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<br />5. Risks <br /> To be proactive, it will require taking risks. <br /> Ms. Ricci said she wanted to discuss the process of how Council makes their decisions and <br /> is it the most efficient way. <br /> Mr. Marmillion said the process sets free good creative thinking and this is very important. <br />6. Turf <br /> Mr. Wagner said this is true in regards to protecting issues of a ward. <br /> Mr. Price felt turf was good because you defer to your constituents. <br /> Mayor Adams said he represenedt the whole community and the general welfare of the <br /> entire community. <br /> Mr. Price said he felt the undercurrent of residents living behind the Olive Street <br /> businesses. <br /> <br /> Mr. Marmillion helped Council develop a criteria list in which all issues should be able <br /> to reside. It is important not to react to environment instead of creating own. <br />? <br /> Economic Development <br />? <br /> Quality of Life <br />? <br /> Public Infrastructure <br />? <br /> Quality Maintenance <br />7. Not In My Back Yard <br /> Mr. Price said he defers to whoever’s backyard it is in. <br /> Mr. Wagner said that rather than being issue driven; it would be better to have an <br /> over-all vision of where we want to be. <br /> <br />Mr. Marmillion said you need to step back and see where it fits into context of priority. <br /> <br />Mr. Marmillion then had Council list the (+) and (-) under Progress and Cooperation <br /> <br />Pluses <br />? <br /> New City Manager <br />? <br /> Passage of Prop U <br />? <br /> Fill vacant Council seat <br />Minuses <br />? <br /> Into weeds on issues <br />? <br /> Reactive, not proactive <br />? <br /> Inconsistancy <br />? <br /> Internal infrastructural <br />? <br /> Dwindling revenues <br />? <br /> External influences <br />? <br /> Lack of economic development incentives <br />? <br /> Aging housing stock <br />? <br /> gentrification – multi-family units <br /> <br />Council next worked on creating a list of items that cause tension <br />? <br /> Process for setting agendas <br />? <br /> Establishing priority areas <br />? <br /> Better us of liaison positions with boards and commissions <br />? <br /> More time needed on pre-study; not time given for pre-discussion <br />? <br /> Need for credible background information; relevant pros and cons, information/data <br />? <br /> Council needs understanding before it even goes to the commission <br />? <br /> Efficient information <br />? <br /> Budget information <br />? <br /> Community attitudes <br /> <br /> <br />