2016/01/23 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

January 23, 2016 The special meeting/retreat of the Everett City Council was called to order at 8:00 a.m., January 23, 2016, at the Carl Gipson Senior Center, Council President Murphy presiding. Upon roll call, it was found that Mayor Stephanson and Council Members Roberts, Moore, Murphy, Franklin, Bader, Stonecipher, and Tuohy were present. President Murphy welcomed everyone and introduced facilitator Pamela Posey of Eyes on Performance. President Murphy reviewed the agenda and objectives for today's retreat. He stated there was no action expected other than ad hoc or goal setting. Facilitator Posey reviewed the ground rules for the meeting stating her role was to keep the discussion focused. The following agenda items were presented and discussed: 2016 TOP PRIORITIES AND OBJECTIVES Capital Budgeting Process / New Proposed Proiects (including Library) Facilitator Posey asked the Mayor and council members to individually convey what the capital budgeting process means to them. Discussion took place about repairs, maintenance, expansion, and annexation. Some of the topics introduced included a return to pre- recession revenue may provide an opportunity to build some CIPS back, gaining a financial perspective of the Public Facilities District facility, library expansion versus building a new library, neighborhood park improvements, a look at annexation, developing a vision for south Everett, development of a timeline, the need to gain an understanding of the current list of projects and to develop a vision, process, and timeline with robust citizen input. A summary of the discussion included the importance of creating a vision, the availability of resources, the challenge of balancing the administrative and policy parts of the work, and the need to gain a clear understanding of the capital budgeting process. 22