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CityCouncil | 2007-09-11 | 5 | City of Alameda Summary of Priority Setting Workshop - September 11, 2007 September 11, 2007 Priority Setting Workshop On September 11, 2007, the City Council and Executive Management Team met from 9:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the Library for a priority setting workshop. Jan Perkins and Nancy Hetrick of Management Partners facilitated the workshop. The workshop was the first of two sessions planned. The priority setting process began with staff creating work plans to articulate the special projects of City departments. This process is timely because of the start of the next two-year budget cycle in early 2008, and the addition of new members to the Executive Management Team. Priority Setting Process Purpose The purpose of the entire priority setting process is to: Provide Council direction on priorities for the work plan for the next 2-3 years. Provide an opportunity to strengthen Council understanding of staff's current work plans and resources available to carry them out. Create mutual understanding and agreement between the Council and Executive Management Team on a process of reporting progress on work plans. Create mutual understanding and agreement between the Council and Executive Management Team on a process of modifying priorities once adopted (adding/deleting projects to meet changing needs) that includes adjusting existing priorities or adding resources to ensure new projects can be completed and Council priorities met. The focus of the workshop held on September 11, 2007, was the following: Identification of factors affecting the City over the next several years Confirmation or modification of draft citywide objectives Understanding of current work plans for City departments Initial understanding of Council priorities A second Council/Executive Management Team workshop will be held in November (date to be determined), in order to accomplish the following: Understanding of the resources needed to successfully accomplish Council priorities. Agreement by Council on priorities for attention for next 2 years Agreement on process of reporting progress on priorities Agreement on process of modifying the adopted priorities Workshop Agenda The agenda for the September 11, 2007, workshop contained the following items: Environmental scan and SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) discussion Discuss draft citywide objectives Discuss current work plans Identify Council priorities Management Partners, Inc. 1 | CityCouncil/2007-09-11.pdf |