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Hastings, Minnesota
Special Meeting Minutes
Council/Staff Retreat
November 18 & 19,2005
The City Council of the City of Hastings, Minnesota met in a special goal setting session
on Friday, November IS, 2005 at 12:00 p.m. at the Green Mill Restaurant in Hastings and on
Saturday, November 19, 2005 at S:OO a.m. in the Community Room at the Hastings City Hall,
101 East 4th Street, Hastings, Minnesota.
Members Present:
Mayor Werner, Councilmembers Alongi, Hazlet, Hicks,
Moratzka, Riveness, and Schultz
Staff Members Present:
City Administrator David Osberg
City Attorney Shawn Moynihan
Assistant City Administrator Melanie Mesko Lee
Planning Director John Hinzman
Public Works Director Tom Montgomery
Police Chief Mike McMenomy
Building Official Tom Bakken
Parks & Recreation Director Barry Bernstein
IT Director Stephanie Nornes
Fire Chief Mark Holmes
Community Relations Specialist Shannon Rausch
HRA Director John Grossman
Consultant Jim Lynn
Consultant Lisa Lynn
The purpose of the meeting was to develop goals and objectives for addressing issues
facing the City.
The Council and staff discussed current management styles of the City as well as
identified strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats facing the City of Hastings. Council
and staff rated the various SWOT components into the most pressing items needing most
immediate attention.
Based on the development of seven goals, the Council and staff created objectives and
time lines to help facilitate progress to the completion ofthe goals.
It was agreed that the goals, objectives, and assignments will be formally adopted by the
City Council at a future date.
Adjournment
The Council/Staff retreat was adjourned at 5:15 p.m. on Friday evening and at 12:00 on
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