City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: MARCH 15, 2022
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
THROUGH: JAMES F. PARAJON, CITY MANAGER /s/
FROM: DANA WEDELES, AICP, SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER
PAMELA DUDOFF, ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS CONSULTANT,
OFFICE OF ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE
GREG USEEM, OFFICE OF PERFORMANCE ANALYTICS, DIRECTOR
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2022 City Council Priorities.
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ISSUE: Consideration of Fiscal Year 2023 - Calendar Year 2022 City Council Priorities.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:
(1) Discuss and consider the proposed City Council Priorities, as developed during
the January 29, 2022, City Council Retreat and as discussed at the March 8, 2022 legislative meeting; and
(2) Direct the City Manager to develop business plans for each priority and provide
regularly scheduled progress reports on the priorities during the upcoming year.
BACKGROUND: On January 29, 2022, the Alexandria City Council held a retreat with the goal of discussing City Council expectations and developing the priorities to form the City's work program. In advance of the retreat, Council Members provided their individual list of priorities and staff prepared a consolidated list in order of the number of Council Members interested in the topic. During the meeting, Staff presented the consolidated list and Council Members held a discussion on their top priorities. For each priority topic, Council members came to a consensus on the desired result they hope to achieve and the policy question to be explored in the upcoming year.
The priorities, as identified during the retreat, include:
* Covid-19 Recovery
Desired Result: Fill gaps in our existing response, build our resiliency, and deepen our understanding of what other jurisdictions are doing - define our approach to ...
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