City Council Special Meeting

Melvin Municipal Building

300 W. Washington Street

Greensboro, NC 27401

City of Greensboro

Meeting Minutes - Final

City Council Special Meeting

9:00 AM ACC Hall of Champions Board RoomMonday, February 24, 2020

I. Call To Order

This City Council Special Retreat Meeting of the City of Greensboro was called to order at 9:09 a.m. on the above

date at The ACC Hall of Champions Board Room with the following members present:

Mayor Nancy Vaughan, Mayor Pro-Tem Yvonne Johnson, Councilmembers Marikay Abuzuaiter, Sharon Hightower,

Nancy Hoffmann, Michelle Kennedy, Justin Outling, Tammi Thurm, and Goldie Wells.

Also Present: City Manager David Parrish, City Attorney Chuck Watts, and City Clerk Angela Lord.

1. ID 20-0219 Introduction

City Manager David Parrish covered housekeeping items; recognized Meridith Powell; spoke to the retreat process;

and reviewed informational items in a packet provided to Council.

II. February 18, 2020 Work Session Review

2. ID 20-0220 Meridith Powell and City Staff

Ms. Powell outlined items to be reviewed; highlighted topics covered at the work session on February 18th; spoke

to the will of Council to draft an updated mission and vision statements for the City; read the current statements;

provided examples of vision and mission statements from other municipalities; spoke to the need for a shorter and

clearer statement; and requested Council break out into small groups to discuss.

Mayor Pro-Tem Johnson entered the meeting at 9:26 a.m.

Discussion took place regarding drafted vision and mission statements; commonalities between statements

provided by the groups; and narrowing the verbiage to form proposed statements.

City Manager Parrish explained the current mission statement was 25 to 30 years old.

The following Vision and Mission statements were the result of Council discussions.

Proposed Vision:

Building on our history as a diverse and forward thinking city, Greensboro is a community with endless economic

opportunities and exceptional quality of life for all.

Proposed Mission:

The mission of the City of Greensboro is to shape an inclusive future for equitable economic opportunity and

sustainable safe neighborhoods through citizen focused services and programs.

Mayor Vaughan declared a recess at 10:28 a.m. Council reconvened at 10:37 a.m. with all members in attendance.

Discussion took place regarding values; the values submitted by individual groups which included: Inclusive,

Compassion; Innovate; Sustainable; Integrity; Compassion; Equity; Respect; Transparency; Creativity; Equity;

Respect and Access to Housing; commonalities; narrowed suggestions to focus on equity, respect, inclusion,

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safety, and sustainability; and defined each value as listed below: