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CityCouncil | 2022-04-12 | 5 | MRG Council needs to get out of the way - sometimes we appear to be antagonistic towards business. We need to get away from the "project of the moment". Livable is different throughout the city- neighborhoods needs are different - where are the walkable - livable needs like preschools etc. don't design to push everyone to one spot. At times staff culture is to make policy- they need to bring policy to Council. Economic Development efforts and team could be stronger. We need good communication within the organization and City Manager needs to know what is going on in the community -internal communication needs to improve, and we need to discuss what meets the threshold that the Council should be informed. Council priorities are used to determine what can come before Council, this is wrong, a Councilmember should be allowed to bring any issue forward. Would love to see more creative approach to business retention. Not in favor of establishing Council priorities, goals or objectives - staff will tell the council what they need. We are often in the weeds too much as policy makers. During Covid, would have liked to have seen more cohesion and uniformity related to outdoor dining. At times we struggle as we see ourselves as tiny bedroom community, yet we provide full services, there is tension around those things. Strategic Planning Workshop - April 12, 2022 City Council Attendees: Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Vice Mayor Malia Vella, Councilmember Tony Daysog, Councilmember Trish Herrera Spencer, Councilmember Kohn Knox White City Staff Attendees: City Manager Eric Levitt, Assistant City Manager Gerry Beaudin, City Attorney Yibin Shen, City Clerk Lara Weisiger MRG Consultant and Facilitator Marie Knight The Mayor opened the meeting, introduced the purpose for the workshop, introduced the facilitator, and then turned it over to the facilitator Ms. Knight. The Following is a summary of the various exercises and discussions throughout the workshop. Attachment A is the Power Point presentation the facilitator used to guide the workshop discussions. City of Alameda Page 4 Council Strategic Planning Workshop | CityCouncil/2022-04-12.pdf |