City Council Minutes 2020 12 08 SP

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City Council Meeting Minutes December 8, 2020 Page 2 of 4 City Manager Balser reviewed the purpose of the work plan: it should reflect the City Council's agreed upon priorities for the year; set the City Council calendar and agendas; ensure resources are aligned with priorities; provide a guide to Council's work for both staff and the public; and provide adequate Council time for ongoing and emerging issues. She stated some additional factors that need to be considered include the amount of time staff has to dedicate to these issues with the other work it needs to accomplish; the size and scope of each project; the priority of items; and how items may shift during the year when other items emerge. The proposed 2021 work plan includes those items not completed from the 2020 Work Plan, other projects identified by staff that require Council direction or action; and items identified by Council throughout the year and through a recent survey. She added the Council will also need to review the plan keeping in mind the impacts of COVID on staff capacity, budget, and community involvement. For tonight's meeting the Council is being asked to determine which items will be on the list for 2021. Once the list is set staff will do more work to flesh out details for each item and estimate how much time it might take. The Council will meet again in January to refine and prioritize the list and identify a schedule. Bartsch reiterated the goal tonight is to determine what goes on the list and what does not go on it. Carryforward & Staff Identified Items Council reviewed the proposed list of items that were carried forward from 2020 or suggested by staff. Councilmember Brown noted COVID recovery will need to be the priority for 2021. He would like to see the work be focused on concrete budgetary and legislative efforts and less on planning for work in the future. Members supported keeping Transportation Master Plan Development & Implementation; Economic Vitality Strategic Plan Implementation; Airport Noise Mitigation Efforts; and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts on the list. Members discussed the Design Guidelines Update with some members supportive of postponing it to 2022 and others keeping it in 2021. After discussion, members decided to keep it on the list. Members would like some sustainability issues such as green building and dark skies addressed either through the Design Guidelines or building code updates. Members discussed the Open Space Zoning item with some members supportive of moving it to 2022. The consensus was to leave it on the list as it should not be a large impact on work load and is a requirement of the City Charter.