City Council

On April 12, 2023, a Special City Council Meeting – Facilitator Retreat for the Minot City Council was held in the Finance Conference Room at the New City Hall (10 3rd Ave SE). Members Present: Burlingame, Evans, Jantzer, Olson, Podrygula, Ross Members Absent: Pitner The works session began at 8:46 am in the Finance Conference Room at the New City Hall (10 3rd Ave SE). FINALIZING OUR ASPIRATIONS Safe and Welcoming – Minot is a caring community where people feel safe and engaged, with opportunities to celebrate our histories and diverse identities. ARTICULATING THE VISION The facilitation group came up with visions based on either the aspirations, what people want to be known for in 10 years from now, and from the workshop aspirations. The group had discussion on having a vision statement for the City of Minot. Ideas Council Members thought of for a vision statement: Minot, North Dakota; Welcoming – Resilient – Dynamic - Excellent; A community of people working together for a bright future. Minot is a thriving community built on sustainability, innovation, opportunity, respect and collaboration. Minot, North Dakota o A place to grow. o The most appealing, livable and well managed community in North Dakota. o Where hopes and dreams can become reality, and is safe, thriving and welcoming. o Safe, thriving and welcoming community facing the future with optimism and strength. Minot is a thriving and welcoming regional hub with best of class City services and livability. Minot, North Dakota; A complete community where everyone has equitable access to opportunity, and feels respected, included, safe and empowered. Minot, North Dakota; Building an appealing, livable, and well-managed community together. The group as a whole discussed the bolded vision statement above and how community partners would respond to this vision. A few slight changes were made: Minot, North Dakota; Building an inviting, well-managed and livable community together. IDENTIFYING PRIORITIES The council put priorities to the items under each aspiration. Discussion on the priorities and what roles the council and staff would have. Some of the priorities identified will require partnerships with the community. NEXT STEPS Staff will take the vision and priorities and try to look at how to budget for next year. Some of the priorities will require durable partners. Staff might need to know the highest priorities of the council in order to start to complete work and budget discussions. Staff and council discussed how to build durable partnerships within the community. The group did final thoughts on the retreat process. The facilitator closed the retreat at 11:53 pm. Page 1 of 1