Agenda Date: 07/11/2017
Subject:
Title
Review of Council Priorities
Body
Presented By:
Mark Relph, City Manager
BACKGROUND:
The city council completed a retreat on April 28th and identified seven priorities they wished to pursue over the balance of the year. The intent coming out of the retreat was for staff to prepare an action plan for each of the goals. The meeting on July 11th is an opportunity for council to confirm the intent of each goal, the action steps necessary to achieve the intent and the schedule for each goal. The seven goals include:
1. Deciding the direction for an excess of TABOR revenues
2. Conducting district public meetings
3. Fire service options
4. Development design guidelines
5. Bellevue corridor plan
6. Strategy for long-term capital funding
7. A process for developing a "voice of the community"
The confirmation of the goals and accompanying documents will in effect set a "work plan" for staff to focus the resources of the organization as a first priority when compared to other issues. It is understood there are other issues the organization is currently pursuing and others that will be added as a priority, but this work plan allows the council to make conscience decisions with intent and schedule as time and conditions dictate.
The schedules for some of these goals had to begin shortly after the April retreat, or were already in progress; e.g. TABOR revenue decisions and fire service options, respectively. Such items have already been before council at study sessions to confirm direction.
One of the more significant goals, and perhaps less defined coming out of the retreat, was deciding an action plan for the "voice of the community". What was largely discussed at the retreat was a series of tactics for gaining a wider, broader public engagement process that would allow more feedback from citizens on the issues and priorities within the city. This information could be used to not only inform the council on shorter term decisio...
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