HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-05-2002 Council Work SessionTO: Mayor Peterson and Council Members
FROM: Ron Moorse, City Administrator
DATE: * November 27,2002
SUBJECT: City Administrator Performance Evaluation
The following is a list of major areas of responsibility of the City Administrator, to assist the Council
in preparing for the City Administrator performance evaluation. I have also attached a listing of goals
that were set by the Council for 2002. Please review these in preparation for the December 5 work
session.
City Administrator Areas of Responsibility
-Council Relations/Communication: Keeps the Council members informed regarding key issues, and
helps to provide coordination of Council efforts, particularly in relation to intergovernmental issues.
-Intergovernmental Relations: Develops and maintains positive relationships with key agencies with
which the City is involved. Identifies opportunities for cooperative efforts with other jurisdictions, and
helps to coordinate City efforts to take advantage of those opportunities.
-Work Planning and Organization: Develops objectives and work plans for the year. Plans and
organizes woric assigned by Council to ensure it is completed in a timely manner.
—Long Term Planning: Facilitates long term planning, and a long term perspective by Department
Heads and Council in policy-making and goal-setting processes.
-Fiscal Management: Plans and organizes for the most economical utilization of staff, materials, and
equipment. Fiscal management includes long term planning for equipment, facilities, and public
improvements.
-Leadership: Develops a culture of excellence, innovation, responsiveness, service, and a team
approach. Builds cohesiveness in staff.
-Personnel Management: Recruits, develops, and retains high quality people in the organization.
-Judgement and Decision-making: Decisions and recommendations are based on thorough analysis and
sound reasoning.
-Operational Effectiveness: On-going programs and services are responsive to citizen needs.
Complaints to the City are not common. The City Administrator can be depended upon to follow
through on assignments and objectives.
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Goals for 2002
The following is a list of goals for 2002.
1. Long Lake Fire Service.
a. Develop a fire service agreement/arrangement with Long Lake that provides
a management structure that ensures full accountability and fiduciary
responsibility regarding all budget and financial matters related to the fire
department, and full accountability of the Fire Chief to the City
Administrator, and to the City Council.
Long Lake Fire Station
a. Ensure the design of the station provides for demonstrated current and future
needs of the Long Lake Fire Department in a cost-effective manner, and mitigates the
impact of the station on surrounding properties.
b. Ensure the construction of the fire station occurs in the most cost-effective
manner, the Change Orders are minimized, and cost overruns prevented.
Highway 12.
a. Ensure the final design adequately addresses the goals, issues, and concerns
identified in the City's preliminary design approval.
b. Ensure proper mitigation is provided for the noise to be generated by the traffic
on the corridor.
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Ensure a timely, responsive, and fair process by Mn/DOT for the acquisition
of properties for right-of-way.
Work out an agreement with Mn/DOT regarding the installation of a
semaphore at the intersection of Highway 12 and Brown Road North on an
accelerated schedule to ser\e the senior housing development.
Persuade Mn/DOT to allow the entrance ramp at County Road 6 to operate
without a ramp meter.
Dd(Ota Rail Corridor.
a. Ensure the Dakota Rail corridor is preserved and used as a continuous
public transportation corridor.
5. Ensure the senior housing development at Brown Road and Highway 12 is
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constructed according to plans, and in a manner that will ensure it is a quality asset
for the community for the long term.
Maintain close relationships with other governmental jurisdictions and agencies with
whom we may need to work concerning issues of importance to the City.
Develop a long term plan for the most efficient and effective provision of fire service
to the City.
a. Develop a response to the plan for a new Mound fire station that reflects the long
term plan for fire service provision.
b. Work with the area cities and fire departments to determine whether there is a
better way of organizing and structuring for the provision of fire service than
numerous small volunteer departments operating independently.
8. Pursue grant opportunities to fluid a planning/visioning process for the Navarre
commercial area.
9. Planning for current Highway 12.
a. Develop a plan for the character of Highway 12 following the turn back to
Hennepin County, including streetscaping, roadway width, sidewalks, etc..
b. Work with Hennepin County and Long Lake to develop a plan for access points
along cunent Highway 12 that provides safe traffic flow while providing adequate
access to businesses along the highway.
c. Develop design guidelines for development along Highway 12.
10. Kelley Parkway.
a. Develop a plan for the character of Kelley Parkway including landscaping, trails,
etc.
b. Develop design guidelines for development along Kelley Parkway.
11 . Develop a plan for commercial development along Highway 12 in Orono and Long
Lake.
a. Develop a shared vision and understanding with Long Lake regarding
commercial development along Highway 12.
12. Revise the City *s telecommunications antenna and tower ordinance to enable the City
to comply with Federal requirements while minimizing the impact of
telecommunications towers and antennas in the City.