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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
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Item No
For Meeting of: October 30, 2012
ITEM TITLE: Resolution approving and adopting the City of Yakima Strategic
Plan 2013
SUBMITTED BY: Tony O'Rourke, City Manager
CONTACT PERSON/TELEPHONE: Tony O'Rourke, 575 -6040
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
The City of Yakima Strategic Plan 2013 is a collaboration of the City Council, City staff, and the
community to create a dynamic set of strategies and key intended outcomes to move the community
and City forward over the next several years.
The Strategic Plan is based on City Council recommendation and will be communicated to the public
and staff through quarterly progress reports and an annual progress report.
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that Council approve and adopt the City of Yakima Strategic Plan 2013.
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• RESOLUTION NO. R- 2012 -_
A RESOLUTION approving and adopting the City of Yakima Strategic Plan 2013 for the
City of Yakima, which sets priorities, establishes strategies, and includes
performance measures to monitor and measure Strategic Plan progress.
WHEREAS, the City of Yakima Strategic Plan 2013 (referred to as the "Strategic Plan ")
is a collaboration of the City Council, City staff, and the community to create a dynamic set of
strategies and key intended outcomes to move the community and City forward over the next
several years; and
WHEREAS, the foundation of the Strategic Plan is built on the following strategic
priorities: Economic Development; Public Safety; Public Trust and Accountability; Partnership
Development; and Improve the Built Environment; and
WHEREAS, the Strategic Priorities are the collaborative result of a citizen survey and
City Council assessment of the strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities of the community and
organization; and
WHEREAS, the Strategic Plan offers direction and focus on issues that are critically
important to improving Yakima; and
WHEREAS, the Strategic Plan sets priorities, establishes strategies, and includes
performance measures to monitor and measure Strategic Plan progress; and
WHEREAS, the Strategic Plan will require the City Council and City staff to consider the
Strategic Plan when developing policies, delivering City services, preparing the City's budget,
• developing department business plans, and assessing the performance of the City Manager and
City staff; and
WHEREAS, the Strategic Plan contains the strategies, key initiatives, performance
measures, and anticipated outcomes that the City will focus on over the next few years; and
WHEREAS, the Strategic Plan is based on City Council changes recommended at the
City Council Study Session on October 23, 2012; and
WHEREAS, upon adoption, the Strategic Plan will be communicated to the community
and City staff, quarterly progress reports will be provided to the City Council, and an annual
progress report will be provided to the public; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
The City Council approves and adopts the attached City of Yakima Strategic Plan 2013
for the City of Yakima, and directs the City Manager and City staff to proceed with
implementation of the Strategic Plan, which sets priorities, establishes strategies, and includes
performance measures to monitor and measure Strategic Plan progress.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this _ day of October, 2012.
Micah Cawley, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Table of Contents
This Strategic Planning document contains the strategies, key initiatives, performance measures, and expected outcomes
the City will focus on over the next few years.
City Manager's Introduction 2
Strategic Planning Process 3
Strategic Priorities y -
Economic Development 4
Public Safety 5 - ii. " ,. -::
Public Trust 6
Partnership Development 8 . -. _
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City Manager's Introduction
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d 129 North Second Street
CITY HALL. Yakima, Washington 98901
Phone (509) 575.6040
Dear Mayor and City Council Members:
I am pleased to present to the City Council for final adoption the City of Yakima Strategic Plan based on City Council changes recommended on
October 23, 2012. The Strategic Plan is a collaboration of the City Council, City staff, and the community to create a dynamic set of strategies
and key intended outcomes to move the community and City organization forward over the next several years.
The foundation of the Strategic Plan is built on the following strategic priorities:
*Economic Development
*Public Safety
*Improve the Built Environment
*Public Trust and Accountability
*Partnership Development
These Strategic Priorities are the collaborative result of a Citizen Survey and City Council assessment of the strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities, and threats of the community and organization The Strategic Plan offers direction and focus on issues that are critically important
to improving Yakima. The Plan sets priorities, establishes strategies, and most importantly includes performance measures to monitor and
measure Plan progress. The Strategic Plan will require the City Council and staff to consider the Plan when developing policies, delivering city
services, preparing the City's budget, developing department business plans, and assessing the performance of the City Manager and staff.
