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Pyramid Context Since 2022, Council and Staff have been systematically reviewing and revising Saint Anthony Village’s strategic pyramid. The following is a recap of that process followed by an overview of goals for the 2025 process and advance work for Council and Staff. 2022 Before 2022, the pyramid was focused on initiatives and a laundry list of specific actions. It was tactical, leading Council to focus on language details rather than direction. The only structural change made during goal setting for 2022 was to add “Core Values” to the bottom of the sheet. However, we agreed to begin a process of transforming the document into something that would be future-focused and strategic. 2023 In 2023, Council and Staff focused on the top of the pyramid. Component Definition The first task in 2023 was to align everyone’s understanding of the pyramid – its purpose, components and process. What follows is an overview of new understandings that emerged: Purpose Overall It is a 1-page overview to use directly in the community and that the community can use. “Pyramid” is a framing concept that Communications will make appealing and effective. Ideally, it is a single purpose summary of the plan for the year + Mission, Vision, Core. In practice, it can include other messaging on a limited basis; less is more. Mission What This answers three questions: What do we do? For whom? To what end? Vision Why, Long-term This is our ideal for Saint Anthony, our aspiration, the horizon we are aiming for in our work. Core Services How These are the direct services and tangibles provided by the City – the “How” of Mission. A number of items are not listed. As a small city, Saint Anthony Village must partner with others for regional items and those out of our authority. Likewise, the community benefits indirectly from nearby amenities nearby. Goals Interim Impact These are 4-6 objectives that link core services to vision. They should be relatively “evergreen” focus areas for 3-5-7 years on the path to vision. Bottom Level Near(er)-term Implementatio n Priorities Each year assume that this is first filled with items from retreat discussions, then follow up in multi-year initiatives, and finally timely priorities – Less is more, especially at the bottom Emphasize big changes/focus areas and priorities v individual steps, tactics, done, ongoing Make clear now/evergreen items; 1-2-year and longer duration items Core Values These provide guides for staff as they implement the work, promises to the community 8