18. Team building sessionOFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
CUPERTINO
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STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item Number
SUBJECT AND ISSUE
Agenda Date: April 1, 2008
Consider changing the starting time of the April 29 team building session from 5:30 p.m. to
4:00 p.m.
BACKGROUND
Given that there is a new mix of Councilmembers, Council suggested that a team building
session could be beneficial. At Council meetings, Councilmembers are focused on specific
decisions, and there is little time to discuss process. A team building session provides an
opportunity to do so.
Currently, the proposal is to meet in Conference Room A at 4:00 p.m. with a facilitator. With
the Mayor's concurrence, I have asked Judy Nadler, former Santa Clara Mayor. and Markkula
Center for Applied Ethics Senior Fellow, to facilitate the session. Dinner will follow.
In my experience, occasional sessions like this help clarify the process you use to tackle the
often difficult decisions you are called upon to make.
Respectfully submitted:
David W. Knapp, City Manager
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