The following critical steps describe how we will move from words to action and ensure alignment of the City's Strategic Plan, departments and
staff work plans, policies, and budget.
*Each City department will create an annual Business Plan with specific action- oriented goals, work activities, and performance
measures to align with and make progress on the Strategic Priorities.
*City Council policy initiatives and discussions will focus on the Strategic Priorities.
*Senior management and employee performance evaluations will be linked with the Strategic Priorities.
*Strategic Priorities performance measures will be monitored and reported on to hold ourselves accountable for making measureable
progress in achieving the strategic commitments.
*Communicate quarterly to the City Council and annually to the public through a Strategic Plan Progress Report.
*Periodically review the Strategic Plan to ensure that it continues to focus City government resources on the issues most important to
the community.
Upon adoption, the Plan will be communicated to the community and city staff. Quarterly progress reports will be provided to the City Council
and an annual progress report will be provided to the public.
I would like to thank the community, City Council, and staff for having the foresight and dedication required to develop a shared purpose and
plan to achieve significant and sustainable success for the City of Yakima.
Sincerely,
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Strategic Planning Process
"Strategic vision provides direction to both the formulation and execution of strategy. It makes strategy proactive, rather
than reactive, about the future. Strategy is the crossover mechanism for moving from the work as forecasted to the work
of our vision." - Colonel Bruce B.G. Clarke
Business Model Understanding the needs of the City's
customers is the foundation upon which this
661- u _ A tiara Strategic Plan has been developed. The City
040 Strategic Pfau -Learning- undertook a variety of processes to assess
Tan" community needs, interests, and expectations.
P714. The City surveyed the local community,
gathered baseline data from which to develop
ti meaningful performance standards, conducted
°inform° _ suet workshops with the City Council to assess
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strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and
threats, and conducted a comprehensive
Core Values = Culture strategic planning development review with the
City Council.
COMMUNITY INPUT — "Listening" to the Customer
The City mailed a customized National Citizen Survey to 3,000 Yakima residents in June 2012. The survey provided
information to allow the City Council to establish priorities in direct response to the needs of the citizenry. Survey results are
highlighted throughout this document.
DATA ANALYSIS — "Learning" What the Facts Are
Information from various sources was utilized to provide background for the development of the Strategic Priorities and
will be utilized to plan and execute initiatives to drive the Strategic Priorities.
DEVELOPING STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
On August 28, 2012, the City Council met and evaluated the information gathered and recognized and validated "The
Case for Change" had been made to move away from "government as usual" and toward a local government that is customer
focused, data driven, and results oriented. Toward this end, the City Council established the five Strategic Priorities identified in
this Strategic Plan, which are designed to address the serious economic conditions, meet community expectations, build on the
community's strengths and interest in the City, restore the community's trust, and move the City from recession to recovery.
• City of Yakima Strategic Plan 2013 Page 3
Economic Development
Through collaboration and partnerships with other public, private, and non - profit entities, the City will aggressively support economic
development efforts that will create quality, living wage jobs to ensure a diverse economic base, a resilient and growing City tax base,
and long -term economic vitality for the City of Yakima. To move the City economy from recession to recovery, the City will commit to
the following initiatives to foster a dynamic and diverse economy for Yakima.
STRATEGIES
1. Build upon our existing signature businesses and industries by attracting complimentary business clusters in healthcare, business
and professional services, industrial machinery, food processing and distribution to expand and strengthen the local economy.
2. Continue the physical revitalization of the City to promote a strong first impression and community attractiveness to businesses.
3. Build on the community's history, heritage, natural resources, and livability to promote Yakima as a tourist and business
destination.
