ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager with a Request to APPROVE the 2017-2032 STRATEGIC PLAN.
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BACKGROUND: The City Council met in June, August and November of 2017 to update the 15-year Strategic Plan adopted in November 2015. The strategic plan process was initiated to ensure that the Council, staff, and the public clearly understand the Council’s vision for the future and have a shared policy and management roadmap to achieve it.
The strategic plan includes the following key elements:
• A long-term Vision Statement with defined, value-based principles that describe the preferred future in 15 years for the City of Peoria;
• Four mid-range Goals with measurable objectives that become the major focus areas for the City of Peoria over the next 5 years;
• A plan to realize the Vision and achieve the Goals with an analysis of major challenges and opportunities and specific actions over the next 5 years;
• A Policy Agenda for 2014 that includes a list of top, high and moderate priority actions for the Mayor and Council to address during the next year;
• A Management Agenda for 2014 that includes a list of top, high and moderate priority management and administrative actions for the next year;
• A list of key projects or current management actions to be completed or requiring significant work for the next year; and
• A Mission Statement that defines the responsibilities of the City of Peoria.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The Strategic Plan outlined Council priorities and were used in preparation of the 2018-2019 Biennial Budget.
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS: The Strategic Plan will take neighborhood concerns into consideration.
IMPACT IF APPROVED: The Council will outline the direction they want to head for the future.
IMPACT IF DENIED: Council will not articulate a vision for 2018.
ALTERNATIVES: N/A
EEO CERTIFICATION NUMBER: N/A
WHICH OF THE GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE COUNCIL’S 2014 - 2029 STRATEGIC PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION ADVANCE?
1. Financially Sound City Government, Effective City Organization
2. Grow Peoria: Businesses, Jobs, and Population
3. Attractive Neighborhoods with Character: Safe and Livable
4. Vibrant Downtown: Riverfront/ Central Business District/ Warehouse District
WHICH CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S) FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENT?
1. Reduce crime.
2. Improve District 150.
3. Grow employers and jobs.
4. Invest in our infrastructure and transportation.
5. Support sustainability.
6. Reinvest in neighborhoods.
7. Keep taxes and fees competitive.
8. Have an efficient government.
DEPARTMENT: City Manager's Office