01-22-13 SCCSPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
OTSEGO CITY HALL
January 22,E 2013
:00 PM
Call to rdr.
Mayor Jessica Stockamp called the meeting to order at 6:05 PM.
Roll all: Mayor Jessica Sto arnp; ouncilrr emb rs: Vern Kidner, Doug Schroeder and Jason
Warehime. Councilmember Torn Dari enward arrived at 6:15 Phi. Staff: Lori Johnson, City
Administrator; Ron Wagner, City Engineer; Andrew MacArthur, City Attorney; Ross Der ant,
Parks and Recreation Manager,, r, Gary Gruen, Finance Director; Brad Belair, Streets Maintenance
Supervisor, Kurt Neldermeler,, P preS rvi e; and Tani Loff, City Clerk. City Planner Daniel Licht
arrived at 6.,20 PSI.
Consent..Agenda:,
1A Accept resignation of Finance Director andapDrove Settlement
Agreement and Release of Claims.
Mayor Stocarnp and the City Council thanked Finance Director Groen for his service=
CM eldner motioned to accept the resignation of Finance Director Gariroe rid
approve Settlement Agreer ent and Release of Claims. Seconded by CM Schroeder,
All in favor. Motion carried.
Strategic Plan Update,
City Administrator Johnson said she attended the State of the Cities held by the I-94 Voest
Chamber of Commerce and reviewed her PowerPoint pr sent tiornt
The City Council reviewed the options for providing staff or consultant services to meet the
City's economic development goals. City Administrator Johnson stated that economic
development is a high priority as was identifl d with strategic plan Boar of increasing the City's
commercial and industrial tax base. She stated she has been directed by the Council to develop
options to address this existing gap In staff, In addition, she stated the staff reorganization
plan fits with the City's strategic goal of increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of the City's
services. City Administrator Johnson stated addressing the administration, tion, finance, and an
economic development department is phase three of the reorganization pian; phase four is
emergency management. There was discussion on option three to combine the economic
development duties with an existing position.
CM Dar a Wald motioned to combine the economic development dirties with the
Finance Director position. Seconded by CM Schroeder. All in favor, Motion carried,.
City Administrator Joh rnson handed out a draft job description for this position. A worksession
will be scheduled to review the description and to set a recruitment and selection pian to fir, the
positiorr.
City Administrator strator Johnson reviewed the progress on the 2012 strategic plan goals which
included expanding the City's commercial and industrial tax base, assessing the efficiency and
effectiveness of City services, reviewing public safety services and defining and managing the
City's image and identity.
Directions from the City Council include the following:
Emergency Management is a priority;
City staff to bring back City Campus signage design options and Costs*
The Council asked about logo clothing for purchase and for Council, commissioners{ and
employees. A worksession will be scheduled to review the uniform policy.
City staff to check into using the Sty Michael Patch as a source for additional notification to
residents.
A City Hall and Prairie Center Open House to be held on Saturday,. September 1 , 2013, during
the Otsego Prairie Festival,,
The City Council agreed City staff is on track with the progress of the strategic plan and
recommend that staff gets through the current 2012 list before other iters are added for 2013.
The City Council has set a Worlsession on February 20,, 2013 at 6:00 PM at City Hall to discuss
job descriptions, logo clothing and other Items.
City Administrator Johnson said she was contacted by the Elk River Chamber of Commerce who
would like to schedule a morning meeting with the City Council and local businesses on
February 22. Mayor Stockamp and Cid Schroeder said they would be available to attend that
day but would like more scope of topic. City Administrator Johnson said she will bring back
more information to the City Council.
CM Darkenwald said he would like to address item 1.1 since he was not in attendance at that
time. CM Darkenwald thanked Finance Director Gary Groen for his services.
3. Adjourn,,
CM Darkenwald motioned to adjourn. Seconded by CM Warehime, All in
favor. Adjourned at 81:05 PM.
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Tam! Lo , City Clerk
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M or Jessica Stockamp