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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006/05/15 - ADMIN - Agenda Packets - City Council - Study SessionCity Council Study Session May 15, 2006 6:30 PM Council Chambers Discussion Items Approximate Times 1. 6:30 PM Council Workshop Report 7:00 PM Adjourn Auxiliary aids for individuals with disabilities are available upon request. To make arrangements, please call the Administration Department at 952/924-2525 (TDD 952/924-2518) at least 96 hours in advance of meeting. St. Louis Park Council Meeting Item: 051506 - 1 - Council Workshop Report Page 1 1. Council Workshop Report Administrative Services PURPOSE OF DISCUSSION: Tom Harmening, City Manager will discuss items from the Council Workshop including: • Council commitment to Carver Model – April 2006 • The 4 City Council ENDS/Priorities • Draft of 2006 Council Governance & ENDS/Priorities May 2006 – January 2008 • Brainstorm List: Council Workshop – April 28-29, 2006 Staff would like direction on finalizing the draft of 2006 Council Governance & ENDS Priorities May 2006 – January 2008. Attachments: 4 bullet items attached Prepared and Approved By: Nancy Gohman, Deputy City Manager St. Louis Park Council Meeting Item: 051506 - 1 - Council Workshop Report Page 2 Council Commitment to Carver Model – April 2006 From Council Workshop To help the City Council adhere to their adaptation of the Carver Governance Model, members made the following commitments: John Basill: I will work on ensuring that the Carver Model continues long term by proposing a policy resolution for the council and by looking for ways to use this model in our boards and commissions. Paul Carver: I will assist Jeff Jacobs in “disciplining” us when we get off track of the Carver Model. Phil Finkelstein: I will work on getting Carver training for City Council Candidates so they understand how we work before the election. Jeff Jacobs: I will make sure we focus on results as opposed to the means to getting the results. Paul Omodt: I will keep us focused on the bowls whenever necessary. Loran Paprocki: I will be willing to take on both roles—to give “course correction” to my fellow council members if we get off track and to accept “course correction” from my fellow council members if I get off track. Sue Sanger: I will acknowledge when I know I am going to too small a bowl. St. Louis Park Council Meeting Item: 051506 - 1 - Council Workshop Report Page 3 The 4 City Council ENDS/Priorities May 2006—January 2008 Draft The city will maintain and improve the quality of life for its stakeholders: Residents, Businesses, and Employees. Programs are in place that support and enhance public safety. A comprehensive plan to ensure all modes of traffic move through the city effectively and efficiently. Encourage programs and find ways to finance homeowner investment their homes and encourage housing balance in the city. St. Louis Park Council Meeting Item: 051506 - 1 - Council Workshop Report Page 4 2006 Council Governance & ENDS/Priorities May 2006 – January 2008 Draft City of St. Louis Park Governance Statement The City Council has adopted a fundamentally different approach to governing by focusing on policy instead of getting involved in day to day organizational management. This approach begins with establishing a framework of desired “ENDS”. The City Council will act in accordance with the principles of the Carver Governance Model, as defined by the current Council. Overarching ENDS Statement: Responsive municipal services are consistently delivered to insure a safe, welcoming, and vital community now and in the future. Specific ENDS Statements A. The quality of life of community stakeholders (residents, business owners, and the labor force) will be maintained and improved. Areas of strategic focus to assist in achieving this outcome are: • Development of new and/or expanded programs/protections to ensure St. Louis Park’s outdoor and built environment are clean, green, healthy, safe and aesthetically pleasing and interesting • Completion and implementation of the 2006 Visioning process. • The City’s Comprehensive Plan is updated with an emphasis on strong neighborhood planning. • A comprehensive marketing and branding initiative • Expanded use of technology • Proactive redevelopment initiatives B. Programs and initiatives are in place that support and enhance a sense of a safe community. Areas of strategic focus to assist in achieving this outcome are: • An aggressive community policing program C. All modes of traffic move thru the City safely and efficiently. Areas of strategic focus to assist in achieving this outcome are: • A comprehensive infrastructure/transportation plan D. Housing balance is being addressed in the community and homeowners are encouraged to reinvest in their homes. Areas of strategic focus to assist in achieving this outcome are: • An inviting permitting and inspections process • Financial and technical assistance • Owner occupied affordable housing • A comprehensive marketing and branding initiative St. Louis Park Council Meeting Item: 051506 - 1 - Council Workshop Report Page 5 Brainstorm List: Council Workshop - April 28-29, 2006 On April 28 & 29 the City Council participated in a workshop. As a part of the workshop, Council worked on setting priorities or ENDS statements. Listed below is the full brainstorming list of the 39 original statements made by Council. These were used to