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City Council Workshop
June 77 2021
The City Council of the City of Hastings, Minnesota, met in a workshop on Monday, June 7,
2021 at 5:00 pm via Zoom virtual meeting.
Members Present: Mayor Fasbender, Councilmembers Braucks, Folch, Fox, Leifeld, Lund,
and Vaughan.
Staff Present: City Administrator Dan Wietecha, Public Works Director Nick Egger,
Finance Manager Chris Eitemiller, Community Development Director
John Hinzman, Police Chief Bryan Schafer, and Communications
Coordinator Dawn Skelly.
Others Present: Chad Weinstein and Jamie Fischer of Ethical Leaders in Action.
Mayor Fasbender called the workshop to order at 5:00 pm.
Mr. Weinstein gave a brief overview of the strategic planning session scheduled for the day. He
noted potential strategic initiatives that had been identified previously and had been developed
with more specific detail for review. These included a multi-year financial model, strategic
communications plan, tourism funding, parks maintenance, aesthetics in the Vermillion Street
Corridor Plan, renovations at Lake Rebecca and Lake Isabel Parks, and a downtown special
service district.
The City Council noted the importance of this as a starting point with flexibility to adapt it as
action items are accomplished or circumstances change. Having a regular progress report on the
initiatives, as well as tracking other potential initiatives, would help the process for adjusting the
plan in the future. There was concern that the workload for the initiatives be balanced and
realistic to add to existing staff responsibilities. It was also noted that there would need to be
financial and staff resources to support the initiatives.
Mr. Weinstein said he needed an additional brief meeting with the City Council to complete their
discussion about leadership dynamics and interaction. After that, we would schedule a final
session to bring it all together.
Meeting adjourned at 6:54 pm.
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