TO: HARBOR COMMISSION
FROM: GREG KAPOVICH, WATERFRONT & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
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DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLAN
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BACKGROUND
City staff takes direction on projects, assignments, and priorities from our City Council. To that end, City Council holds a meeting every six months (twice per year) to produce a "Strategic Plan", which is a list of projects that City Council wants staff to complete over the next six months. Once a list is established, the City Manager then assigns each project to a specific city department and establishes a deadline to complete the task. The process to create the Strategic Plan is collaborative. It is common for City Council to solicit project ideas from staff. In addition, City Council is amenable to accepting letters of recommendation from various City Commissions, inclusive of the Harbor Commission. The intent of this discussion is to form a list of agreed upon priority projects to better inform staff and City Council when deliberating during the next Strategic Planning Session, which is currently scheduled for April 29, 2025.
Over the past six months, city staff have successfully completed several major strategic plan items which include;
* Developed a leasing strategy for properties in the Harbor,
* Installation of new kitchen venting equipment along International Boardwalk,
* Created an economic development workgroup to identify impediments to business investment,
* Prepared a budget response report on the cost to perform a structural analysis of the Pier Parking Structure's upper deck,
* Provided City Council with an update on the impacts of the Business Concierge Program,
* Presented the recommended Seaside Lagoon design scope (overhaul vs. renovation), cost, and phasing schedule to City Council for approval,
* Completed the engineering studies (parking, demand, traffic, circulation) associated with the new boat launch pro...
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