Lake Elmo City Council — Transcript
Thursday, May 7, 2026
First Quarter 2026 Strategic Goals Update
City Communications Strategy Enhancement
Public Works Operational Improvements
State Legislative Advocacy Trip
Community Environmental Events
Votes (2)
Consent Agenda Approval
Moved by Council Member [2:22] · Seconded by Council Member [2:25]
The City Council approved routine administrative items, including payments, a special event permit, and the first quarter financial reports and dashboards.
First Quarter 2026 Goals Update
An update was provided on the city's strategic goals, covering progress on the 180 acres development schedule, the new financial software implementation, ongoing stormwater fee discussions, and recent improvements in city communications and Public Works operations. Council members expressed appreciation for the detailed updates and improved communication efforts.
Notable Quotes (2)
So, um the quarterly goals update are meant to give a kind of a summary recap of how we're making progress on the strategic goals, but you're absolutely right. We just did our first annual annual report, which definitely was much more detailed um talking about what we uh accomplished in '25 and then what [clears throat] we have going on in '26.
On the comms aspect between the stuff that you and and Kathy are doing and however else is distributed within the team, I find those to be one of the bigger game changers because that the expectation that city staff do those things did not exist for years... having those things being now created for specific instances, that to me is a tremendous value gained and I am also happy that it'll be a sustained practice that's becoming a part of the work culture.
Ordinances & Resolutions (6)
Approved as part of the consent agenda.
Approved as part of the consent agenda, and also received an update in the regular agenda.
Communication document created for new policies.
Communication document created for new policies.
New 'notify me' group set up for notifications.
Implemented by Public Works for tracking resident-driven requests.