HomeMy WebLinkAboutStrategic Plan power pointCity of Iowa City's 2018-19 Strategic Planning Process
Updated 2/15/2018
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1: Confirmation of Guidine Statement of Intent and 7 Strateeic Goals
A more Inclusive, Just and Sustainable Iowa City
1. Promote a Strong and Resilient Local Economy
2. Encourage a Vibrant and Walkable Urban Core
3. Foster Healthy Neighborhoods throughout the City
4. Maintain a Solid Financial Foundation
5. Enhance Community Engagement and Intergovernmental Relations
6. Promote Environmental Sustainability
7. Advance Social Justice and Racial Equity
Step 2: Determine any Specific Actions within the Strategic Goal Areas
The following is a list of previously offered ideas from individual Council Members. The list matches the
latest budget memo and includes additional submissions, but staff has reworded some, organized them
by Strategic Goal area, and added a miscellaneous category. Following each item is a letter indicating the
degree of challenge from a staff perspective to implement, (H) High, (M) Medium and (L) Low. An *
indicates that staff feels the item is more suitable for a future work session and does not need to be
included in the Strategic Plan.
1. Promote a Strong and Resilient Local Economy
a. Undertake a comprehensive assessment of the current public transit system and
implement changes to assure that the service best meets the needs of the entire
community
b. Effectively market and grow the local food economy
c. Through cooperation with the Iowa City School District Iowa Workforce
Development Kirkwood Community College, Iowa Works, and others, increase
opportunities for marginalized populations and low-income individuals to obtain
access to skills training and good jobs
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2. Encourage a Vibrant and Walkable Urban Core
a. Collaborate with the University of Iowa on its redevelopment of University -owned
property located in the Riverfront Crossings District and on improving the quality,
accessibility, and use of the Iowa River Corridor
b. Preserve important parts of Iowa City's history by considering the designation of
additional buildings as historic landmarks, and by considering the creation of an
historic preservation district for part of the downtown
c. Evaluate existing strategies and consider additional actions to address the need for
reinvestment in the existing private housing stock in the community
d. Work with private landlords to transform the student -oriented hou�
Van Buren and S. Johnson Streets into well-managed higher -density projects with
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3. Foster Healthy Neighborhoods throughout the City
a. Adopt anew Affordable Housing Action Plan that identifies new strategies to
improve the availability and affordability of housing in Iowa City
b. Embed the 'Missing Middle" concept into the City's land development practices by
adopting a Form Based Code for at least one (preferably two) of our neighborhoods
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discussion regarding Lusk Avenue (M)
d. Ensure the next two budgets contain sufficient funds to make meaningful progress
toward achieving the goals of the Bicycle Master Plan and Parks Master Plan
i. Consider a plan for rubberized surfacing at park playgrounds
ii. Develop strategies to address the equity gaps noted in the Parks Master Plan
and plan for the equitable distribution of destination parks within an easy
and safe distance of all residents.
e. Complete an analysis of traffic accident data and identify actions to improve the
safety of our roadways
4. Maintain a Solid Financial Foundation
5. Enhance Community Engagement and Intergovernmental Relations
a. Consider use of technology in work sessions to solicit comment and encourage
broader participation from the public (L)
b. * Include a calendar of events in the Information Packet so the Council can discuss
attendance at City or community events (L)
c. Consider a communication centric mobile app for residents (M)
d. Increase opportunities for community inclusion by diverse stakeholder groups in
important decision-making, events, and programming (M)
6. Promote Environmental Sustainability
a. Adopt an effective Climate Action and Adaptation Plan and ensure the next two
budgets contain sufficient funds to make meaningful progress toward achieving its
goals (L)
b. Review city efforts to green our vehicle fleet (L)
c. Consider the creation of a Tree Advisory Board and enhance efforts to increase the
reach of the Parks and Recreation Foundation (M)
7. Advance Social Justice and Racial Equity
a. Support organizations and efforts in the in the community that provide services to
people experiencing and recovering from trauma and crisis related to mental health
and substance abuse.
b. Evaluate and consider a policy to limit city business to vendors that pay all
employees a wage of $10.10 or higher
c. Explore expanding upon and fully implementing racial equity toolkit embedding it
within city department and Council levels.
d. Consider elevating hourly staff wages to $15/hour or more within two years
8. Miscellaneous
a. * Increase opportunities for the Council to engage with City staff and consider a
voluntary survey to all employees seeking feedback on city related issues (L)
b. * Review the Farmer's Market vendor rules and regulations (Vendor Handbook) (L)
c. * Review federal tax law changes, how it impacts Iowa City and what responses, if
any, other cities are pursuing (L)
d. * Review the breakdown of Senior Center membership by city/county of residence (L)
e. * Forecast road resurfacing projects in the community (M)
f. * Add City Council district boundaries to CIP map and offer a report on visible
projects per district (L)
g. *Review participatory budget research from staff and determine actions for next
budget cycle (L)
h. *Develop a long-term plan for autonomous vehicles (M)
prepare for increased use of autonomous electric-powere�
buses, especially with regard to implications for Vehicle -Miles Traveled,
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j. * Review the temporary use of right of way process for construction projects, the
impacts those have on businesses and residents, and what the city does to alleviate
concerns (M)
Step 3: Confirm Supporting Metrics
After specific actions are developed, staff will offer thoughts on appropriate supporting metrics. Our
intention will be to update the metrics quarterly or when data becomes available, whichever is sooner.
Step 4: Adopt the Strategic Plan by Council Resolution
This action is targeted for March 2018.
Step 5: Approval of the Staff Implementation Plan
Staff intends to develop an implementation plan that will list the steps needed to complete each action.
The roles that City Council and staff will need to play to complete each task will be clearly defined for
each specific action.