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AACITY COUNCIL
Cathedral City MINUTES
Special Meeting
Saturday, January 27, 2024
8:00 AM
Double Tree Sy Hilton Hotel Golf Resort
67967 Vista Chino
Cathedral City, CA 92234
• ROLL CALL
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Mark Carnevale Mayor _ _I Present 8:00 AM
Nancy Ross Mayor Pro Tern Present 8:00 AM
Raymond Gregory Councilmember Present 8:00 AM
Ernesto Gutierrez Councilmember Present 8:00 AM
Rita Lamb Councilmember Present 8:00 AM
• CALL TO ORIER
The meeting was called to order at 8:00 AM by Mayor Mark- Carnevale_
1_ INTRODUCTIONS
City Manager Char/es McClendon introduced the City Council and a// members of City-
-Staff in attendance.
2_ STRATEGIC PLAN WORKSHOP
City Manager Charles McClendon indicated that in preparation for the Strategic Plan
Workshop staff and members of the City Council were given the following three
questions to think- about and respond to in order to facilitate discussion during the
workshop:
• Over the past year, what has your department accomplished that you and your
team are most proud of? What factors contributed to your success?
• What has challenged your department the most? What were the biggest internal
or external factors that impeded your department from achieving your goals and
objectives?
• What Key initiatives will be the focus of your department over the next year? C/o
they still align with the goals/objectives outlined in the Strategic Plan or do they
need to shift? If a change is proposed, what is the proposed change and timeline
for implementation?
He stated that the City Council and staff will discuss the priorities outlined in the
strategic plan and discuss any modifications or reprioritizations that may be necessary.
He indicated that the complete update of the staff's efforts, to date, were provided to the
City Council in the packet.
A. Strategic Plan Overview
Recommendation: This item is for discussion only.
B. Financial Overview
Financial Services Director, Kevin Biersack, provided a mid-year budget update and
discussed the current revenue and expenditure projections for Fiscal Year 2023/24
and Fiscal Year 2024/25.
The City Council discussed the information presented and asked clarifying
questions, which were responded to by staff.
C. Department Strategic Plan Updates
Each Department provided an overview of their accomplished goals over the past
year and what key initiatives will be the department's key focus over the next year
while focusing on the three questions that were provided.
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There was discussion amongst the members of the City Council and staff. Members
0 of the City Council asked clarifying questions, which were responded to by staff.
D. City Council Strategic Plan Updates
Each member of the City Council reflected on their personal accomplishments as
well as City accomplishments as a whole over the past year. They also each
expressed what they felt were the greatest challenges for the City for the year. Each
Councilmember stated what their initiatives are for the coming year and the goals
that they would like to see modified.
City Manager Charles McClendon provided an overview of what Council discussed.
He indicated that staff will update the Strategic Plan based on their discussion,
which will be presented to the City Council at a future meeting for modification
and/or approval.
3. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS
There were no additional comments made by the City Council.
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Danny Lee congratulated staff on the amazing job they did with Tropical Storm Hilary
and provided comments relevant to the Strategic Plan workshop. He thanked everyone.
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Roy MacPhail congratulated staff. He indicated that he is a new member of the
community and is enjoying Discover Digest.
ADJOURN
Mayor Mark Carnevale adjourned the Special City Council Meeting at 1:33 p.m.
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