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A. Annual Review of Strategic Initiatives (background information available at the City Clerk's Office) - session facilitated by Dr. Marilyn Manning. City Manager Ingram made some opening remarks. He then explained the agenda for the evening. Dr. Manning led the session and explained that her job is to facilitate an in-depth discussion about what the Council's views are on different issues related to the annual review of strategic initiatives. She provided some guidelines for the session. There was Council consensus on the Strategic Initiatives. Then the Council looked at the goals one by one (see presentation on file). Under government operations one Council Member suggested that the last bullet be placed first. There was general concurrence that the community under initiatives is broad and it crosses from local to regional. One Council Member would like to suggest performance measures and objectives. Peter Ingram, City Manager, said that such inputs are welcomed. One Council Member mentioned that infrastructure needs to be included and considered under government operations. Dr. Manning then explained the results of a survey taken by Council on the issue of core service areas. One Council Member changed his rating on the highly skilled workforce. Council went over each of the areas and the ratings. One Council Member asked that in the future there be some description of each area and another Council Member would like more consistency on the vocabulary used. Mayor Ira asked that more information about public infrastructure be shared with the Council so the community is aware of what the city is up against. One Council Member spoke about the levy in Redwood Shores and how the Mayor is getting emails on this issue. She explained that the tone of the emails was uncalled for and she thanked the Mayor and the City Manager for their professionalism. Dr. Manning asked for specific direction on core services especially in light of the budget cuts. Council reaffirmed its ratings provided via the survey and how the top rated items are still what is most important to them, especially the first four to five items (Public Safety/Fiscal Stability/Legal and Regulatory Compliance/Public Infrastructure/Policy Governance). Mayor Ira supports the first four items on the list as the top focus for the city, and he explained that certain things are mandated by law such as the Attorneys and the Clerk's Departments. It was mentioned that some of the omitted core service areas may fit under others as subsets. Another Council Member agreed that the first five are key core services. One Council Member said it is a new day and we have to find a new way of doing business. This Council Member said that one through four or five are the core services. He said that he is looking for collaborations, partnerships and inter-departmental leveraging. One Council Member is not looking forward to going through budget cuts every six months. City Manager Ingram explained that re-crafting and collapsing of the core service areas would be a next step. Mayor Ira clarified that he does not need such additional step and that what he would rather see are options. Vice Mayor Aguirre confirmed that the writing is on the wall and she wants to move forward and not dwell on this anymore. Another Council Member concurred that they are accepting what was provided and ready for the next step. One Council Member said that all departments have to shoulder the weight of JOINT CITY COUNCIL! REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 22, 2010 PAGE 5