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Council Strategic Workshop Recap
Most Proud: Achievements of City
Participants identify achievements, strengths, attributes of the City and community of
which they are most proud.
• $2 Million for roads
• Attitude with crime
o Gang
o Don't get a lot of credit
o Bike patrol; cops on street
o Take home cars
• Morale
o ? Training
o Happy with policies
• Wastewater Improvement
• Turnover of senior staff
o More of same team
o Working with staff
• River Road sewer development
• Downtown improvements
• Parks and Rec
o Supporting them
o Cemetery
• Bus route changes everyone is happy with
• Commuter bus
• Keeping recreation things open
o Listen to community
o Golf course
• Council transcending own differences to meet strategic course
• Mill site development
• North 1St Street
• Cooperative work with the County
o E/W corridor
o Jail
o Purchasing
• Union Gap Fire Dept
• Airport
• Downtown events
• Recycling program
• MLK a Lincoln underpasses
• Police allowed to do job
o " More professional
• Council strategic priorities
• City events
• Citizen Survey
• Impro relationships with Federal and State partners
• Taking a proactive approach
• Fiscal 'discipline
• Credit card payments
• City Hall improvements
Discuss How We See Yakima in 2018
Participants brainstorm desired futures for the City; their vision for what the City could
look like in 2018 (internal and external). Based on observations, participants discuss
what they see as strategic opportunities for the City.
• 85% occupancy in downtown buildings
• Attract businesses that grow jobs
• High -tech skill building
o I Perry Tech
• "Fres Then" parts - quality of life
• More greatly engage, Hispanic population
o ' Two way
• Homeless —How will we address
o -500
• Soccer Fields
• Aquatics
• "Landmark Branding"
o I r How is Yakima known
• Clean up Mill site
• Community Center NE -SE
o , Fully developed
• North 1St Street progress
• Law & Justice Center
• Successful internal marketing campaign for Citizens of Yakima
• Capitol Theater / Wilson Building
o Keep up
2018 Threats
• Economy
• Anticipated IFederal funding
o Highway, Mill site, North 1St Street
• Increased dime
o Gang; Level 1
• Marijuana - -'-> Will we have to change
• Pitfalls
• Population - Economic gain
o Low income population
• Economic diversity
• Hospitals: preventative health care
• Cultural differences
o Take 'care of self? Or not?
o Create a list of tools
o Cultural divide
• Composition of community
• Greying of America
o Healthcare
o Protect most vulnerable
• Loosing talent in public sector
• Water storage & water supply
• Less and less federal money coming in.
Core Strategies: Shared Strategic Priorities for the City
Council members examine current strategic priorities in context of the morning
discussion. Priorities are affirmed or amended, additions are considered as well as
priorities which should drop.
Partnership Development - -Build cooperative and reciprocal partnerships with local, regional,
state, federal, non - profit and private entities
• Fed, County and community friends
o Hospitals, social groups
• Find people who can do it better and let them do it.
Economic Development -- Aggressively support ED efforts ...create quality, livable wage jobs to
ensure diverse economic base...
• Hire a deputy director for Sean to allow him to focus on ED efforts and pursue
(retail and business opportunity) Job growth
• Maximize our efforts and review our system
• Work with the chamber to develop and encourage community pride
• Incubator
• Reduce barriers / paperwork for businesses and for developers.
Public Safety -- Providing a safe and secure environment for residents, businesses and visitors
• Reduce property crime and gross misdemeanors
• Public safety building
• Legislation on dumping inmates in Yakima
• Public safety news media liaison
• Public information campaign to reinforce positive accomplishments of city
• Perception vs Reality
Built Environment -- Restoration of the built environment. Resolve and unify visual quality...ensure
provision and maintenance of essential infrastructure
• Clean up weeds &'graffiti
• Properly maintain city owned property
• Clear consensus on sign code
o Temp
o Window
• Boys /Girls club
• Southeast Community Center
• Parks & Rec
Public Trust and Accountability -- Increased citizen information, involvement and delivering
exceptional and meaningful results
• Strive for an open /accountable government
• City class on boards and commissions as a feeder program to civic involvement
Governing Together: E Rluribus Unum
City Councils deal with difficult and complex decisions where finding agreement is not
always easy. Participants Idiscuss how - together - they work to achieve the strategic
priorities. Conversation highlights the leadership practices of effective governance,
including modeling the way, and characteristics of high - performing governing boards
• 2012 - Problem identified
o Maintenance / appearance
• 2013 - Council adopted policy for planning committee (moratorium)
o 11 months
o "Cap & ban further billboards"
• 2014 - Council hearing
o Thrown out entire ordinance
• Use our commission
• Comrnission took it seriously
• Brought us a recommendation
• Came out of "left field"
• Different interpretations of council direction
• Council not clear on what we wanted
• Moti ons under "other business'
Problem Definition Ends
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