DATE: February 23, 2017
TO: Members of the Economic Development Authority
FROM: Chris Heineman, Community Planning & Development Director
Ben Martig, City Administrator
Title
Strategic Planning Process Update
Body
Summary Report:
Staff will provide an update on the forthcoming City Council strategic planning process. The multi-step strategic planning process will be facilitated by consultant Craig Rapp and incorporate the following key steps for community outreach and engagement.
Environmental Scanning The first step in the strategic planning process is a review of the operating environment. This will be accomplished in two ways - (1) through an "environmental scan" - a systematic review of major environmental factors that affect the City's operating environment - including, but not limited to: financial & economic conditions (internal and external), community demographics, workforce capacity and capabilities, infrastructure condition, intergovernmental relations, citizen/stakeholder issues, and the regulatory environment; (2) A SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis - accomplished via a questionnaire sent out to the strategic planning participants. Both the environmental scan and the SWOT analysis will be reviewed at the first strategy session.
Activity #1 - Conduct Environmental Scan Staff will develop a summary of issues, conditions and trends that affect the organization and the community. This will be presented to the Council at the first strategy session. The consultant will provide a format and examples to staff and provide review and editorial assistance if desired.
a. Develop and distribute Environmental scan documents
b. Provide staff support as required
Activity #2 - Administer SWOT questionnaire ...
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