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<br /> <br /> STAFF REPORT <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />TO: Mayor Fischer and Members of City Council <br /> <br />FROM: Chris Heineman, City Administrator <br /> Bill Dircks, Public Works Director <br /> Sam Magureanu, Finance Director <br /> Bryce Shearen, Parks & Rec/Community Services Director <br /> Corrin Wendell, Community Development Director/Planner <br /> Heidi Heller, City Clerk/HR Manager <br /> Laura Linehan, Community Relations Manager <br /> Brian Reimers, Administrative Fellow <br /> <br />DATE: December 13, 2023 <br /> <br />RE: Strategic Plan Progress Reporting <br />ACTION TO BE CONSIDERED: <br />This is an update and discussion item only; no action is required. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The Little Canada City Council adopted its first five-year strategic plan September 11, 2019. <br />Prior to the 2019 Strategic Plan, the Council traditionally held annual goal-setting workshops <br />with members of the Planning and Parks Commissions and representatives from other local <br />community organizations. This process may have been effective at prioritizing current projects; <br />however this process largely ignored the development and implementation of a long-term vision. <br />City staff recommended conducting a city-wide strategic planning session to establish a practical <br />vision for the community and identify key action steps to achieve that vision. <br /> <br />The strategic planning process that ensued included a strategic planning retreat facilitated by <br />Richard and Irena Fursman of Hue Life. Leadership team members worked with the consultant <br />to develop a five-year strategic plan that was presented to the City Council that was adopted by <br />the City Council on September 11, 2019. The original plan included four strategic directions <br />shaping first-year imperatives and key priorities for the first two years. <br /> <br />A majority of the targeted priorities were accomplished within the first two years, however there <br />was still much progress that needed to be made towards the long-term vision. For this reason, a <br />strategic planning update session was proposed to further refine the strategic plan. Hue Life <br />conducted a second strategic planning session in April of 2022 to discuss accomplished items, <br />future direction, and new initiatives.