Summary
To: Mayor Gary H. Katica & Commissioners
From: JP Murphy
Date: 2/16/2018
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Subject:
Title
Discussion of Short Term Objectives
Summary:
I’ve taken the items that each of you has provided and combined them into easy to use activity categories for the Commission to discuss. In addition to items I received, I’ve added items that have been previously approved or are of significance on staff’s current work plan. At current, there are 33 items listed in seven categorical activity types which are in addition to the normal duties required of staff. I am interpreting the discussion of short-term objectives to mean that these are Items that Commission would like to see accomplished within a calendar year of their adoption.
Most of the objectives listed are likely achievable within this timeframe, though projects that require engineering or consultants are more susceptible to the expansion of timelines. A few of the projects listed will require additional budgetary resources particularly those that require professional services. Some of the projects are great candidates for our advisory boards to take up, such as the policy generation activity types or understanding undergrounding of the utilities.
My view of the objectives is that we will jointly commit to and own these items and use them as a tool to make progress and not as a weapon when there is a stall. The items listed are rational, manageable and do not seem overly aspirational. Where we may find there is some conflict is where we have disagreements as to how fast something should get done or which items are of higher priority, or simply whether an item should occur at all. To this end, I am seeking your preferences and feedback on prioritization, desired completion timelines, and dedication of resources where required. The attached spreadsheet contains my simple sorting of the issues provided. It is by no means exhaustive or complete. One of the key tasks for the Commission to complete is to add, remove and prioritize items on the list. Once we have achieved a consensus as to the objectives, staff will provide at a subsequent meeting, an inventory of the activities and the requirements for the success of each. The Commission will use this to finalize and approve the short-term objectives.
I have identified a few critical questions that all of the parties involved should understand include:
1. Why do I think this is a good idea?
2. On a scale from 1 to 5, how important is this to me
3. When do I want this completed
4. Who are the stakeholders involved
5. What do I believe is the Intensity of effort involved in completing this?
6. What information do we need?
7. Do we have the resources to achieve this? What do we need if not?
8. How long might this realistically take?
9. What Obstacles might stand in the way?
I’ve provided space in the spreadsheet to take notes to your answers to these questions. One on one sessions with me might be useful to each of you as well. Once staff has received a consensus list from the Commission we will provide our perspective on the answers to the questions so the Commission can make its final decision for approval. I will briefly touch each item during the meeting and encourage each Commissioner to further describe their vision for that objective.End
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