determine the final Council priorities or ENDS. Below is a listing of the data including the details on the first and second round of prioritization. Highlighted statements: These were the areas that came to the top in setting the first round of priorities. These statements were selected and used in determining the top priorities in the second round. Numbers on the left side: The numbers on the left under the statements are the priorities from first round. The outside number is the number of points. Parenthesis indicates how the points were determined—first number means people, second number means points given (the ranking was from 1 to 5 with 5 being the highest). Numbers on the right side: The numbers in bold on the right side of the page are the priorities from the second round. The outside number is the number of points. Parenthesis indicates how the points were determined—first number means people, second number means points given (the ranking was from 1 to 4 in the second round with 4 being the highest). The numbers in bold on the right side of the page were used to determine the top 4 ENDS/Priorities. 1. Will maximize the free market drive to develop Comm. & Ind. Properties 4 (1 person) 2. An inviting Inspections process where residents work collaboratively 1 (1 person) with staff to make improvements to housing stock – a true partnership. 2 (1 person) 3. The city should focus on maintaining the quality of life for its stakeholders: Residents/Businesses/Employees 16 (3=4) (2=2) 19 (3=5) (1=4) 4. Develop smart building transitions from post industrial to service and health care (Functionally obsolete) 5. Expand & strengthen protections to maintain parks and other open and green spaces 1 (1 person) 6. Adopted expectations for new construction which won’t be outmoded 1 (1 person) for greater than 20 years. eg: Fiber 4 (2=2) 7. Determine the ENDS & Priorities that came from the A.I. Visioning 3 (1=3) St. Louis Park Council Meeting Item: 051506 - 1 - Council Workshop Report Page 6 process and implement those. 5 (1 person) 8. The City’s Comp. Plan is updated with emphasis on strong neighborhood 1 (1=1) planning. 2 (1 person) 9. *Neighbors feel safe in their neighborhoods 10 (1=4) 13 (2=4) (2=3) (1=5) 10. *A comprehensive infrastructure plan to assure all modes of traffic move 11 (2=3) through the city effectively & efficiently (2=2) 9 (1=4) (1=1) (1=3) (2=1) 11. St Louis Park should focus its marketing and advantages to home 3 (1=2) buyers, employees and businesses vs. other inner ring suburbs. (1=1) 11 (1=5) (1=3) (1=2) (1=1) 12. Continued focus on Children 1st asset building and human acceptance. 13. Develop strategy to ensure inclusion of single family owner occupied single family homes as re-development sites become available. 14. Maximized access to high speed Internet 4 (1=3) 13 (3=3) (1=1) (2=2) 15. Encourage energy efficiency and alternative fuels in City operations and other property in SLP 16. Optimize telecommunications between residents and staff. 17. Proactive redevelopment in areas that are essential to our long term 2 (1 person) stability and are not necessarily market driven. (strengthen current existence, planning, etc.) 2 (1 person) 18. Planning for six-buck gas implication and consequences 3 (1-3) 19. Continued focus on an aesthetic city with public art, good architecture 1(1 person) and green space St. Louis Park Council Meeting Item: 051506 - 1 - Council Workshop Report Page 7 3 (1 person) 20. Improve protection of quality of natural environment, i.e. land, vegetation, water, air & trees 2 (1 person) 21. Implemented customer service standards in all city departments. 1 (1 person) 22. *Encourage programs and find ways to finance homeowners’ investment 11 (2=4) in their homes and encourage housing balance in the city. (1=2) 10 (1=5) (1=1) (1=4) (1=1) 23. Refresh efforts to increase neighborhood interconnections. 24. An aggressive community policing to ensure crime is decreased, where 7 (1=4) residents adversely affecting neighbors and others are dealt with swiftly. (1=3) 3 (1 person) 25. Working with our City’s neighbors on issues such as crime, redevelopment 7 (1=4) & transportation. (1=3) 9 (1=5) (1=4) 26. Continued focus on strong schools lifetime learning and other forms of inquiry. 3 (1=3) 27. Improve the aesthetic appearance and maintain the structural integrity of 2 (1 person) Buildings 4 (1 person) 28. Successfully implemented Emergency Practice Prepared Exercise. (simulated event/drill) 1 (1 person) 29. Find way to better assimilate immigrants and to learn from each other (build stronger society) 30. Establish goals/targets for tax burden on individual and business (Those things we have control over) 3 (1 person) 31. Expand and ensure safety of trail/sidewalks and ped/bike crossings 32 Completed comp. plan for bike/walk system “a ring around the park” 1 (1 person) St. Louis Park Council Meeting Item: 051506 - 1 - Council Workshop Report Page 8 33. Establish and encourage asset champs network for Children 1st. 34. Develop common philosophy of city’s role, if any, in addressing social service needs and programs for city residents. 35. Enhance inducements to re-use, reduce, and recycle. (City, business, community as a whole) 36. Find a permanent home for STEP (assist STEP) 37. Facilitate a process by which STEP/Meadowbrook/Children 1st find permanent funding. 38. Leverage commercial development to increase transit. 39. Achieve paperless (CC Mtgs).