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City of Martinsville, Virginia Planning Retreat Thursday & Friday December 3~d, 4th, 1998 Patrick Henry Community College The 1998 planning retreat of the City Council of MartinsviHe was preceded by personal interviews, conducted by R. David Blackman & Associates, with four members of the Councfi and the City Manager. The objective of these interviews was to identify issues for consideration during the planning event. It was suggested that members of the City management team join Councfi on the first day of the retreat and share in the development of plans for the coming year. This marked the first time that Council and staff held a joint planning event. A previous joint meeting was held early in 98 around budget and budget formats. It was the desire of the Mayor that this year's event begin with a evaluation of each of Council's current goals, with the understanding that both Council and staff should confirm that the goals remain relevant and that each of the current Council objectives be rewritten, eliminated or confumed. Interviews identified the following for consideration during the planning retreat: Councfi priorities for resources allocation Clearview Business Park issues Land Management responsibilities Contingency plans for community downturns Housing stock Community awareness of City success Rental housing codes Personnel matters School Board planning agenda issues It was agreed that if these matters did not surface during the planning sessions they would be considered separately during the Friday session. The event began with a summary of previous Council sessions and a discussion of how the strategic-plsnning process had worked for the Council and staff. Both Council and staff agreed: · The process has been valuable, both in establishing focus and evaluating the effectiveness and work of Councfi and City Departments. · The pl3nning process has changed the way staff conduct their work and their planning and has focused department direction.