City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: JUNE 22, 2016
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of the Update on Progress on the Proposed FY 2017 to FY 2022 City Strategic Plan.
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RECOMMENDATION: That City Council (1) review in general the draft vision statement, goals, and indicators and (2) indicate where changes to process and draft content should be considered.
BACKGROUND: The Alexandria City Council Strategic Plan was adopted in September 2004 and updated in January 2006 and June 2010. The updated 2010 City Strategic Plan was intended to be in effect until 2015. During this time, the City implemented a performance management system, Results Alexandria, to help operationalize the City's Strategic Plan. Starting in February 2016, City Council directed staff to begin the process of engaging with the community to develop the FY 2017 to FY 2022 City Strategic Plan (the "Plan"). The Plan as drafted to date includes similar themes to the previous City strategic plans with improved measures enabling the Plan to be dynamic, measurable, and executable.
The Plan is an opportunity for the City government to engage with members of the community to establish the City's strategic direction and priorities for the coming years. The plan will also be an action oriented document that when completed will incorporate priority initiatives nested within each plan theme area. These initiatives will derive from the City's numerous adopted operational Master Plans, adopted Neighborhood Small Area Plans, as well as from City Council directives and policies. Once adopted, the City Strategic Plan will guide the City Government's direction by informing budget decisions, helping establish departmental work plans, presenting results on the City's website, and annually updating Cit...
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