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Home My WebLink About12/02/2008 18 City Council Strategic Priorities Ranking BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL • YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT Item No. I g For Meeting Of Dec. 2, 2008 ITEM TITLE: Ranking of City Council Strategic Priorities SUBMITTED BY: Council Budget Committee (Cawley, Coffey, McClure) CONTACT PERSON /TELEPHONE: Randy Beehler, Community Relations Manager, 901 -1142 SUMMARY EXPLANATION (who, what, when, why and how): Over the course of the last 2 months, rankings for the current City Council Strategic Priorities were developed by polling each City Council member and through a Community Survey posted on the City's website. Previously, all 6 of the Strategic Priorities were given equal weight with none considered more important than another. The Council Budget Committee ( "CBC ") requested the polling of the Council and the Community Survey so that the Strategic Priorities would be ranked in order of importance. Both the polling of the Council and the Community Survey produced similar rankings of the Strategic Priorities (see attached Council polling and Community Survey results). Because the Council rankings and the Community Survey rankings are so similar, the CBC (Cawley, Coffey, McClure) recommends that the full Council pass a motion adopting the Strategic Priorities rankings as established by the Community Survey. The CBC intends to utilize the Strategic Priorities rankings as established by the Community Survey to help guide the ongoing work of the committee in reviewing the City's general government budget. Resolution Ordinance Other (Specify) Contract Mail to (name and address): Phone: Funding Source APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL: - --- - 7=� V City Manager J STAFF RECOMMENDATION: BOARD /COMMISSION /COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: The Council Budget Committee 410 recommends that the full Council pass a motion adopting the Strategic Priorities rankings as established by. the Community Survey. COUNCIL ACTION: h OR,_/° it DUN t To: Honorable Mayor Edler and Council Members From: Community Relations Manager Randy Beehler Subject: Strategic Priorities Rankings Date: November 26 2008 Mayor Edler and Council Members, In October, at the request of the Council Budget Committee ( "CBC "), each of you ranked the current City Council Strategic Priorities. A survey posted on the City's website from early October to mid November gave community members the same opportunity. In mid October, 1 provided you with detailed analysis of both the Council rankings of the Strategic Priorities and the results of the Community Survey to that point in time. To this memo I have attached: 1) A comparison of the Council rankings and the final Community Survey rankings 2) Demographic information about the people who took the online Community Survey Analysis The Council rankings and Community Survey rankings are very similar. Both the Council and the Community Survey takers ranked the same 2 Strategic Priorities 1 and 2 although in • opposite order. The Council and the Community Survey takers agreed on the 3rd priority. The remaining 3 Strategic Priorities, while ranked slightly differently by the Council and the Community Survey takers, were separated by only small percentage points when average rankings were factored in. The majority of the Community Survey takers were white men, between the ages of 30 and 55, who have lived in Yakima for 25 years or longer, and have at least some college education. Council Budget Committee Recommendation Since the Council rankings and the Community Survey rankings are so similar, the CBC (Cawley, Coffey, McClure) recommends that the full Council adopt the Strategic Priorities rankings as established by the Community Survey. The CBC plans to utilize the Strategic Priorities rankings to guide the committee's ongoing review of the General Government budget, including the development of a CBC - generated contingency budget . Please let me know if you have any questions about this issue prior to next Tuesday's Council meeting. • Yakima City Council Strategic Priorities Council Members and Community Survey Overall Rankings Comparison Priority Title Overall Council Overall Community Members Ranking Survey Ranking Efficiently Manage Public Resources 1 2 and Ensure Fiscal Stability aintain and Improve Public Health 2 1 and Safety Promote Economic Development 3 3 and Diversification Build and Utilize Strategic Partnerships 4 6 Provide Responsive Customer Service 4 5 and Effective Communications Preserve and Enhance Yakima's 6 4 ' Quality of Life • Page 1 Yakima City Council Strategic Priorities 411 Community Survey Survey Taker Demographic Information (104 responses) Age Gender 64% - 30 to 55 years old 66% - male 24% - 18 to 29 years old 34% - female 12% - 55 years old or older Ethnicity 79% - White 8% - Latino 3% - Asian • 1.5% - Native American 1.5% - African American 7% - Other Length of time living in Yakima Highest Educational Level 59% - 25 years or longer 26% - 4 -year college degree 23% - 11 to 24 years 24% - some college (2 years or less) 9.5% - 5 years or less 21% - 2 -year college degree 6% - 6 to 11 years 12.5% - post graduate degree 2.5% - don't live in Yakima 12.5% - vocational /technical 4% - graduated high school • Page 2 . _ a ', I OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL Dave Edler, Mayor 7 , 129 North Second Street Micah Cawley, Assistant May it % City Hall, Yakima, Washington 98901 Kathy Coffey Rick Ense 1 �' ' Phone (509) 575 -6050 • Fax (509) 576 -6335 y Norm Johnson P _ �, I,' , ; OAp ,, ,,R,,,,: `4 _ - Bill Lover Neil McClure November 25, 2008 The Honorable Mayor Edler.and Members of the Yakima City Council 129 N. 2 " Street Yakima, WA 98901 Dear Mayor and Council Members: It is with a certain amount of sadness that I submit my resignation from the Yakima City Council. It has been a great experience working with all of you as we have gone about taking care of the needs of the citizens of Yakima. My three years on the Yakima City Council have been a wonderful experience, definitely, the highlight of my twenty -five plus years in municipal government. As "I move into my new career as your State Representative, it will be my honor to • continue serving the citizens of Yakima and the entire 14 District. Although we have not always agreed on every issue, I truly appreciate the respect we have shown one another. To you Dave I say, thank you for the way you conduct yourself and guide the rest of us with such dignity. I know at times it's like "herding cats." To you Dick Zais I say, thank you for being the best budget man in the State. You keep Yakima running smoothly and in the black. Perhaps I need to take you to Olympia. To all the dedicated city employees, I want to thank you for doing an outstanding job. 1 have probably rambled enough so I need to get down to the business of my resignation: I hereby tender my resignation effective December 31, 2008. Whomever my replacement will be I say, you will enjoy working with a wonderful group of people. Bless each and every one of you and God Bless Yakima! Respectfully, *1 Nirm o•. son P.S. Remember my door in Olympia will always be open. C: Dick Zais, City Manager Yakima Herald Republic . • Yakima Business Times Yakima tattgl I V P . 1994