The Austin City Council is building off one of its most productive years in recent memory.

As the council sets its goals for the city in 2015 at this week’s council retreats, elected officials are also reviewing a largely successful 2014 where council members accomplished a majority of its 11 goals.

“The only ones they haven’t accomplished are the ongoing projects,” Mayor Tom Stiehm said Tuesday after the first night of the council retreat.

In 2014, the council hired a new stormwater and water quality specialist, reached out to more residents through a website redesign and improved social media presence, switched to paperless agendas through the council’s computer tablets, passed a rental registration ordinance, increased a part-time housing inspector’s position to full time and hired a city administrator — all goals the council had hoped to accomplish when it set its annual agenda last February.

The council also promised to continue its efforts with Vision 2020, work on its flood mitigation plans, establish an annual employee review process, review its facilities for efficiencies and explore more economic development options.

Thus far, the council has hired a part-time energy efficiency specialist, completed 95 percent of the North Main Flood Control Project on the Cedar River, and capitalized on economic opportunities such as the Spam Museum’s downtown relocation and the Oak Park Mall’s eventual sale and demolition to become a new Hy-Vee grocery store.

“I’m happy with most of the things this council has accomplished,” Council Member Michael Jordal said.

The Oak Park Mall and Spam Museum developments were among the projects that excited Jordal, Stiehm and other city officials, even though they were unplanned. Stiehm said those projects are a good investment for the city to make.

The city is still negotiating a purchase agreement with the mall’s owners, as well as with Cinemagic 7, Shopko and Younkers to eliminate other contract contingencies. Finance Director Tom Dankert said the agreement could conclude within the next few weeks.

Construction on the Spam Museum could start as early as next month.

The council will discuss its 2015 goals starting at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Though few council members listed their goals during Tuesday’s discussion, diversity outreach could be a goal as the city works with refugees to find space for community classes and programs.