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City Council Planning Retreat 2016—Summary Report Page 2 <br /> <br />Phase 2: Categorizing & Grouping <br />Next, these ideas were grouped into the following 8 categories: <br />1. Quality of Life/Social Services <br />2. Economic Development <br />3. Communication <br />4. Revenue & Fiscal Sustainability <br />5. Capital Projects <br />6. Public Safety <br />7. Policy <br />8. Miscellaneous <br /> <br />The Council exchanged views and deliberated the ideas in each of the categories. City staff was <br />present to answer questions from the Council as needed. <br /> <br />3. Team Communication Exercise <br />The last activity of the planning retreat included an interactive exercise using the four quadrant <br />Herrmann Brain Dominance model. The four quadrant Herrmann Brain Dominance model <br />provided the context to learn how these different thinking styles impact the 4C’s of high <br />performance teams: communication, collaboration, conflict resolution and change management. <br />Through this exercise, City staff and Council members identified their preferred thinking styles and <br />learned strategies for improved collaboration. <br /> <br />Conclusion <br /> <br />The annual City Council planning session provides the Council an opportunity to develop <br />and discuss the City’s goals and priorities for the upcoming year. Subsequent to the retreat, the <br />Council reflected on their discussion and ranked the goals and priorities identified at the retreat. <br /> <br />City staff will consolidate the feedback from the Council along with public input gathered from the <br />budget outreach process and incorporate it into the annual budget recommendations to City <br />Council. <br /> <br />Attachments <br />Attachment 1: Finance Presentation <br />Attachment 2: City Accomplishments and Approved Initiatives <br />Attachment 3: Community Bulletin Board Items