Item 4A2STRATEGY SESSION WITH THE SOUTHLAKE CITY COUNCIL
HILTON SOUTHLAKE
1400 PLAZA PLACE
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS
FEBRUARY 18, 2009
MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL PRESENT:
Mayor Andy Wambsganss, Mayor Pro Tem John Terrell,
and Councilmembers: Pamela Muller, Virginia M. Muzyka, Laura K. Hill (arrived at 5:34
p.m.), and Vernon Stansell.
CITY COUNCIL ABSENT:
Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Gregory Jones.
STAFF PRESENT:
City Manager Shana Yelverton, Assistant City Manager / Director of
Public Safety Jim Blagg, Assistant City Manager Ben Thatcher, Assistant to the City
Manager Alison Ortowski, Community Relations Officer Pilar Schank, Director of
Information Technology Dale Dean, Director of Community Services Chris Tribble,
Deputy Director of Community Services Kerry McGeath, Director of Finance Sharen
Jackson, Director of Human Resources Kevin Hugman, Human Resources Supervisor
Stacey Black, Police Chief Robert Finn, Fire Chief Mike Starr, Deputy Fire Chief Bryan
Thomas, Economic Development Director Greg Last, Economic Development Specialist
Ashley Stathatos, Marketing and Tourism Coordinator Jill Cherry, Director of Planning
and Development Services Ken Baker, Deputy Director of Planning and Development
Services Dennis Killough, Chief Building Official Paul Ward, Director of Public Works
Robert H. Price, Deputy Director of Public Works Gordon Mayer, Public Works
Operations Manager Chuck Kendrick, Deputy City Secretary Tara Brooks, Assistant
Finance Director Sean Leonard, and City Secretary Lori Payne.
Agenda Item No. 1. Call to order. Mayor Wambsganss called the session to order at
5:02 p.m.
Agenda Item No. 2. Discussion of the Southlake Strategic Management System. City
Manager Yelverton made the opening comments. She discussed the evening’s plans
and goals. She discussed the Strategic Management System, the budget cycle, and the
upcoming June Retreat.
Assistant City Manager Thatcher presented information on the Strategic Management
System timeline and strategic investments including supplemental requests and capital
improvement projects. He continued with a discussion of the components:
infrastructure, mobility, performance management and service delivery, quality
development, safety and security, and partnerships and volunteerism. He discussed the
City’s adopted values and gave examples of initiatives related to each value.
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Assistant City Manager Jim Blagg asked the Council to look in their rearview mirror and
give examples of two to three accomplishments in each focus area that they are proud
of. He then asked Council to give two to three examples within each of the five focus
areas they feel could use improvement. Next, he asked them to look forward to the
future and state two to three issues related to each focus area they feel are not currently
being addressed.
Council continued discussing their thoughts and ideas related to the previous exercise.
Mayor Wambsganss called for a break at 6:09 p.m. and reconvened at 6:23 p.m.
Agenda Item No. 3A. Executive Session. Mayor Wambsganss announced City Council
would be going into Executive Session pursuant to the Texas Government Code
Section 551.072, deliberation regarding real property.
The Executive Session began at 6:23 p.m. and ended at 6:38 p.m. Mayor Wambsganss
called the meeting back to order.
No action was taken at tonight’s strategy session.
Agenda Item No. 4. Meeting adjourned. Mayor Wambsganss adjourned the meeting at
6:38 p.m.
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Andy Wambsganss
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Lori Payne
City Secretary
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