Meeting
City Council · 2015-04-17
City Council meeting
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no recording
Residents spoke
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introduced themselves
Agenda items and what happened
| Item | Outcome | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Leadership Exercise - StrengthsFinder 2.0 other session |
discussed only | p.1 |
| Discussion - Envision Utah CEO Robert Grow other session |
presented only | p.1 |
| Review/Assess Progress from 2014 other session |
discussed only | p.2 |
| Discussion - Issues and Concerns other session |
discussed only | p.2 |
| City Goals 2015 other session Direction: Mr. Davidson suggested the Orem executive staff examine the identified areas of focus, discuss objectives and executable solutions, and bring ideas back to the Council. |
direction to staff | p.3 |
Items and outcomes were extracted from the agenda and minutes by Claude (Anthropic); each links to the minutes page. The minutes are authoritative.
Text extracted from the minutes PDF (scanned pages via OCR). The PDF is the official record.
OREMCITYCOUNCILRETREAT 2883MeadowsDrive,Provo,Utah April 17,2015 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 9:00A.M.RETREAT CONDUCTING Mayor Richard F.Brunst,Jr. ELECTEDOFFICIALS CouncilmembersHans Andersen,MargaretBlack,Tom Macdonald,Mark E.Seastrand,David Spencer,and Brent Sumner APPOINTEDSTAFF Jamie Davidson, City Manager; Brenn Bybee, Assistant City Manager P3TA MayorBrunstwelcomedeveryonetotheCityCouncilretreatandwentovertheretreatschedule. He invited everyone to participate in the discussions and exercises, and thanked them for their attendance. LeadershipExercise-StrengthsFinder2.0 Mr.Davidsonsaid heandMr.Bybeefeltitanhonor tobepartof theCityof Orem organization and appreciatedworking withand serving with the Council.He then led adiscussion on identifying and utilizing an individual's strengths and using those strengths in coordination to enhance the effectiveness of a group.The main discussion in thebook StrengthsFinder 2.0 by TomRathwas thatindividuals andorganizationsneeded to spendmore timefocusingon strengths instead of focusing on weakness.The question the book posedwas,“Doyouhave the opportunity to do what you do best every day?"Mr.Davidson, Mr. Bybee, and the Council shared their topfive strength themes from the thirty-four theme possibilities.Mr.Davidson said identifying one's own strengths and the strengths of thoseoneworkedwithwould helpimprove cooperation andcommunication,makingindividualsmorecohesive asawhole. ** The Council took a break at 10:15 a.m. **The meeting resumed at 10:34 a.m. Discussion-EnvisionUtahCEORobertGrow MayorBrunstintroducedRobertGrow,foundingchairandCEOofEnvisionUtah.Mr.Grow saidthegoalofEnvisionUtahwastounderstandwhatUtahresidentswantedandvalued,and to create a place of opportunity. He said every governor since Michael Leavitt had been involved as an honorary cochair. The project he was currently involved with was a vision project titled “Your Utah,Your Future,”with Governor Gary Herbert looking forward to theyear 2050.Mr.Grow said theywere examiningindustrycluster analysis andlooking at trends andfutureprojections for the state.He invited the Council togo to envisionutah.org and participate in a survey about Utah's future. Their goal was to get 50,000 Utah residents to complete the survey. Mr.Growprovided information about thefivescenariospresented on the survey,and the eleven topicsexploredin eachscenario.Hesaid thepopulation inUtahwasprojected tonearly double City Council Retreat Minutes-April 17,2015（p.1) with thecityofSanDiego toconduct asimilarsurvey,and hecomparedtheprioritiesSanDiego residents listed to the priorities Utah residents typically listed. Though the lists were different, therootvaluesinthoseprioritiesweresimilarpeoplewanted theirfamilies tostayclose.He said thereenvisioningof Orem'sStateStreetwascrucialforthefutureofthecityandthefuture of Utah County.It was important,too,to examine all the centers in Orem,not StateStreet alone. TherewereanchortenantslikeUVUandtheUniversityMall thatwerevaluableassetsinthecity and would bring people to Orem. Economic development in Orem would bring the density that would support BRT or light rail transportation that would make Orem the center of Utah County. Mr.GrowsaidhebelievedOremneeded todoamarketstudytounderstand theassetsalreadyin placeandfullyappreciatethescopeofwhatwascominginthenottoodistantfuture. **The Council took a lunch break at 12:11 p.m. **The meeting resumed at 1:41 p.m. Review/AssessProgressfrom 2014 MayorBrunstled adiscussion aboutthegoals theCityCouncil hadsetforthemselvesatthe retreatin2014,andhowtheyfeltabouttheirprogressoneachgoal.TheCouncilfelttherehad been good progress in most if not all of the goals, and recognized areas that could be improved. He then asked the Councilwhat progresshad occurred in the city.Areas of progress identified were: Economicdevelopment(UniversityPlace,Midtown360,etc.) Residentialgrowth Retail andcommercialgrowth Newbusinesses Beautification Transportation UVU Parks andRecreation(PalisadePark,additional pool at OFC) ·Newfleetvehiclesforpolice and citywork Discussion-Issues and Concerns MayorBrunstinvited theCouncil andstaff toidentifysomecityissues and areas of concern they wantedtoputforward.Someissuesandconcernsraisedwere: Reenergize the CenterforStory City Center (space, seismic structure, security, etc.) and campus UTOPIA Parkimprovements ? Recreation vision plan (sports programs, fees and field usage) Boosting private business Emergency preparedness NIA program Olmsteadproperty UtahLaketraildevelopment Utilityupdateandfees CityCouncilRetreatMinutes-April17,2015（p.2) MayorBrunst saidhewasinterestingin seeingamarketstudy anda strategicplanning study done to allow for the Council to be proactive and accomplish great thingsfor Orem in the future. City Goals2015 Mr.Davidson asked theCouncil to synthesize their discussions at the retreat and identifygoals movingforward and condense the list to their topfive priorities. Harmony UTOPIA Communications Positivecommunicationsaboutthecity,programs,employees,etc. UtilityMaster Planning EmployeeDevelopment CityFacilities City Center Parks Library Auditorium EconomicDevelopment oGoal to assist all businesses Financial Sustainability Encourage thedevelopmentofprivateenterprise The Council and staff discussed the issues and the best way to move forward. Mr.Davidson suggested the Orem executive staff examine these areas of focus and discuss objectives and executablesolutions,andbringsomeideasbacktotheCouncil. MayorBrunst said hewas encouraged by theprogress they hadmadefrom last year and thought there were great opportunities to move forward into the future. He thanked everyone for taking the time toparticipatein thisretreat. The meeting adjourned at 3:10 p.m. CORPORATE SEAL enmmaR.keaver Donna R.Weaver, CityRecorder Approved:May12,2015 City Council RetreatMinutes-April 17,2015(p.3)