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