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8 <br />o Improve staff work — finished staff work before presenting to Council <br />• Strategic plan to provide focus for staff actions <br />• City Manager runs the city; don't "out -vision" the City Council; participate with <br />us but don't be the primary driver of the City vision <br />• Follow/execute Council priorities — teach staff about this as well <br />• Create a culture of public service and customer service in staff <br />• Improve perception of distrust of Council by staff — two-way respect is needed <br />• Accept accountability for self and staff <br />• Ability to engage constructively with strong personalities (male and female) <br />• Clarity and full understanding of roles and responsibilities <br />6. My top two or three issues - challenges we face as a City moving into the future? <br />• Sustainable revenue stream beyond sales tax; <br />• Financial sustainability <br />• Sustaining a mature city <br />• Core Competency <br />o Continuing to provide day-to-day service <br />o Providing basic services consistently and fairly across the board <br />o Providing basic City services <br />o Effective and efficient City operations is my bottom line <br />• Economic sustainability for the long term <br />• Environment and Sustainability <br />o Environmental sustainability <br />o Sustainability <br />o Open space and environmental improvements — make them even better <br />• Managing the dynamic tension between an economically vibrant and sustainable <br />community while maintaining the identify of being a charming, small town <br />• Transportation/traffic and regional cooperation <br />• Future of the Bancroft property <br />• Growth and community development <br />• Managing residents demands and helping them understand the costs associated <br />with their requests <br />• The "me" orientation of our residents <br />• Facing growth and impacts from the Metro area — dealing with the pressures <br />coming from outside of Louisville, such as Superior and Lafayette, for example) <br />• Technology — cell and broadband service <br />• Class and inclusion issues; affordable housing; multifamily housing <br />7. Other general comments/last thoughts <br />• I would like to discuss Council liaison positions and process (e.g., Boards and <br />Commissions) <br />10 <br />