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City Council Minutes 2017 10-14-17 special meeting MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE,KENDALL COUNTY,ILLINOIS, HELD IN THE CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM, 800 GAME FARM ROAD ON SATURDAY,OCTOBER 14,2017 Mayor Golinski called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. City Clerk Warren called the roll. Ward I Koch Present Colosimo Absent Ward II Milschewski Present Plocher Present Ward III Frieders Present Funkhouser Present Ward IV Tarulis Present Hernandez Present Also present: City Clerk Warren,City Administrator Olson,Police Chief Hart,Public Works Director Dhuse,Finance Director Fredrickson,EEI Engineer Morrison,Community Development Director Barksdale-Noble,Building Code Official Ratos,Director of Parks and Recreation Evans,Assistant City Administrator Willrett,Deputy Clerk Pickering,Purchasing Manager Callahan QUORUM A quorum was established. CITIZEN COMMENTS None. BUSINESS—Goal Setting Session City Administrator Olson stated he was going to start at the bottom of the goal setting memo.He would like to list an action plans on each item and would like feedback on each item in context of a larger goal. n He would like the Council to add anything or change something within the action plans, if the Council chooses.Also these items can go back to a committee,if needed. City Administrator Olson began discussing the goal setting outcomes for 2017/2018 and the Council gave input on the goals the members wanted to discuss. 20. Strategic Planning 19.Public Relations and Outreach 18.Automation and Technology 17.Modernize City Code 16. Employee Salary Survey 15.Water Conservation Planning 14.Entrance Signage 12B.Parks and Recreation Programming Building 12A.Traffic Patrol 11. Capital Improvement Planning 9B. Shared Services 9A.Revenue Growth 8.Water Planning 7.Riverfront Development 6.Vehicle Replacement 5.Municipal Building Needs and Planning 4.Manufacturing and Industrial Development 3. Staffing 2. Southside Development 1.Downtown Planning After going over all the goals,City Administrator Olson stated that in the past the goals would be placed on the board, along with the new goal ideas,and the Council members would rank these from one to ten. Ten being the most important for each goal. Two new goals were put up on the board. Funding for Road to Better Roads Whispering Meadow's Roads The following goals were ranked and the outcome is as follows. The Minutes of the Special Meeting of the City Council—October 14,2017—Page 2 of 2 67 Downtown Planning 66 Manufacturing and Industrial Development 47 Riverfront Development 39 Southside Development 39 Road to Better Roads Funding 29 Municipal Building Needs 23 Water Planning 23 Revenue Growth 19 Whispering Meadow's Roads 13 Traffic Patrol 13 Vehicle Replacement 12 Staffing 11 Entrance Signage 8 Employee Salary Survey 6 Capital Improvement Planning 6 Water Conservation 6 Parks and Recreation Building 5 Public Relations 3 Modernize City Code 2 Automation and Technology 2 Shared Services ADJOURNMENT Mayor Golinski stated meeting adjourned. Meeting adjourned at 10:51 a.m. Minutes submitted by: Beth Warren, City Clerk, City of Yorkville,Illinois