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City Council Special Meeting Minutes May 8, 2018 Page 4 of 6 Councilmember Stolzmann asked how the policy questions will be determined. Balser stated some ideas already related to current topics (trash for HOAs, museum visitor center, transportation options, etc.). Mayor Muckle asked members to send Balser ideas on policy questions. Balser stated staff would bring a draft of the survey to Council for review. Members noted they would like more context in the questions to give people more information in the survey including costs and identifying priorities. Public Comments John Leary stated board/commission input may reflect different values than the general public. If the plan is to use the information for the KPIs you need to ask specific questions to make it meaningful. Deb Fahey stated getting specific information for a KPI or a program can be done in a survey; she stated the questions shouldn't be influenced by staff. Members appointed Mayor Muckle and Councilmember Leh to serve as Council liaisons for the project. DISCUSSION/DIRECTION CITY OF LOUISVILLE STRATEGIC PLAN OUTLINE Deputy City Manager Davis stated the idea of having a strategic plan was discussed as a part of the hiring of the new City Manager. She reviewed an outline for a strategic plan that would focus on the city internally, the operations, and a city work plan. It would create a road map and a guiding document around an established mission, vision and values. This would establish strategic/key priorities the entire organization is working towards. A strategic plan is also a communication tool we can use to let our residents know what we value and what our priorities are. The process would include looking at existing plans, SWOTs, and environmental scans with the help of a facilitator. Once there is a defined mission, vision, and values we can find strategies to implement the plan and how to keep it up to date. The City could hire a consultant to help with the project or do some of the work in-house and only hire a facilitator for some of the focus groups and/or SWOTs. Staff hopes to get this completed in the next 4.5 to 5 months. Councilmember Leh stated he tends to be skeptical of these processes but all of the city manager candidates noted we don't have such a plan. He feels a more in-house approach might be better. He asked Balser what she wants to see out of this..