2011 garner town council retreat agenda

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2011 Garner Town Council Retreat OutlineFebruary 17-18, White Deer Park Nature Center

Retreat Purpose1. Decide whether to invest what are the towns goals in making capital investments?2. Decide what to invest in what are the towns priorities for investment?3. Decide how to invest what principles and considerations should guide investment?

Retreat Process1. Identify the challenges town government faces in creating and sustaining Garner.2. Identify how proposed capital investment projects can assist with meeting these

challenges.3. Identify criteria that should guide capital investment, e.g., reduce volume of empty

storefronts.4. Apply these criteria to proposed capital investment projects to identify investment

priorities.5. Identify key principles and considerations that should guide staff in moving forward

with any capital investments, e.g., use of fund balance, borrowing, financing options.

Retreat Materials1. Creating and Sustaining Garner (to be developed at retreat)2. Town Council Vision, Purpose and Goals3. Proposed Capital Investments4. Sample Criteria for Evaluating Capital Investment Projects5. Building Financial Capacity6. Capital Project Force Field Analysis7. Capital Investment Priority Ranking Worksheet8. Criteria to Guide Capital Investment Decisions (to be developed at retreat)

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Day 1 Thursday, February 17 8:00 AM 5:00 PM

7:30 AM Light Breakfast and Networking

Getting Started

1. Welcome and Opening Remarks2. Overview of retreat purpose and process

Expectations and Concerns

1. What are you hoping for from this retreat?2. What concerns do you have about this retreat?

Creating and Sustaining Garner1. What do you value about living in Garner, what makes Garner Garner?

2. Looking ahead over the next 5-10 years, what would you add or change to create,sustain or enhance the Garner you want to live in?

3. What issues and challenges does town government face in creating and sustainingthe Garner you described?

Break

Connecting Capital Projects and the Future of Garner

1. Two groups of 3 council members plus staff each take 6 capital projects

2. Using the template and other resources listed below, identify for each project:

Why might we invest in this project, what would we hope to accomplish, whatforces are driving us towards this goal?

Why might we not invest in this project, what concerns do we have, what forcesare holding us back?

3. Resources:

Results from Creating and Sustaining Garner

Town Council Vision, Goals and Purpose

Proposed Major Capital Projects Capital Project Force Field Analysis Worksheet

12:00 PM Lunch

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Connecting Capital Projects and the Future of Garner (continued)

Break

Developing Criteria to Guide Capital Investment Decisions

1. Each council-staff group develops 3-5 criteria to be used in evaluating and rankingcapital projects post, combine, adopt

2. Resources:

Proposed Major Capital Projects

Sample Criteria for Evaluating Capital Projects

Results from Creating and Sustaining Garner

Garner Town Council Vision, Goals and Purpose Capital Project Force Field Analysis Worksheets

6:15 PM Dinner at Kaze

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Day 2 Friday, February 18 8:00 AM 3:00 PM

7:30 AM Light Breakfast and Networking

Getting Started1. Reflections on Day 12. Thoughts regarding Day 2

Review and Refine Criteria to Guide Capital Investment Decisions1. Review criteria and refine as needed2. Resources:

Criteria to Guide Capital Investment Decisions

Identifying Capital Investment Priorities

1. Using the criteria developed for evaluating capital projects, each council membercompletes the Capital Project Investment Ranking Worksheet individually

2. Members meet to compare rankings and develop a consensus project ranking

3. Resources:

Criteria to Guide Capital Investment Decisions Capital Project Investment Ranking Worksheet

12:00 PM Lunch

Guiding Principles for Funding and Implementing Capital Projects

1. Focusing on Priority 1 projects, identify key principles and considerations that shouldguide the funding and implementation of priority capital projects

2. Resources

Creating and Sustaining Garner

Town Council Vision, Purpose and Goals

Building Financial Capacity Criteria to Guide Capital Investment Decisions

Wrapping Up Decisions, Expectations, Actions, Reflections

1. Summarize decisions, commitments, actions and council expectations of staff andstaff expectations of council

2. Feedback, observations, reflections, conclusions, and closing remarks

3:00 PM Adjourn

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2011 garner town council retreat agenda

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