Client Name
September 29, 2022
3 City of Sebastopol
City Council Goal Setting Workshop
Agenda
April 1, 2025, at 1 pm
Sebastopol Community Center
Workshop Objectives
• Discuss attributes of effective governance.
• Discuss the importance of goal setting and allocating resources. • Establish City Council goals.
• Identify strategies to further established goals.
• Strengthen teamwork.
Participants:
City Council Staff
Mayor Stephen Zollman
Vice-Mayor Jill McLewis
Councilmember Phill Carter
Councilmember Neysa Hinton
Councilmember Sandra Maurer
City Manager Don Schwartz
Assistant City Manager/City Clerk Mary Gourley
Department Directors
Facilitator: Steve Mermell
Times are approximate, as a guide:
1. (1:00 pm) Call to order and welcome by the Mayor (5 minutes)
2. (1:05 pm) Public Comment (20 minutes)
3. (1:25 pm) Comments from the City Manager (2 minutes)
4. (1:27 pm) Agenda Review (3 minutes)
5. (1:30 pm) Discussion of what makes effective governance (10 min)
6. (1:40 pm) Recent accomplishments and current challenges (10 minutes)
7. (1:50 pm) Budget/Financial update (10 minutes)
8. (2:00 pm) Staff capacity (5 minutes)
9. (2:05 pm) Introduction and context for priority setting discussions (5 minutes) Break – 10 minutes
10. (2:20 pm) Establish City Council goals (1 hour)
11. (3:20 pm) Public Comment (20 minutes)
4 12. (3:40 pm) Identify strategies to further established goals (1 hour, 30 minutes)
13. (5:10 pm) Staying on course with the priorities (5 minutes)
14. (5:15 pm) Wrap up and next steps (10 minutes)
Finish approximately at 5:25 pm