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City Council Workshop
August 3,2020
The City Council of the City of Hastings, Minnesota met in a workshop on Monday, August
3, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom virtual meeting
Members Present: Mayor Fasbender, Councilmembers Balsanek, Braucks, Leifeld, Lund,
Folch, Vaughan
Staff Present: City Administrator Dan Wietecha
Administrative Services Director Julie Flaten
Others Present: Derrick Yaeger, YMCA
Scott Peterson, YMCA
Mayor Fasbender called the workshop to order at 5:33 p.m.
Wietecha provided a history of THRIVE and request by Councilmembers to hold workshop on
this topic.
Scott Peterson and Derrick Yaeger of the YMCA provided a presentation on the evolution of the
diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative, Equity Progress Curve, effective leadership, culture,
root causes and development of leaders training opportunities offered through the YMCA and
associated costs. Yaeger suggested leadership training should begin at the City Councilmember
level and work through the organization. The training would involve multiple sessions with the
goal of the City transforming workplace culture and embracing a culture of agility to support
equitable outcomes.
Council discussion on who should attend potential training, where has this been successful, most
effective use of City resources, developing action steps to move City forward, revisit the CORE
values of the City, and next steps. The Mayor provided her perspective on recent events and
requests for statements.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion to adjourn by Councilmember Folch, seconded by Councilmember Leifeld at 7:00
p.m.
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Mary D Fasbender, Mayor u Flaten, City Clerk