4. Collaborate with downtown businesses to foster the growth and enhancement of the downtown as a destination through
development of a Downtown Master Plan, enhanced public safety, customer - friendly parking, marketing, additional special events,
an attractive physical environment, pedestrian- oriented design standards, and review of regulations to encourage investment while
ensuring health and safety.
5 Execute a plan for the environmental restoration of the Mill Site along with consolidated ownership and infrastructure
improvements to position the Mill district site as a prime economic development site for private sector development.
6. Develop a partnership with the Yakima Airport Board and Yakima County to optimize business development, capital
improvements, and additional commercial air service at the Yakima Airport.
7. Community arts, culture, and recreational opportunities are valued by both residents and prospective employers as a measure of
the community's quality of life. Accordingly, these sectors of the community must be enhanced.
8. Increase City involvement and partnerships with the Chamber, Hispanic Chambers, Visitors & Convention Bureau, Rural
Community Development Resources, Central Washington State Fair Board, Capitol Theatre, and New Vision to stimulate economic
development
9. Solidify Yakima's reputation as the Gateway to Washington Wine Country with the development of boutique hotels, tours, and
wine tasting rooms.
10. Ensure a balanced regulatory environment that facilitates business retention and growth.
PERFORMANCE MEASURES Current 2013
Increase the citizen survey rating of those who rate the City's employment 15% 18%
opportunities as excellent/good
Lower unemployment rate 10% 9%
Increase number of business licenses 6,176 6,300
Increase annual sales tax growth 5% 1.5%
Increase annual lodging tax growth 3.2% 1.5%
Increase the citizen survey rating of those who feel safe in the downtown after dark" 23% 30%
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Public Safety
The City is committed to providing a safe and secure environment for its residents, businesses, and visitors. However, random acts of gang
violence, property crime, and auto theft have created growing concerns about public safety in Yakima. To ensure healthy and vital neighbor-
hoods free of crime, the City needs to increase its community based partnerships in crime prevention, fire and life safety, code inspection, pre-
paredness, and community policing To that end, we are committed to the following initiatives.
STRATEGIES
1. Promote and increase community based partnerships in crime prevention through:
• Neighborhood Block Watch
•Crime Stoppers
•Neighborhood Associations
•Schools
• Businesses
• Citizens for Safe Communities
• Service Clubs
2. Ensure appropriate service levels for public safety services as the community population grows.
3. Explore the most cost - effective jail expansion opportunities
4 Proactively address gang violence through Gang Free Initiative strategies
5. Reestablish fire code inspection program of all 4,000 commercial structures in the City.
6. Develop a Citizens Police Academy and expand Police Explorer and Reserve Officer programs.
7 Enhance downtown safety by operating visible and routine police bike and foot patrols
8. Establish an effective graffiti abatement program focused on notification, clean -up, investigation, and enforcement
9. Improve neighborhood safety by installing more street lights along arterial streets and poorly lighted areas.
10. Strengthen cooperation and partnership with Yakima County Sheriffs Office.
PERFORMANCE MEASURES Current 2013
Citizen rating of safety in their neighborhood after dark (very safe /somewhat safe) 50% 55%
Citizen rating of safety in downtown after dark (very safe /somewhat safe) 23% 28%
Crime prevention citizen rating (excellent/good) 23% 28%
Violent crime rating (very safe /somewhat safe) 26% 30%
Property crime rating (very safe /somewhat safe) 17% 20%
Fire response travel time under five minutes 90% 90%
Fire department rating (excellent/good) 84% 86%
Police department citizen rating (excellent/good) 54% 57%
Number of commercial structures inspected 0% 3,000+
Percent of robberies per 1,000 residents (UCR 1) / crimes cleared 1.81 / 33% 1.79 / 35%
Citizen rating of police contact (excellent/good) 50% 55%
Percent of burglaries per 1,000 residents (UCR) / crimes cleared 17.7 / 7% 17.5 19%
Contain all fires to the area of origin 86% of the time after fire dept. arrival No data 86%
Public Trust & Accountability
• J r Based on the 2012 Yakima Citizen Survey, the residents and businesses of
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Yakima want a City government that delivers higher value and quality in City
'� '•' 4 tal services. They have also made it clear they want to be more informed and
f) . engaged in solving this community's problems and setting its future course.
