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Dayton Legal Blank, Inc., Form No. 30045
Resolution No. _
24-19 (Amended)
Passed _
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE CITY OF DUBLIN'S
GOALS FOR 2019-2020
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WHEREAS, the City of Dublin has a long history of engaging in an annual goal setting
process to establish its near and Tong -term priorities for the community; and
WHEREAS, many of -the goals of Council from previous years continue to remain active
and guide the actions of both Council and the Administration in their budgeting, planning
and programming initiatives; and
WHEREAS, City Council endeavors to be strategic in its deliberations regarding these
goals so that the current opportunities, needs and challenges facing the community are
fully considered; and
WHEREAS, City Council desires to formally adopt its 2019-2020 goals to help guide the
City in shaping its future.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Dublin, Mate of
Ohio, of the elected members concurring, that:
Sections 1. As a result of the annual goal -setting process, Dublin City Council hereby
adopts the following goals for 2019-2020:
2019-202n CITIr COUNCIL GOALS
1. (.oal 1. Ensure Fiscal Strength and Sustainability. Update our Economic
Development Strategy to spur growth and raise income tax revenue by 3% or
more annually,
Mile the economic development strategies of the past served the City well, the
changing economy, future of work and workforce, and rapid changes in
technology make it imperative that we chart a new course for the City's
economic development strategy. Our new strategy will rely on sound objective
and subjective data to understand where we are now, how we compare
regionally and nationally, and opportunities and objectives to be pursued as we
move forward.
2. Goal 2. Become the Most Connected Community in the U.S. Pursue pilots
to find viable solutions to deliver broadband access and smart city capabilities to
all our businesses and residents.
Accessible, reliable and high speed/high capacity broadband capabilities are vital
to the City's economic future and smart city initiatives, along with current and
future resident needs. Efforts must: be undertaken to evaluate and pursue
options to provide for connection throughout the City in both residential and
commercial areas.
3. Goal 3. Innovate and Enhance City Services Using Big Data and Better
Analytics. Capture the economic and operational improvement opportunities
now possible through data and data analytics. Ensure privacy, security and
transparency.
E3ig data will soon drive the future of sound decision making, predictive analytics
and smart city initiatives, all of which can result in providing better services and
�►afety to our community. The advantages of big data must also take into
account the challenges associated with security and privacy. Policies and tactics
related to these various aspects will need to be developed and implemented.
Sections 2. This Resolution shall take effect and be in force upon passage in accordance
with Section 4.04(x) of the Revised Charter.
RECORD OF RESOLUTIONS
Dayton Legal Blank, Inc., Form No. 30045
Resolution No. 24-19 (Amended)
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Tom, Members of Dublin City Council
From.* Dana L. McDaniel, City Manag
April 30, 2019
Eni"U"ated Bys, Michelle Crandall, Assistant City Manager
Rev. Resolution 24-19 & Council Retreat Report
Staff will orovide quarterly updates to Council reaarding the three visionary goals, polirx/ tonirs, and
2018 goal follow-ups discussed during the retreat. Execution of the goals and policy topics will
initially be driven by the Council work session and committee schedule that has been developed
and previously presented.
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Staff is recommending adoption of both Resolution 24-19 and the 2019 Council Retreat Repo .1
Should you have questions or comments regarding either of these documents, please contact
Michelle Crandall, Assistant City Manager at 614-206-4886 or mcrandati,k' in.ohms .
City of Dublin
2019 Council Retreat Report
Intro/Agenda
On February 21-22, 2019 Dublin City Council gathered for their annual retreat. The agenda for
these two days encompassed the following key elements:
• To review and discuss progress made on the goals established in 2018
• To develop visionary goals to set the City on a course for continued success
• To discuss and assign identified policy topics for further examination, discussion and
adoption
A copy of the full agenda is attached to this report.
Pre -Retreat Survey
To set the stage for Council's retreat, an on-line survey was sent to Council Members several
weeks prior to the retreat. Responses to several of the questions were used as part of the
agenda activities and discussions. The survey, with all responses, is attached. The questions
that were asked are as follows:
• What do you see as the City's greatest opportunities in the next few years?
• What do you see as the City's greatest challenges in the next few years?
• What trends are affecting or will soon be affecting local government that Dublin should
be prepared to address or take advantage of (consider regional, state, national and
global)?
• What do you most need from City staff to be successful as a City Council and/or City
Council Member?
• What does the City staff need most from you as an individual Council Member or from
Council as a body to be successful?
• Part of our time during the retreat will be spent discussing policies. This could be
existing policies that may need to be reviewed, or new policies that may need to be
developed. Please list any policies or policy areas that you would like to have
considered.
• Is there anything else you would like to make sure is discussed during the City Council
retreat?
Celebrating Our Successes
The evening of February 21 began with an opportunity to reflect on and celebrate the many
achievements from 2018. Each Council Member took a moment to share what accomplishment
he/she was most proud of from 2018.
Review of 2018 Council Goals
Also on the evening of February 21, Council spent time reviewing their 2018 goals, progress
made on each and consideration of next steps for those that have not been completed.
Attached to this report is the 2018 goal document, with City staff updates, that was shared with
Council as part of the retreat. Additional notes have been added to reflect requests of Council
in further advancing several of the goals. The legend has been changed to more accurately
reflect the intent of the color codes applied.
