12-21-2004 - City Council Goal Setting WorkshopCity of West Covina
*Memorandum
TO: Andrew G. Pasmant, City Manager and AGENDA
City Council ITEM NO. B-5
DATE: December 21, 2004
FROM: Artie A. Fields, Assistant City Manager
SUBJECT: CITY COUNCIL GOAL SETTING WORKSHOP
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council provide staff direction regarding establishing a date and
process for a City Council Goal Setting Workshop..
DISCUSSION:
This item was carried over from the December 7, 2004 City Council meeting.
Councilmember Roger Hernandez requested that . this item be placed on the agenda for City
Council discussion.
The City Council first identified and discussed goals with the City during a retreat on February
8, 2002. During that discussion, the City Council identified five broad areas of focus for the
City, which included, 1) development of BKK (Big League Dreams), 2) City-wide Economic
Development, 3) Infrastructure, 4) School Relations, and 5) Downtown Development. The
following year, the City Council did not hold a Goal Setting Workshop, but instead participated
in a Team Building Workshop that was sponsored by the League of -California Cities.
If the City Council should agree to a Goal Setting Workshop, staff recommends that it be held in
mid to late January or February 2005. This will give staff ample time to coordinate the
workshop around City Council schedules, identify and reserve a meeting location, and recruit a
facilitator. In addition, holding the workshop on a Friday night and Saturday morning, as was
done in 2002, may be an option for the City Council to consider in order to accommodate the
work schedules and the time demand of a goal setting workshop.
Should the City Council desire to attend another Team Building Workshop, the League of
California Cities has scheduled the following two as follows:
➢ Wednesday, April 27:- Friday, April 29, 2005
UCLA Conference Center, Lake Arrowhead, CA
➢ Wednesday, May 18 — Friday, May 20, 2005
Granlibakken Conference Center, Tahoe City, CA
FISCAL IMPACT:
The City paid a facilitator $3,513 to conduct a Goal Setting Workshop for the City Council in
2002. The cost to attend the League of California Cities Team Building Workshop will be
approximately $4,900. There are funds in the City Council budget for the Team Building
Workshop and/or the Goal Setting Retreat.
Prepared by:
Artie A. Field
Assistant City
Y: Council Goal setting Workshop — staff report