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Orono CMP. Major policy direction remains relatively unchanged but the content has been revised <br />and updated to reflect the changes the City and the Metropolitan Area has undergone since 2010. <br />The Plan outlines the Community's Philosophy, Planning Goals and Planning Policies. <br />Link to Plan <br />C. The City Code. Link to Code <br />D. Other references. There are several good summary references available from the League of <br />Minnesota cites that summarize state statute and offer best practices. <br />Handbook for Minnesota Cities Chapter 6: Elected Officials and Council Structure and Role The <br />Minnesota Mayors Handbook, 2024 <br />3. Summary: <br />The proposed outline for goal setting is as follows: <br />A. City Mission, Vision and Goals. We will review the overarching city mission, vision and <br />goals to set the conditions for 2026 goal development. <br />B. Review 2025 Goals. We will review where the city stands with respect to 2025 goals and key <br />directives. <br />C. Establish 2026 Goals. To develop the 2026 goals we will use the following process. <br />(1). Review 2026 planned activities. Staff will present on the highlights of work effort for <br />2026 in order to provide context for additional goals. <br />(2). Council members presentation. Council member will be asked to come prepared with 3 <br />proposed outcomes/ goals for 2026. Council member will be asked to present these at the work <br />session to the rest of the group. <br />(3). Grouping Exercise. The group will take the proposed goals that have common elements <br />and group them together as well as identify which of the City Goals they support. <br />(4). Scoping Exercise. The group will break up in to sub groups each with assigned draft goals <br />to flush them out using a SMART framework. Once complete each subgroup will brief the whole <br />group. <br />(5). Prioritization Exercise. The group will then rank the draft goals in priority order. <br />D. Action Planning (post work session). Staff will take the list of draft goals and analyze for <br />resource needs. In addition, staff will prepare a council action with the draft goals for council's <br />approval at the next council meeting. <br />E. Adoption of 2026 Goals. Council will adopt the 2026 goals at their Jan 26 meeting. <br />COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED <br />A. Complete the pre -work session homework assignment. Worksheet attached. <br />B. Participation and discussion in the 2026 goal setting process. <br />Exhibits <br />A. Council Goal Priorities - Work Session 01-12-2026 <br />3 <br />