Item 4G
M E M O R A N D U M
August 11, 2009
To:
Shana Yelverton, City Manager
From:
Ben Thatcher, Assistant City Manager
Subject: Item 4G, Approve revisions to the City of Southlake
Strategy Map.
Action
Requested:
Approve revisions to the City of Southlake Strategy Map as
presented.
Background
Information:
This item incorporates two changes to the City’s strategy
map.
First, staff is proposing definitions for each of the City’s focus
areas. At the last City Council strategic retreat, back in
January, the City Council asked Staff to propose definitions
for each of the City’s focus areas for City Council
consideration. The proposed definitions were created by
each of the Focus Area Cabinets and are proposed as the
following:
Safety & Security: The establishment and
maintenance of protective measures and policies that
reduce danger, risk or injury to individuals who live,
work or visit the City of Southlake and their property.
Mobility: The efficient movement of pedestrians and
vehicles from place to place within Southlake through
means such as roads, sidewalks, and trails.
Infrastructure: Capital assets that provide city
services within Southlake such as parks, buildings,
water, sewer, drainage systems, sidewalks and
roadway systems.
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Shana Yelverton, City Manager
Meeting Date – August 11, 2009
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Performance Management & Service Delivery: The
formalized, results-oriented method used to apply
best management practices and fact-based decision
making to measure, monitor, and improve
performance toward meeting strategic objectives,
providing services, and enhancing accountability.
Quality Development: The skillful preparation and
execution of plans and policies ensuring an attractive,
safe, financially viable and sustainable community for
Southlake residents and businesses.
Partnerships and Volunteerism: The active promotion
of alliances through community involvement focused
on giving time, energies, or talents to individuals and
groups for the enrichment of the Southlake
community and its strategic affiliations.
The second item for Council’s consideration is the addition of
a new corporate objective to address the City’s tourism
strategy. This has been added under the “Serve Our
Customers” perspective on the City’s Strategy Map as
objective C5. The exact wording for this new objective,
Enhance resident quality of life and business sustainability
through tourism, came from the City Council’s June retreat
discussion regarding the City’s tourism strategy.
Financial
Consideration:
Not applicable at this time.
Strategic Link:
The City’s strategy map is the communication tool that
articulates the City Council’s overall strategic direction to
staff, as well as the community. Revisions to this map will set
the priorities for City departments’ business plans and
subsequent work plans.
Citizen Input/
Board Review:
Not applicable at this time.
Legal Review:
Not applicable at this time.
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Shana Yelverton, City Manager
Meeting Date – August 11, 2009
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Alternatives:
Alternatives may include:
Propose alternative definitions/wording
Maintain the current Strategy Map with no definitions
for the focus areas
Supporting
Documents:
Proposed Strategy Map
Staff
Recommendation:
Approve revisions to the City of Southlake Strategy Map as
presented.
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