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9. Establish vision/goal for a multi-use community space <br /> <br /> <br />Are goals 1-5 still the goals the council would like to focus on for the next year and a half? Given some <br />staff vacancies, would Council consider hiring an outside firm to complete some of these items? <br />Alternatively, as the Mayor referenced at the work session perhaps by making them SMART goals they <br />will more realistically align with our resources. <br /> <br />Also Council may want to consider how, or if, the goals they set work in conjunction with the work plans <br />approved for commissions. Having consistency can be one of the things to ensure we are all rowing in the <br />same direction. For example, as you can see in the appendix of the report “improve connectivity of existing <br />trails and identify areas where development isn’t likely to connect within the MUSA area” got only one <br />Council vote. However, trail connectivity on the Parks Commission work plan approved last meeting was <br />rated as a Priority 1 (highest priority). Another Priority 1 from the approved Parks Commission work plan <br />is “reassess funding priorities as needed” through updating the Capital Improvement Plan. Is that similar <br />to goal 2 in the council work plan? <br /> <br />Perhaps a more realistic goal related to long term planning and financing would be to increase the CIP to <br />10 years or more and identify operating expenses related to new additions (i.e. more parks and trails). This <br />would help cover the utility item as well as maybe the pavement management item in addition to the parks <br />item noted above. Planning 50 years out is likely too big of a leap from our current 5 year plan and not <br />something seen in many other cities but maybe something we work toward over time in incremental steps, <br />i.e. all department CIPs out 10 years in 2023, 15 years in 2024, etc. <br /> <br />Lastly, what feedback does council have to help us understand what is being requested in goal 5? As I <br />mentioned at the goal setting session, I thought we had done those things. Council has been receiving <br />quarterly dashboard for a year now. The city also began participating in the state performance measurement <br />program. With respect to 5 year plans, those seem to be included in each department audit we’ve completed <br />as shown in the implementation recommendations sections. We’ve been using those as we develop annual <br />budgets (adding staff, increasing technology use in building dept., etc.) and I’ve used them in setting <br />individual goals for department heads in their performance reviews. <br /> <br />FISCAL IMPACT: <br />TBD <br /> <br />OPTIONS: <br />1) Adopt the goals identified in the draft work plan <br />2) Amend the list and then adopt the goals in the draft work plan <br />3) Table discussion until the March work session <br />4) Do not adopt goals for 2023-24 <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />“Motion to amend goal(s) …… and then adopt the goals identified in the draft 2023-24 work <br />plan.” <br /> <br />OR <br /> <br />“Motion to postpone until the March work session.” <br /> <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />• Draft 2023-24 Work Plan