HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-24-2008 - Agenda PacketMEDINA, WASHINGTON
CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2008
4:00 PM
MAYOR
MARK NELSON
DEPUTY MAYOR
JIM LAWRENCE
COUNCIL MEMBERS
LUCIUS BIGLOW
DREW BLAZEY
BRETJORDAN
BOB RUDOLPH
SHAWN WHITNEY
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
EXECUTIVE SESSION
INTERIM CITY MANAGER
MIKE CALDWELL
CITY ATTORNEY
WAYNE TANAKA
CITY CLERK
RACHELBAKER
400 PM
The City Council will meet in Executive Session at Medina City Hall pursuant to
RCW 42.30.110 (1)(g), to review a confidential list of candidates for City Manager.
OTHER BUSINESS
COUNCIL RETREAT
5.00 PM
The City Council will hold a retreat in the library of Medina Elementary School
(Medina Elementary School Library, 8001 NE 8th Street, Medina).
The retreat will be facilitated by Waldron and Company.
ADJOURNMENT 8:00 PM
Next Regular Meeting:
Monday, July 14; 6:30 pm
Medina City Hall • 501 Evergreen Point Road • Medina WA 98039
425-233-6400 ph • 425-454-8490 fx • www_medina-wa.gov
Medina City Council Workshop Ideas
Objective: Develop a list of City CouncilendorsedProtocols for howCityCouncil
Members, City staff and the community will work together for the good of the Medina
community.
Process: In an informal workshop format involving City Council Members and the
Interim City Manager and facilitated by Waldron staff the group will be asked to focus on
the positive, the times when they have been particularly successful in working together
and with the community. From these experiences will come an outline of the protocols or
desired conduct so those successful experiences will become the norm for conducting the
City's business.
Given the limitation of time there are three proposed areas of focus, (1) City Council
Meetings, (2) City Council Staff Relations, and (3) City Council Community Relations.
Each area will be addressed separately with each member of the group answering each
question for themselves then sharing it with the group followed by a group discussion and
hopefully consensus. Waldron staff will record the results at the time and prepare a
written follow on report.
1. Area of Focus - City Council Meetings: Think about one or more of your most
effective council meetings, one(s) you felt good about the process, how you
worked together, etc. and answer the following questions individually. We will
then discuss as a group.
a. What was the subject?
b. What kind of meeting was it? E.g. Regular meeting, work session,
executive session, etc.?
c. Why was it effective or what made it effective? Why was it a good
meeting?
d. What were Council Members and Mayor doing/not doing?
e. What was the city manager & staff doing/not doing?
f. What was the public doing/not doing?
g. What role was played, if any, by an advisory board?
h. If you could change one thing what would it have been?
2. Area of Focus - Council Staff Relations: Think about a (or more) time, subject, or
issue where the City Council and the City Manager/City Staff worked particularly
well together. Answer the following questions and then we'll discuss as a group.
a. What was the subject or issue?
b. What was the outcome?
c. What made it so successful?
d. What were Council Members and the Mayor doing/not doing?
e. What was the city manager and staff doing/not doing?
f. What was the public doing/not doing?
g. What role was played, if any, by an advisory board?
h. If you could change one thing what would it have been?
3. Area of Focus - Council Community Relations: Think about a time or issue when
the City Council and staff worked particularly well with the Community.
Answer the following questions then we'll discuss as a group.
a. What was the subject or issue?
b. What was the outcome?
c. What made it so successful?
d. What were Council Members and the Mayor doing/not doing?
e. What was the city manager and staff doing/not doing?
f. What was the public doing/not doing?
g. What role was played, if any, by as advisory board?
h. If you could change one thing what would it have been?