HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 6b. 04-06-2023 City Council Draft Minutes - Special Meeting
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Council Minutes
April 6, 2023, 1:00 p.m.
Council Hearing Room, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo
Council Members
Present:
Council Member Emily Francis, Council Member Andy Pease,
Council Member Michelle Shoresman, Vice Mayor Jan Marx,
Mayor Erica A. Stewart
City Staff Present: Derek Johnson, City Manager, Christine Dietrick, City Attorney,
Teresa Purrington, City Clerk
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1. CALL TO ORDER
A Special Meeting of the San Luis Obispo City Council was called to order on
April 6, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. in the Council Hearing Room at City Hall, 990 Palm
Street, San Luis Obispo, by Mayor Stewart.
2. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA ONLY
Public Comment:
None
--End of Public Comment--
3. CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP (Times are approximate)
Review and Discuss Council Members' Clifton Strengths (35 minutes)
Engage in Governance Strengths Exercise (60 minutes)
Discuss Use of Various Governance Roles to Reach Major City Goals
and Effective Partnerships with Other Agencies (60 minutes)
Debrief Community Forum and Goal-Setting Process (20 minutes)
Discuss Specific Council Items (70 minutes)
o Communication
o Council Onboarding Process
o Meeting Format/Conditions
Facilitator: Sommer Kehrli, Ph. D., Chief Executive Officer,
The Centre for Organizational Effectiveness
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Sommer Kehrli provided an overview of the agenda.
Review and Discuss Council Members' Clifton Strengths - Sommer Kehrli led
a discussion on the Council Members' strengths and how they work together.
Engage in Governance Strengths Exercise - Council participated in an
exercise on six Council governance roles and then discussed how those roles
can be used to affect change.
Debrief Community Forum and Goal-Setting Process - Council discussed
what worked and what could be done differently during the Community Forum
and Goal-Setting process.
Discuss Specific Council Items: Council provided the following topics for future
Brown Bag Lunch discussions:
Advisory Body Selection
Council Member Orientation
Council Interns
Liaison Reports
Legislative Advocacy 101
4. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 5:37 p.m. The next Regular Meeting of the City
Council will be held on April 18, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at
City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo.
APPROVED BY COUNCIL: XX/XX/2023
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