Pb N, Listening to and responding to the concerns of citizens fosters mutual trust and
\ri r • 4 cooperation. They also want accountability and accessibility from our City leaders
• '�- • s • ;. ,� as they make decisions that will affect the lives of current and future generations in
\ ek Yakima.
F.. To achieve greater public trust and accountability, the City is committed 14, increased citizen information, involvement, and delivering exceptional and
meaningful results. To achieve this we pledge to doing the following.
- STRATEGIES
1. Create and implement a comprehensive Public Communication Strategy and function to inform
Residents of and encourage participation in civic affairs for the entire community.
the City of 'Monthly electronic newsletter
Yakima gave 'Annual State of the City report
the highest 'Budget-in-Brief report
evaluations •Enhanced web site
to City 'Social media outreach
government 2. Enhance public engagement in the City by:
when asked 'Supporting more community events
to rate •Celebrating the community's rich history and heritage
'Conducting community surveys /focus groups
services
'Leveraging media partnerships
provided by
*Promoting volunteer opportunities (e.g. Block Watch, etc.)
Local, State,
3. Increase citizen involvement through the creation of volunteer opportunities, such as:
and Federal
'Code Enforcement Rangers
Government
'Neighborhood clean -up days
'Block Watch
'Crime Stoppers
'Partners in Parks
*High School service projects
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Public Trust & Accountabilit y (con't)
STRATEGIES (con'tl
4. Create a 24 -hour online and voicemail service to receive citizen concerns, ideas, and suggestions. The City will respond to all
inquiries within 48- hours.
5. Ensure the public the City is a wise steward of the public's resources by "living within our means" and restructuring the
organization's business model for long -term fiscal sustainability and improved customer satisfaction.
6. Invest in the City's appearance and infrastructure.
7. Maintain a minimum 16% general fund operating reserve for valid financial emergencies and one -time capital expenses.
8. Optimize City services by identifying long -term cost savings and cost containment opportunities, including:
' Managed competition
' Consolidation
'Joint partnerships
' Operational efficiencies
' Level of service adjustments
9. Adopt written financial management policies concerning revenues, debt, capital improvements and fund depreciation to reduce
debt burden for vehicle and technology replacements.
10. Develop balanced five -year financial plan forecasts.
11. Prioritize programs and services based on the City Strategic Plan priorities.
12. Operate within budgeted expenses 100% of the time.
13. Construct capital improvements on time and within budget
14. Implement a Financial Trend Monitoring System comparing key financial and economic indicators as an "early warning system"
regarding the financial and economic health of the City.
15. Evaluate customer satisfaction with City services on a regular basis and implement appropriate service improvements.
PERFORMANCE MEASURES Current 2013
Improve citizen excellent/good rating on direction City is taking 28% 32%
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Improve citizen excellent/good rating on the value of services for taxes paid 27% 31%
Improve citizen excellent/good rating of services provided by the City 45% 50%
Conduct annual citizen survey Yes Yes
Improve citizen rating of City welcoming citizen involvement 30% 35%
Maintain general fund operating reserve balance as percentage of general fund expenses 16% 17%
Percentage of citizens who volunteer to some group or activity 54% 57%
Improve citizen opportunities to participate in community matters 45% 50%
Provide annual State of the City report No Yes
Increase percentage of citizens who visit the City's website 36% 40%
Improve citizens rating of City public information services 48% 52%
Partnership Development
The City of Yakima will build cooperative and reciprocal partnerships with local, regional, state, federal, non - profit, and private entities
to enhance the vitality and quality of life of City residents, businesses and guests to leverage resources with other organizations to
accomplish what the City otherwise couldn't.
