council members reached a number of
conclusions toward improving their working relationships, understanding of each
other's leadership and communication styles, and developing methods to improve
teamwork and decision-making effectiveness.
B. Review of accomplishments during 2000
Prior to the Workshop, the City Manager distributed to the Council members a
review of accomplishments relative to the goals established for the year 2000. All
Council members had a chance to review this material prior to the Workshop and no
significant questions were raised.
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C. Focus for the remainder of 2000
Council members identified the following areas of focus that should be emphasized
for the remainder of the year 2000:
Budget
Finishing Highway 100
Joslyns
Visioning
Orphanage issue
Evaluation of the Ci Mana er's erforman
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Personnel issues related to the budget
D. Proposed goals for Calendar Year 2001
1. Goal No. 1: Support Brookdale redevelopment by:
Use of tax increment assistance
Review and evaluation of land use applications
Prompt construction and plan review/inspection
Monitoring developer performance
2e Goal No. 2: Continue and improve code enforcement and compliance
activities by:
Coordinated effort of Police and Community
Development Departments
Increased effort and focus on high-density areas while
continuing neighborhood enforcement
Continue to evaluate additional approaches to
achieving improved compliance.
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3. Goal No. 3: Tncreased proactivity towards fighting crime by:
increased visibility of police in neighborhoods and
apartment complexes
continue and expand participation rate in
Neighborhood Watch programs
include public safety information in all City
newsletters
4. Goal No. 4: Actively support northeast corner of 69th Avenue and
Brooklyn Boulevard redevelopment by:
exploring responsible and credibly-financed
development proposals
ensuring that plans supports the long-term goals of the
City's Comprehensive Plan
5. Goal No. 5: Continue planning for and beginning construction of
community center and city hall work by:
develop final designs and cost estimates for project
move towards substantial construction of project in
2001
6. Goal No. 6: Continue and implement long-term financial planning by:
continue five-year planning for utilities and capital
improvements
continue/expand five-year planning for other funds
review and develop contingency planning
move toward development of two 3-year budget
projections for the City
continuing to evaluate City priorities
7. Goal No. 7: Support and promote major road and street improvement
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projects by:
start Brooklyn Boulevard with the county in the year
2001 (completion in the year 2002)
Highway 100:
continue support and participation in the
North Metro Mayor's Highway 100 Council
keep project schedule with Mn/DOT
support and participate in the Highway 694 widening
project, with improved sound walls, by Mn/DOT
support other arterial enhancements as
opportunities arise.
8. Goal No. 8: Plan for destination parks by:
develop specific financial plan for destination park
improvements in the Capital Improvement Plan.
9. Goal No. 9: Support and expand Joslyn site development by:
working with developer to complete phases II and III
measuring compatibility of proposed France Avenue
routing with neighborhood/development
10. Goal No. 10: Continue traffic calming efforts and expand information
available to the public by:
continuing enforcement efforts through multiple
resources
continuing and expanding information to the public
on traffic safety and calming efforts
11. Goal No. ll: Special visioning project to create a redevelopment strategy
based on the City's vision for the future and developing
opportunities to promote inclusion of ALL residents in
Brooklyn Center's community life by:
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if funded, undertake accomplishing this goal in the
Central Business District with the use of consultants
who would facilitate public meetings and perform
studies that would assist City Council in developing
a framework. If not funded, establish 2 to 4 work
sessions and retreats to be conducted during the
period of January-March, 2001, to set direction and
develop outlines for accomplishing goals.
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CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER,
MINNESOTA
CITY COUNCIL GOAL-SETTING
LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP
August 26, 2000
1. Objectives:
Participants, upon completion of the workshop, will have:
a, reviewed the habits of highly-effective councils and council-staff teams.
b, assessed the council's and council-staff team's performance since the
January 2000 workshop.
c. identified opportunities and strategies for improving council and
council-staff performance.
d. examined and refined the council's 2000 goals focusing on
accomplishments to be achieved during the remainder of the year.
e. established goals for calendar year 2001.
f. identified an approach for orienting and integrating new members with
the council.
2. Agenda
8:30 a.m. Overview of workshop objectives and agenda.
8:35 a.m. Council
how well are we working together as a
team/effective governing body?
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how would we assess our council's relationship with
the manager and staff?
where can/must we strive to improve?
10:30 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. Overview of accomplishments during 2000.
12:00 Noon Lunch
1:00 p.m. Goals for 2001
2:45 p.m. The "new" council team orientation and integratione
3:30 p.m. Other items
4:00 p.m. Adjourn
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