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Item #5_1. Gtv cif .`~.~, MEMORANDUM 1~~~ TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Lori Johnson, City Administrator DATE: January 10, 201 1 SUBJECT: Review Action Steps for Visioning Program At the worksession, we will begin our discussion of the initial action steps identified by staff and some boards and commissions for review and comment by the Council. The action steps support and form part of the implementation of the four goals adopted by the Council in October. The next step in this process is the follow-up session scheduled with Jermaine Davis on February 22. The action steps attached are a combination of staff and board and commission suggestions. The list is not intended to be a complete list; it is a starting point from which the Council and ultimately each department can build upon to create more detailed and defined actions. The staff identified action steps are the result of the initial visioning group of approximately 30 employees reconvening fox a morning session of action step brainstorming. From that session, there were over a hundred ideas. A subcommittee of that group consisting of Tina Allard, Jeremy Barnhart, Annie Deckert, Justin Femrite, Cathy Mehelich, and myself was formed to review the long list of items to identify common themes, combine similar ideas, and to refine and clarify the ideas into action steps. That was a big task given the volume of ideas. In the end, we feel we captured the spirit of the majority of the ideas. A few of them were too department specific to be included during this discussion; those will eventually become that department's action step thus they will not be lost in the process. As you will notice in reading the attached actions, the list is long and while some may be one time actions, some are ongoing. Additionally, staff did not attempt to prioritize the actions. Staff is awaiting comment and prioritization of these items from the Council prior to moving forward on them with the exception of the branding project that was authorized by the EDA. Keep in mind that we may implement a lower priority action step first if it is easily and inexpensively accomplished. Some of these action steps require involvement of all departments and elected and appointed officials while others are directed at one or two departments. It is important that once identified as priorities, funding and staff are made available to carry out the action steps. It is critical that the funding be included in the budget and capital N:\Public Bodies\City Council\Lori\2011\Action Steps Jan l0.docx