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STAFF REPORT
REQUEST: RECEIVE AND FILE INFORMATION RELATED TO ENVISION
PALM DESERT — FORWARD TOGETHER, THE CITY'S NEW
STRATEGIC PLAN
SUBMITTED BY: John M. Wohlmuth, City Manager
DATE: June 13, 2013
Recommendation
1. By Minute Motion, Receive and File Information related to Envision Palm Desert
4 Forward Together, the City of Palm Desert's new strategic plan.
Background
In February, the Palm Desert City Council approved the first step in the effort to develop
a new strategic plan for our City by approving a contract with the nonprofit National
Civic League to facilitate the strategic planning process.
At the National Civic League's direction, this process began with the identification of an
Initiating Committee made up of community members who represent various key
entities and sectors in Palm Desert including College of the Desert, the McCallum
Theatre, the Chamber of Commerce, and more. The Initiating Committee was assigned
the responsibility of working out the logistics of the strategic planning process, including
establishing a meeting schedule and naming the effort — Envision Palm Desert 4
Forward Together.
The Initiating Committee also identified key community stakeholders who should be
invited to participate in the strategic planning process. All Palm Desert residents and
business people were also invited via an article in the BrightSide newsletter to share
their input by nominating themselves or others as volunteer stakeholders.
As a result of these outreach efforts, more than 100 community members representing
diverse interests, backgrounds, and viewpoints have volunteered to serve as
stakeholders and share their knowledge, experience, and insight to help produce a
community -wide vision for the next 20 years.
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On May 22, these stakeholders met with National Civic League representatives and
select City staff at Desert Willow Golf Resort as part of an initial kick-off meeting to learn
about the process and discuss issues affecting the City's future. The City Council, along
with community stakeholders and participating staff, were also invited to complete an
online survey to identify opportunities and challenges facing Palm Desert.
Going forward, stakeholders will be assigned to committees that will discuss important
community topics such as Economic Development; Land Use; Education; Tourism and
Marketing; Energy and Sustainability; Parks and Recreation; Transportation; Arts and
Culture; and Public Safety. Staff will work with these committees to answer questions
and provide the information they need. The stakeholder meeting phase of the process is
scheduled to conclude in December of this year.
A blue ribbon panel of community leaders serving as the Strategic Plan Steering
Committee will then use the input from these committees to help create the strategic
plan document, which will ultimately come before the City Council for its review.
Envision Palm Desert 9 Forward Together will be the City's fourth strategic plan
since its incorporation in 1973. Accomplished goals from past strategic plans include the
creation of the Civic Center/Civic Center Park complex, the establishment of Palm
Desert as a Charter City and, most recently, the completion of a new Aquatic Center.
Like other California cities, Palm Desert has experienced dramatic changes in recent
years, including the loss of redevelopment. This new reality presents challenges and an
opportunity to reevaluate where Palm Desert is headed. A strategic plan will help do this
by identifying specific goals and objectives and outlining ways to get there.
The process will be creative, forward thinking, and reflective of a shared desired future
for Palm Desert. It will also build consensus about Palm Desert's direction and priorities
for the future, and encourage community -wide ownership of the vision and action plans.
Fiscal Analysis
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
Submitted By:
n M. Wohlmuth, City Manager
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