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• Work with Yakima County, State of Washington, and Federal I
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• Create a legislative and administrative strategy and partnership with ' 'S
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• Partner with private, public, and non - profit organizations in creating more downtown Yakima events and activities that enhance
community and downtown engagement, inclusion, and pride.
• Create a Yakima Cleanup and Revitalization Effort (CARE) community partnership with faith -based organizations, service clubs,
and neighborhood associations to improve Yakima's appearance and vitality.
• Partner with the Downtown Merchants, Capitol Theatre, Visitors & Convention Bureau, Central Washington State Fair Board, and
media in creating more community events and activities that foster more community and downtown engagement, involvement, and
pride.
• Partner with the Hispanic and Latino communities to address the needs and expectations of the growing Hispanic /Latino
population in the community.
• Partner with Yakima County and support funding of the Yakima River Basin Plan.
• Collaborate with the Gang Free Initiative in eradicating gang violence.
• Create neighborhood service teams to provide residents and businesses the opportunity to partner with City operations and
departments including police, fire, public works, community development, parks and recreation, and code enforcement in
addressing neighborhood concerns and opportunities for improvement.
• Enhance volunteer opportunities for community groups.
• Ensure the City Council is represented and /or meets regularly with the governing board of the following Yakima organizations:
•Yakima County •Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (Yakima County and Central WA)
•Yakima School District •YCDA —New Vision
•Greater Yakima Chamber of Commerce •Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences
•Capitol Theatre •Heritage University
•Central Washington State Fair Board •Yakima Regional Hospital
•Memorial Hospital •Service Clubs
•Yakima Valley Community College •Sister City program
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Partnershi p Development (con's)
"Our success has really been based on partnerships from the very beginning" - Bill Gates
PERFORMANCE MEASURES Current 2013
Establish Yakima Cleanup and Revitalization (CARE) program No Yes
Create legislative /administrative strategy for state and federal issues No Yes
Create downtown event partnerships 0 5
Create Neighborhood Service Teams 0 3 j
Create park improvement partnerships No Yes
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Secure federal and /or state funds for Mill Site No Yes
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Improve the Built Environment
The City's overall appearance and infrastructure are critical components of the public's perception of the community's quality and
vitality. The current physical environment does not meet the public's expectation. The restoration of the built environment is a
necessity. There is a compelling need to resolve and unify the visual quality of the community, as well as, ensure the provision and
maintenance of essential infrastructure.
• Jump start investment in City roads with a $5 million bond issue in fiscal year 2013
• Invest annually to improve City roads subject to a special election to consider a car tab fee to generate dedicated funds for City
road improvements.
• Enhance the appearance of the City through:
•Community-based clean -up programs *
•Volunteer code enforcement rangers •
•New downtown design and signage standards
• Comprehensive graffiti abatement program
• Business facade and streetscape improvements
• Create a strong first impression of the City through entry statements at key City
entrances off of US Hwy.12 and 1 -82.
Murphy in Cowiche Canyon
• Create Neighborhood Service Teams consisting of all City operational departments.
and neighborhood associations to enhance neighborhood appearance and community pride.
• Enforce signage and code standards to ensure the aesthetics, integrity, and safety of the City. Review and streamline existing
City codes related to appearance and signage.
• Leverage a partnership with the Cowiche Canyon Conservancy, Yakima Greenway, and other community organizations to create
more bike and hiking paths.
• Maintain and support public infrastructure facilities for drinking water, irrigation, sewer service, and sewer capacity.
PERFORMANCE MEASURES Current 2013
Improve citizen rating of the City's overall appearance as excellent/good 29% 32%
Improve resident rating of the City's cleanliness as excellent/good 31% 35%
Improve citizen rating of City's code enforcement as excellent/good 15% 20%
Create new downtown design standards No Yes
Improve citizen rating of City streets as excellent/good 21% 25%
Expand existing bike and hike paths —Phase 1 right -of -way acquisition 0 10 miles
Increase the lane miles of roads overlaid 0 28 miles
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