LTC 112-2006 Commission Retreat April 28-29, 2006
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OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC # 112-2006
lETTER TO COMMISSION
DATE:
Mayor David Dermer and Members of the City Commission
Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager ~ J/
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Commission Retreat on April 28-29, 06
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The City Commission Retreat is confirmed for Friday, April 28 and Saturday, April 29,
2006 beginning at 10:00 a.m. on each day. The retreat will take place at the Eden Roc
Hotel located at 4525 Collins Avenue in the Executive Boardroom.
A packet of information to help you prepare for the retreat will be provided to you early
next week.
Dr. Rick Jensen, who has facilitated our two previous retreats, will again facilitate our
time together. Dr. Jensen's bio is attached for your review.
If you have any questions prior to receiving your packet next week, please feel free to
contact me.
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Rick Jensen, Ph.D.
Rick Jensen, Ph.D., founder of the Performance Enhancement Center, is a
nationally recognized sport psychologist and performance consultant. Dr. Jensen is
known for his teadlings on the Essentials of Champions - the proven training and
performance strategies mastered by the world's best athletes, coaches, and public
and private sector professionals.
Dr. Jensen works extensively with top performers in the world of sports and business.
His clients include more than 50 touring pros on the PGA, LPGA, and Senior PGA
Tours, including leading money winners and Hall of Fame recipients. His clients'
combined tour victories total 195, earning them more than $64 million dollars.
Thirteen of his clients have won at least one major championship and have combined
to win a total of 31 majors. In the tennis circu~, his clients include Wimbledon and
U.S. Open champions. Dr. Jensen is the exclusive. sport psychologist for ESPN
Golf. He is also a perfonnance consultant to the PGA of America, the LPGA, the
Canadian PGA, Golf Magazine, the Women's Tennis Association, and the Florida
Panthers. He has been featured on ABC, ESPN, CNN, the Golf Channel's Golf
Academy Uve, and is also a contributing writer for GOLF Magazine and The Majors
of Golf Magazine.
In the world of business, Dr. Jensen consults with organizations such as NIKE
Corporation, US Bancorp, AIG, Merrill Lynch, UBS, Prudential Securities, American
Express, ADP, Ford Motor Company, Sprint, and Toshiba.
In the public sector, Dr. Jensen has worked with the City of Coral Springs, Florida
over the past ten years. His work with Coral Springs has induded helping the City
develop a strategic plan and working with their City Commission and Administration
on establishing goals that align with their strategic priorities. These strategic planning
efforts have helped the City of Coral Springs win the Florida Governor's Sterling
Award in 1997 and 2003, the only organization in Florida, public or private, to receive
this prestigious award twice.
Dr. Jensen is an adjunct professor at the University of Florida where he received
his Doctorate in Psychology. He has served as assistant golf coach for the golf
teams of the University of Florida and Stanford University.