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�:i � � REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Department Approval Item Description: Review Draft Policy Priority Planning Document BACKGROUND Date: May 11, 2015 Item No.: 15.a City Manager Approval The City Council and Department Heads met with facilitator Craig Rapp on Tuesday, February 17 and Wednesday, February 18 to identify strategic goals and priorities for the City. As a result of the discussion, strategic priorities were identified around five key areas: • Civic Engagement • Housing and Redevelopment • Effective Governance • Organizational Effectiveness • Infrastructure Sustainability City Council and Department Heads also identi�ed key outcome indicators and measurable targets for each strategic priority. (See Attachment A). �� As a follow-up to the initial two-day session, staff (Department Heads and Asst. Department Heads) � met with facilitator Craig Rapp to identify strategic initiatives for each strategic priorities. As a result � of that effort, staff has identified 16 initiatives to implement the strategic priorities. Staff that participated in identifying the strategic initiatives will be in attendance at the City Council meeting and provide a broad overview of the initiatives to the Council. Staff is not planning to go over each strategic initiative in great detail, but will review the proposed initiatives. The complete draft of the Policy Priority Planning document is included as Attachment B. Staff will bring the draft plan back to the June 8 City Council meeting for final consideration and approval. Staff would suggest taking public input on the draft document at both the May ll meeting as well as the June 8 meeting. POLICY OBJECTIVE Adopting strategic priarities will provide the City Council and staff direction in providing City services and programs in a planned and targeted way. Moving forward, the strategic priorities will be part of department work plans and operations. Page 1 of 2