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Consideration of and action on a proposal from Ron Cox Consulting for facilitating a goal setting/strategic planning process for the City Council and City Staff.
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Summary:
The last time that the City Council participated in a goal setting retreat with the assistance of an outside facilitator was March 4 and 5, 2014. The City's current Strategic Plan resulted from this session. The 2014 retreat was facilitated by Ron Cox Consulting. All participants indicated that the session was very effective and very positive comments were made about Mr. Cox as a facilitator.
The current Strategic Plan that was initiated at the 2014 retreat consisted of five (5) areas of emphasis and a number of strategies within the five categories. The five areas of emphasis are:
* Governance and Leadership
* Quality of Life/Image
* Comprehensive Planning
* Economic Development
* Public Safety
Since formulation of the Strategic Plan, City Staff has made six (6) implementation update reports to Council. During the last Strategic Plan update report discussion at the December 18, 2018 Council Workshop, it was discussed that another goal setting/strategic plan retreat should be scheduled. City Manager Stokes and Assistant City Manager Jackson recently met with Ron Cox and discussed the possibility of Mr. Cox facilitating another goal setting/strategic planning process. Attached is a proposal from Ron Cox Consulting to conduct a goal setting/strategic planning retreat in 2019.
The proposal includes several services or deliverables to be provided by Mr. Cox, which are identified as separate Tasks. The cost of Mr. Cox's services is $7,215 plus direct expenses for Tasks 1-7. The proposed services and deliverables include: Task 1) Prior to the retreat, conference with the City Manager and his key staff to refresh and gain an understanding of the needs of the City from their perspective (up to two hours). Task 2) Prepare for (up to two hours) and facilitate a half-day (up to four hours...
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