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<br /> <br /> <br />TO: ACRED Executive Committee <br />FROM: Gregory Frahm-Gilles, Economic Development Director <br />DATE: January 26, 2024 <br />RE: Strategic Plan - update <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br />In late November 2023, a contract for strategic planning services was executed with Rapp Consulting. A <br />ͻƉźĭƉƚŅŅͼ ƒĻĻƷźƓŭ Ǟğƭ ŷĻƌķ ĬĻƷǞĻĻƓ ƒĻ Λğƭ ƌĻğķ ƭƷğŅŅ ƚƓ ƷŷĻ ƦƩƚƆĻĭƷΜ ğƓķ ƷŷĻźƩ ƷĻğƒ ƚƓ 5ĻĭĻƒĬĻƩ ЏͲ <br />2023. Information and documentation have been shared with their team via email, and a few virtual <br />meetings were held to answer questions. A survey was created and distributed to municipal staff. 12 <br />communities responded and 9 have not. Reminders have been provided to those remaining 9 <br />communities. <br /> <br />Rapp Consulting will soon start to set up individual in-person meetings with cities. An invite will go out <br />ƭƚƚƓ ŅƚƩ ƷŷĻ ͻ{ƷƩğƷĻŭźĭ tƌğƓƓźƓŭͼ ƭƷĻƦͲ Ǟŷźĭŷ źƭ ƭƷźƌƌ ƷğƩŭĻƷĻķ ŅƚƩ ƌğƷĻ !ƦƩźƌ ƚƩ ĻğƩƌǤ ağǤ͵ <br /> <br />Below is the schedule of services: <br /> <br />STEP LENGTH OF TIME ACTIVITIES DATES <br />ProjectInitiation 30days Project planning,document Kickoff Meeting: <br />review,leadershipsession December 5-6, 2023 <br />EnvironmentalScan, 30-60days Environmental Env Scan: Dec 2023/Jan 2024 <br />SWOT (Overlapsprevious) scan,stakeholderengagement, SWOT (Board): Mar 2024 <br />SWOT Analysis <br />Stakeholder 60-75 days Survey preparation, survey Survey: Dec/2023 ȟ Jan 15, <br />Engagement deployment, community 2024 <br />interviews )­³¤±µ¨¤¶²Ȁ * ­ ͳͶ ȟ - ± ͳͶǾ <br />2024 <br />Data review/ 14 days Synthesis of scan March 25 ȟ Apr 15, 2024 <br />preparation (Overlapsprevious) andstakeholderdata <br />Strategic planning 30days Strategic planning sessions Retreat: April 22 ȟ May 4, <br />(Up to 3 meetings in (Data reviewsession+retreat) 2024 <br />30 days) <br />Strategy 30 days Staff sessions-initiatives, actions, May 7, 2024 <br />implementation measures <br />Data 30 days Prepare the summary report May 21, 2024 <br />Review/Preparation <br /> <br />Final Report Provide client with final graphics June 10, 2024 <br />strategic planning report <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />