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R.. m.P.: OR.. T : '-.. :...'.. ,., . ..... ~- . ,..,..... , 78 Page 1 To the Honorable l\tIayor and City Council FrQOl the Ci, ; M,.. ana. ~r '. ,- .... . .........., .. March 10.2008 SUBJECT City Council Priorities RECOMMEN'DA TION Provide additional direction to staff pursuant to discussion at the February 25. 2008 City Council priorities review session, specifically: 1. Accept andlor modify recommended adjustments to the City Council Priorities 2. Identify items which the City Council wants brought back as fully developed budget options within the City Manager's recommended Fiscal Year 2008/09/10 budget 3. Indicate desired next steps for exploring a "strategic planning process" and its linkage to discussion items categorized as "Council deliberation" BACKGROUND The City Council has a long-established practice of reviewing and revIsing their "priorities" which guide policy decisions and the staff's presentation of budgets with which to execute Council's priorities and policies. The pattern of review is normally tied to the two-year cycle set by Council elections and reorganizations (at the beginning of even-numbered calendar years), with two-year budgets for the following two fiscal years. The 2008 session was held on Feb. 25, and was facilitated by Marilyn Manning with support from the executive management team. Outcomes from the Feb. 25 session include: . Additional community input (see Attachment 1) · A total of 22 Council priority discussion items were recorded by the facilitator and listed under the current council priorities. Subsequently, the executive team grouped the items into implementation categories per the table below (see Attachment 2) t41t '0,: Tjtl~ Budget ~I.tfhitlori ~ D~scri' tion New or enhanced programs, services, or initiatives that will have ex nditure im lications in the FY 2008/09/10 bud et Modification to an existing City program, service, or initiative Programmatic Chan e Council Deliberation General Staff Learning Further Council discussion / consideration / consensus needed To ics and comments for staff/Council information Feedback that staff can incorporate into the organization's work and communit outreach efforts · In addition to the discussion items above, the Council suggested that some modifications could be made to the five existing priority areas. Staff has reviewed notes from the discussion (including Council questions and comments on the City Council Priorities Tracking Report - Jan. 2008) and is recommending some adjustments to the City Council Priorities (see Attachment 3)