City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: JANUARY 18, 2017
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Public Hearing and Adoption of the Proposed FY 2017 to FY 2022 City Strategic Plan.
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ISSUE: Consider and Adopt the Proposed FY 2017 to FY 2022 City Strategic Plan.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council hold a public hearing and adopt the Proposed FY 2017 to FY 2022 City Strategic Plan.
BACKGROUND: The most recent initial Alexandria City Council Strategic Plan was adopted in September 2004 and updated in January 2006 and June 2010. The 2010 updated City Strategic Plan was intended to be in effect until 2015 and used until a new plan was developed in 2016. The FY 2017 to FY 2022 City Strategic Plan is an opportunity for this City Council to establish the City's strategic direction and priorities for the coming years. Throughout 2016, City staff has worked extensively with the community to draft the new FY 2017 to FY 2022 City Strategic Plan.
This memorandum outlines edits made to the final draft City Strategic Plan after the final phase of community input which closed on December 9, 2016.
DISCUSSION: Since the last presentation to City Council in June 2016, staff has developed the attached proposed FY 2017 to FY 2022 City Strategic Plan (the "Strategic Plan"). This Strategic Plan includes a vision statement, descriptive paragraphs, key indicators, action items, and supporting city plans, documents, and policies.
This plan is the culmination of a year of engagement with the City Council and the community. Over the last year there have been 14 in-person and online engagements opportunities, 919 views of online material, 537 online responses, 159 attendees at community meetings, and three prior City Council meetings, all of which were guided by the City's community engagement approach, What's N...
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