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City Council Meeting Minutes December 6, 2017 Page 5 of 20 in the future six months to year. Take that information, ask for board and commission input, ask residents, and then take the information and develop a vision of where want to be as a community. After that set forward work plans and projects to meet that vision Need to think about what do we need to do today to get to where want to be and then tie that back into budgeting. Vision identified by program and fund adequately. Done this on paving this year, you set the vision and followed through with a budget to meet that vision. Councilmember Loo asked what we do if multiple visions are diametrically opposed to each other By definition you have to come together on a direction. Council will have to come together and decide on the direction so there is only one vision. If there are issues that need to be worked out prior to the final vision, those discussions are really important. Once the vision in in place you are declaring you are moving forward. Will have to have performance metrics in place to monitor progress and community is aware of progress being made. Councilmember Leh noted that sometimes no matter what Council may think, quite frankly the challenge is getting the Council on the same page about the vision There is an ongoing tension in the city with differing goals. How do you handle this? The question you need to ask is always is this project consistent with our vision. If it is not, either don't approve it or bring it more in line with the vision. I make sure all staff reports have notes on them that ask is this consistent with the vision Specifically all development should support the community and be consistent with the vision. Councilmember Maloney asked what experience Mr. Fulton has with intergovernmental relations. I have a great deal of experience in the Minneapolis -St. Paul area and worked with six other communities to join our plans for the 1-5 land use planning. I have been involved will League of Municipal Cities, worked on interregional plans. Working with partners is the way the world is going, we need to trust each other. When you don't have good relationships already established with your neighbors projects suffer. Mayor Muckle asked if Mr. Fulton he had any final comments about why we should hire him. I have been a City Manager for a long time and am passionate about this profession. I love having the opportunity to improve the quality of life and maximize people's investment in their community. I have been selective in where I have appbed and I applied here because of the kind of community this is. I think I have the skills and the personality to move the community forward and to help the council do its job of