Council Agenda 01-31-2009 - Retreat
AGENDA
FEDERAL WAY CITY COUNCIL
Special Meeting
Council Retreat
Federal Way Community Center
January 31, 2009
www.cityoffederalway.com
8:30 Rolls and Coffee
9:00 Welcome
-Ground Rules
-Review of Agenda
9:15 Accomplishments in 2008
9:30 Performing Arts Center
10:15 Break
10:30 Continuation of Above If Required
11:00 Council Protocols and Process
-Time management in meetings (sharing air-time in meetings)
-Roberts Rules
-Courtesy
-E-mail use
-No surprise rule
-Committee appointment process
-New initiatives
-Staff presentations
-Council vs. Staff setting direction
-Community outreach strategies
-Other
12:00 Working Lunch (continuation of above if required)
1:00 Economic Development and Downtown
-Downtown Property
-Other
2:00 Break
2:15 Budget
2:45 New Council Goals:
-Writing of No More Than 2 Goals Per Participant
-Round Robin Long List of 14 Possible Goals
-Clarification and Consolidation Discussion
-Pair Comparison Ranking To Identify Top 4 Goals
Next Steps: Goal and Organizational Capacity Discussion
-What is Successful Goal Completion?
4:30 Next Steps and Adjourn