| On January 9 and 10, 2004, the Mayor, Council and staff met to develop
goals for the next fiscal year (2004-2005). The City Council reviewed the
2003-2004 goals and considered new goals for the next 24 months. At the
conclusion of the session the staff was directed to prepare a draft of the
goals for consideration by the Council.
A copy of the DRAFT 2004-2005 Goals of the City of Ashland is attached
(Attachment I), outlining the draft goals based on the input from the Council
at the January 9th and 10th workshops. A copy of the Summary of the goal
setting workshop prepared by Sylvia Rose is also attached (Attachment II).
Using this information, the goals have been incorporated into a revision
of the Goals of the City of Ashland, which is attached and marked DRAFT -
February 17, 2004, and redlined with changes and additions. The Council should
review the DRAFT and make any necessary changes at the meeting on February
17th. The staff will then incorporate those changes in a final draft for
consideration by the Council at the March 16 City Council meeting. Staff
will prepare the 2004-2005 budget document based on the adopted council goals.
A summary will be provided which identifies the responsible department and
anticipated schedule for addressing each of the goals will be presented to
the City Council in mid-April.
The attached is a summary of the results of the visioning exercise (Attachment
III). The exercise involved the Mayor and City Council as well as department
heads. The exercise involved the review of the seven individual vision statements
submitted by the Mayor and City Council in an effort to develop a consensus
around a vision for Ashland. The summary is an attempt to capture the major
themes that emerged during the review of the seven vision statements. The
summary is not intended to be a definitive statement regarding the Mayor
and City Council's collective vision for the community.
The City Council also identified some additional "administrative directives"
which should be addressed during the coming year but were not necessarily
considered goals:
• Re-format goals, separate from the thirteen policy statements.
• Gather socio-economic data.
• Report on implementation of the Water Conservation goals outlined
in the '98 Comprehensive Water Supply Plan.
• Establish a public review process and implementation timeline for
the Downtown Plan. |
