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Adj Reg Mtg Agenda City of San Bernardino—Goal-Setting Session e�NNARD�' 7 �DED IN l City of San Bernardino Mayor and Common Council Goal Setting Session Facilitator: Dr. Bill Mathis AGENDA 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., May 10, 2014 Scribe: Janice Mathis, MA Santa Fe Depot, SANBAG Offices 1170 W 3rd St., San Bernardino, CA 92410 Welcome to a meeting of the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino. o The City of San Bernardino recognizes its obligation to provide equal access to those individuals with disabilities.Please contact the City Clerk's Office(384-5002)two working days prior to the meeting for any requests for reasonable accommodation to include interpreters. o All documents for public review are on file with the City Clerk's Office located on the 2nd floor of City Hall, 300 North 'D"Street,San Bernardino or may be accessed online bygoing to http://Www.sbcity.org. o Anyone who wishes to speak during public comment or on a particular item will be required to fill out a speaker slip.Speaker slips should be turned in to staffseated on the north side of the Council Chamber. • Public comments will be limited to three minutes. •All who wish to speak,including Council members and staff, need to be recognized by the Mayor or Mayor Pro Tempore before speaking. o Please turn off or mute your cell phone while the meeting is in session. Theme: Back to Basics: The Courage to Make Difficult Decisions? 9:00 — 9:20 a.m. I. Opening Comments Mayor • What I've been doing since the Election? • What are our most important steps to getting better? 9:20 —10:15 a.m. II. What did the election tell us? Council • Council Comments • Community Comments: a) Solve City's Financial Problem? www.MathisGroup.net I City of San Bernardino—Goal-Setting Session b) Work Together, stop fighting? III. Communication Strategies for Mayor, Attorney, Dr. Bill and Council? (handout) IV. ~What are role clarifications that will streamline decision-making? How will Council, City Attorney, Mayor and City=Manager work together more effectively? o Role of Mayor o City Manager as implementer of o Role of City Goals? Attorney o Role of Council 11:15 a.m. V. City Manager Presentation of Current Finances and Choices? ➢ Goal: Cover budget deficit? ➢ Alternatives to balancing the budget? ➢ Q &A? 12:00 p.m.Lunch 12:45 P.m. VI. Council Discussion of Budget Alternatives: • Cuts? • Short-term revenue measures? • Long-term revenue enhancement? 1:30 p.m. VII. Realistic Understanding of Development Outlook and Opportunities in the next 5 years? • Developer Panel Allen,Jim VIII. Top Goals Dr. Bill • Public Safety • Economic Opportunities / Stable Finances www.MathisGroup.net 2 City of San Bernardino—Goal-Setting Session • Quality of Life • Infrastructure • Capacity of Staff IX. Summary of Next Steps Dr. Bill X. Adjournment NOTE: The next joint regular meeting of the Mayor and Common Council and the Mayor and Common Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency is scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Monday, May 19, 2014, in the Council Chamber of City Hall, 300 North "D" Street, San Bernardino, California. www.MathisGroup.net 3 City of San Bernardino—Goal-Setting Session NOTICE: Any member of the public may address this meeting of the Mayor and Common Council and the Mayor and Common Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency on any item appearing on the agenda by approaching the microphone in the Council Chamber when the item about which the member desires to speak is called and by asking to be recognized. Any member of the public desiring to speak to the Mayor and Common Council and the Mayor and Common Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency concerning any matter not on the agenda but which is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Mayor and Common Council and the Mayor and Common Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency, may address the body at the end of the meeting, during the period reserved for public comments. Said total period for public comments shall not exceed sixty (60) minutes, unless such time limit is extended by the Mayor and Common Council and the Mayor and Common Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency. A three minute limitation shall apply to each member of the public, unless such time limit is extended by the Mayor and Common Council and the Mayor and Common Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency. No member of the public shall be permitted to "share" his/her three minutes with any other member of the public. Speakers who wish to present documents to the governing body may hand the documents to the staff member responsible for collecting speaker request slips at the time the request to speak is made. The Mayor and Common Council and the Mayor and Common Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency may refer any item raised by the public to staff, or to any commission, board, bureau, or committee for appropriate action or have the item placed on the next agenda of the Mayor and Common Council and the Mayor and Common Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency. However, no other action shall be taken nor discussion held by the Mayor and Common Council and the Mayor and Common Council Acting as the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency on any item which does not appear on the agenda unless the action is otherwise authorized in accordance with the provisions of subdivision(b) of Section 54954.2 of the Government Code. Public comments will not be received on any item on the agenda when a public hearing has been conducted and closed. 4 i www.MathisGroup.net 4