| 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 City
Council meeting of March 2, 2004 council approved the goals and based on
the document entitled 2004-2005 Goals of the City of Ashland, a summary has
been prepared which identifies the responsible department and anticipated
schedule for addressing these goals.
The approval of the summary and timeline of the 2004-2005 Council Goals
establishes the priorities for the organization over the next two years.
In the Community Development Department, affordable housing continues to
be a top priority with the assignment of a staff person to assist with this
effort. There have been some setbacks due to turnover within the department.
Several vacancies have been filled and the Housing Coordinator position will
now be able to move forward with Council Goals related to affordable housing.
Other priorities in the Community Development Department include the development
of the riparian ordinance, completion of the update of the downtown plan,
and designing the implementation of an economic development program based
on the comprehensive plan. It is proposed that these Council goals be completed
giving top priority to work on the riparian ordinance, followed by completion
of the downtown plan and the economic development program.
It should be noted that two Council Goals assigned to the Community Development
Department have been moved out one year from what was previously present
to the Mayor and City Council. They are the development of an urban forestry
plan and master planning for the Railroad Property and the Croman Property.
The summary and timeline also established priorities for other departments.
Please refer to the attached summary for those priorities.
The proposed summary and timeline also indicates the need for Council Study
Sessions regarding several Council Goals. Council Study Sessions allow the
Mayor and City Council provide input and direction in the early stages of
staff work on a Council Goal or at important decision points during the
completion of a Council Goal. Feedback from the Mayor and Council regarding
the planned study sessions would assist staff in establishing a schedule
for study sessions. |
