HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-02-12 City Council Work Session Agenda Packet1.Call to Order/Roll Call
2.Scheduled Items
a.Economic Development Strategic Plan Visioning Workshop
3.Adjournment
Corcoran City Council - Work Session Agenda
February 12, 2026
5:30 PM
*Includes Materials - Materials relating to these agenda items can be found in the Council Chambers Agenda
Packet book located by the entrance. The complete Council Agenda Packet is available electronically on the
City website at www.corcoranmn.gov.
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STAFF REPORT Agenda Item: 2.a
Council Meeting:
February 12, 2026
Prepared By:
Seth Gellman. Community Development
Administrative Assistant,
Mary Bujold, Maxfield Research & Consulting
Topic:
Economic Development Strategic Plan Visioning
Workshop
Action Required:
Discussion
Summary
The Visioning Session is an opportunity for elected officials, staff and other stakeholders to provide initial
input to guide the strategic plan process. It is intended to establish both a starting point and “views” of
how the community would like to evolve over the next 20 years.
Your short-term and long-term views should be considered to create the process for achieving the goals.
Council Action
Attachments
1. Corcoran Visioning Session_Feb 12_Pre-Session Guide_Updated.pdf
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www.maxfieldresearch.com
CITY OF CORCORAN
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN
VISIONING WORKSHOP
February 12, 2026
(SOAR/NOISE Assessment)
GUIDE TO WORKSHOP SESSION
The Visioning Session is an opportunity for elected officials, staff and other stakeholders to
provide initial input to guide the strategic plan process. It is intended to establish both a
starting point and “views” of how the community would like to evolve over the next 20 years.
Your short-term and long-term views should be considered to create the process for achieving
the goals.
DEFINITIONS
SOAR – Strengths, Opportunities, Actions Results
NOISE – Needs, Opportunities, Improvements, Strengths, Exceptions
Opportunities as well as challenges should be considered but this session is intended to provide
an open conversation of what “could be.”
As a prelude to the Workshop Session, please consider how you would respond to the following
questions.
1) What are three key positive benefits of Corcoran as a place to live, work, grow and do
business? What does Corcoran possess that other communities do not or how is
Corcoran unique?
2) What is your picture of what Corcoran should be in the future? How would you describe
that vision? (as a whole or in various components)
3) What do you believe the challenges (barriers) are to achieving the vision?
In thinking about the above three questions, please also consider the following:
Strengths – What does Corcoran do best? What can we do better? This may be from a
government, resident, business or community view.
Opportunities – What can be leveraged in Corcoran’s best interests to reach its goals?
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MAXFIELD RESEARCH AND CONSULTING
Aspirations – What do we want our community to become? What are some key components
(structures, places, events, environment) of this?
Results – How do we measure progress and results? What would we consider as successes?
What is our timeline for success? How can we refine our plan periodically?
USE OF MENTIMETER SURVEY SOFTWARE
During the session, we will use Mentimeter, an interactive software survey program to record
some group responses. Participants will be asked to scan a QR code from the presentation
screen which will open the software on a mobile device for the participant to respond to
questions that will be shown on the presentation screen. Responses to the questions are
recorded and presented in real time. No individual responses are identified in the survey.
Discussion will follow.
Additional questions/discussion for the session:
How do you define “quality of life” in Corcoran? What are some words you would use to
describe “quality of life” as it relates to your vision for Corcoran?
What has been your one or two most significant concerns as they relate to growth and
development in Corcoran over the past five years?
What do you believe would be the best way to increase Corcoran’s visibility as a community
open and ready for new development?
Are there current divergent opinions from the community as to how the City should grow? How
would you characterize the most significant constituencies?
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