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• <br /> December 9, 2020 <br /> Check-in and Ground-in: <br /> Lisa opened the discussion by asking the Mayor and each council members to <br /> answer the question: "What do you love most about where you live?" <br /> Council members and Mayor Franklin all shared what they love about Everett and <br /> their neighborhoods. <br /> What's Our Landscape -Assessment from Creative Ground interviews: <br /> Lisa provided an overview of conversations she had with Mayor Franklin and <br /> council members prior to the meeting. She stated that she deduced the following <br /> constraints from those assessments: <br /> • Bandwidth problem—council members can be stretched thin due to having <br /> full-time jobs on top of serving as council members <br /> • • Staff cuts - communication issues due to fewer employees <br /> • Requirements under the Open Public Meetings Act and not having enough <br /> time to work through issues <br /> • Need for stronger bridges—could be stronger relationships among Council <br /> members, Administration and City staff <br /> • Shared experience of acknowledging prior voting regrets <br /> • Making headway on hard choices regarding the budget <br /> Council members concurred with the overarching assessments provided by Lisa <br /> and provided individual testimony to those assessments. <br /> Our Shared 'Why': What connects us as elected officials for the City of Everett: <br /> Lisa next asked President Tuohy and Council Member Stonecipher to highlight the <br /> relevancy of a shared purpose. <br /> President Tuohy, Council Member Stonecipher, and Mayor Franklin all spoke <br /> about what connects them and the common goal of a shared purpose. <br /> • <br /> 413 <br />