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City Council Retreat <br />Meeting Minutes <br />January 26, 2016 <br />Page 2 of 8 <br />Heather Bergman explained the program for the retreat covers five activities. <br />The first would provide an activity to allow Council members to get to know each other <br />better. The second activity would explore Council members' perspectives on their <br />group interactions and effectiveness in providing direction to staff. Next staff would <br />briefly review the Programs, Goals, Sub - programs and Contributing Projects Council <br />adopted for 2016. This would provide a context for the primary focus of the retreat, <br />which is for Council to: <br />• Discuss the work items Council members individually proposed as work priorities <br />for 2016 <br />• Determine which of the work items are Council's highest priorities for 2016, and <br />• Allocate time and develop a schedule for Council to effectively address the <br />highest priorities during Council's 2016 meeting schedule. <br />GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER <br />Facilitator Bergman asked Council members a series of questions to allow them to get <br />to know each other better. The questions included the following: What reality TV do <br />you watch? Who makes their own stuff, such as crafts or woodworking, etc.? Who has <br />performed in front of a live audience? Who has competed at a state or national level? <br />Who has three or more siblings? Who grew up somewhere else? Who is a Colorado <br />native? Who has traveled outside the US in the last 5 years? Who is wearing something <br />selected by someone else? Who owns antiques? Who writes poetry or songs? Who <br />ran for public office? Who does volunteer work? <br />The Mayor, City Council, City Manager and Deputy City Manager candidly responded to <br />those questions. <br />HOW WE THINK WE ARE DOING <br />Facilitator Bergman conducted a polling exercise to get a sense of how Council <br />members think the group as a whole, are doing in terms of their interactions with each <br />other and their ability to effectively provide direction to staff. Council members were <br />asked to respond electronically after each question. After the polling, Facilitator <br />Bergman asked Council members to discuss the results. <br />1. Overall, how well do you think City Council works together as a team? <br />Response: Very well 42.86% <br />Somewhat well 57.14% <br />Okay 0.00% <br />Not well at all 0.00% <br />Very poorly 0.00% <br />