Visioning Process/Goal Development — Next BIG Thing
The answers to the pre -retreat survey questions about opportunities, challenges and trends
that Council Members believe are impacting or will soon impact Dublin were used to help guide
this visioning exercise. The survey responses from these three questions were grouped into the
following "Themes":
• Economic Development Strategy
• Smart City/Intelligent Community
• Technology Deployment (internal)
• Engaged, Open and Transparent Government
• Land Use/Development
• Finance/Budget
• Internal Operations/Culture
• Resident Service Needs
Council Members were asked to review these themes, along with the corresponding survey
comments and then individually rank their top three themes, considering degree of urgency
and current level of importance to the City. Attached is a document entitled "Strategic
Themes" that was provided to Council as part of this exercise and that summarizes survey
comments related to each theme
Next, each Council Members stated what his/her top three themes were and offered comments
as to the reasoning for why he/she considered these as highest priority. Responses were noted
and tabulated with the following three receiving the highest collective ranking.
• Economic Development Strategy
• Finance/Budget
• Smart City/Intelligent Community combined with Technology Deployment (internal)
*there was consensus that significant overlap existed among these two topics that grouping
them together was appropriate.
Finally, Council considered these three themes and as a team discussed and answered the
following questions:
• "What is the Next BIG Thing that needs to happen within each theme?"
• What one thing could we do within each theme that would set us apart and on a
trajectory for overwhelming and unstoppable success?"
Council's discussion of these questions resulted in the following three Visionary Goals:
1. Ensure Dublin's fiscal success and susta inability through an economic development
strategy that results in raising income tax revenue by 3% each year.
While the economic development strategies of the past served the City well, the
changing economy, future of work and workforce, and rapid changes in technology
make it imperative that we chart a new course for the City's economic development
strategy. Our new strategy will rely on sound objective and subjective data to
understand where we are now, how we compare regionally & nationally and
opportunities and objectives to be pursued as we move forward.
2. Pursue and implement innovative and robust options for commercial, residential and
public broadband deployment, becoming the most connected high-speed City in the
world and a global example for broadband access, speed, uses and technology-based
service advancement.
Accessible, reliable and high speed/high capacity broadband capabilities are vital to the
City's economic future and smart city initiatives, along with current and future resident
needs. Efforts must be undertaken to evaluate and pursue options to provide for
connection throughout the City in both residential and commercial areas.
3. Improve services and safety for our residents and capitalize on the emerging
economic, operational and technological advantages of data and data analytics by
becoming a recognized leader in data selection, collection, quality, use, analytics,
predictive analytics, visualization and security/privacy.
Big data will soon drive the future of sound decision making, predictive analytics and
smart city initiatives, all of which can result in providing better services and safety to our
community. The advantages of big data must also take into account the challenges
associated with security and privacy. Policies and tactics related to these various
aspects will need to be developed and implemented.
Goal Execution
Executing on these goals will involve a high level of input from City Council and a series of
Council Work Sessions for Council discussion of each to set a strategy, provide ongoing
opportunities for input and discussion, and to monitor progress. A proposed schedule of Work
Sessions related to each of these visionary goals is attached to this report. This schedule is
intended to be updated as needed to respond to progress and challenges of each goal and
availability of Council.
Policy Discussion
Based on feedback gathered from the Council survey as well as input from City staff, a list of
policy topics of interest was compiled and provided to Council. A complete list of those topics
and a brief description of each is attached to this report.
Council reviewed the topics, considered if any were missing from the original list or if any could
be removed. They then determined where each policy would be assigned, considering Council
Meetings, Council Work Sessions, Council Committees and Boards/Commissions/Task Forces as
options. The following provides a summary of the policy topics that Council wishes to have
reviewed during 2019 and where each was assigned for initial discussion and consideration.
Council Meetings (bring forward for discussion by full Council)
• Annexation/Growth Policy (townships)
Council Work Sessions
• Debt Policy
• Balanced Budget
• Bridge Street District—Street Policy
• Tree Replacement on Private Property
Public Services Committee of Council
• Property Maintenance Code and Enforcement
• Citywide ROW Landscape
• Shared Use Paths — Snow Clearing Priorities
Administrative Committee of Council
• Seasonal Employee Pay/Benefits
• Council Rules of Order
Community Development Committee
• Parkland Fee in Lieu
• Timing/Triggers for Review of Community Plan
(& Reaffirm the 2010 Vision Plan)
Finance Committee of Council
• Bed Tax Policy
• Budget Process/Revised Calendar
Community Services Advisory Commission
• Maintenance of Stormwater Ponds
• External Events Management/Scheduling Policy
Planning and Zoning Commission
• Housing —type, cost, impacts on schools
• Upgrade of Building Materials
Architectural Review Board
• Sandwich Boards
Task Force (Convened by Main Street)
• Future Role/Vision of Historic District
Policy Execution
Similar to what was noted regarding Council's goals, discussion, analysis and consideration of
each of these policy topics will require a set schedule for Council Work Sessions, Council
Committee meetings, and Board/Commission/Task Force meetings.
Tracking and Updates on Progress
Relative to 2018 & 2019 Council Goals and 2019 policy topics, Staff will develop a tool to track
progress and provide quarterly updates to Council. Staff may recommend and Council will
determine whether any goal or policy item is accomplished/completed or whether further
effort is needed. Once determined to be completed by Council, the goal or policy item will be
removed from the list.