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Proposed Format— Strategic Plan Overview and Process A comprehensive citywide strategic plan would provide the Council, community, and City staff an opportunity to wholistically engage in creating a five-year strategic planning framework. The result would be a focused list of key priorities, that would be addressed by a more targeted list of policy, program, or project work that could realistically be accomplished during the life of the strategic plan. A concerted citywide outreach effort would be an integral component in creating a new strategic plan, toward generating greater inclusivity and input. The outcome will be a comprehensive citywide strategic plan with multi-year goals, strategies to achieve the goals, and an implementation action plan. Typical elements of a strategic plan include: • Vision, mission, values — aligned with guiding City documents • Multi-year goals — high-level themed areas of interest/focus • Development of a new Council priority-setting process that would be tied to the strategic plan goals, and: o Identify specific actions, and success indicators for each action o Include reporting and accountability mechanisms. A few examples of communities that have developed citywide strategic plans include the cities of Dublin, Union City, Hayward, Mountain View, El Cerrito, Vacaville, and Novato. If the Council authorizes staff to undertake the development of a citywide strategic plan, next steps will include: • Staff engaging with a firm to assist in facilitating the planning process; a professional services agreement with a scope of work and project timeline will be provided for consideration at a subsequent City Council meeting. • Council consideration to pause the FY 2023-2024 priority-setting process as the community, City Council, and staff focus on creating a new strategic plan. • The existing Council priorities work plan will remain in place and staff work on uncompleted items will continue through June 30, 2024, as directed by Council. o Staff will identify uncompleted items on the current Council priorities work plan and conduct an analysis of the staff time and funding required to complete projects by June 30, 2024. o Staff will bring analysis of the current Council priorities work plan to City commissions and committees to receive input and seek recommendation regarding prioritization of those existing items. o This analysis along with commission/committee input will be brought to the Council in early 2023 to consider prioritization of the remaining items for the FY 2023-2024. The Council will be asked to consider available funding and staffing and reprioritize the remaining items; this could include leaving an item as it is currently, modifying an item, or removing an item from the work plan. Page 3 of 4