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CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLAN MINI-RETREAT: SESSION 2
Down Home Catering, 211 1st Ave S., Kent 98032
Saturday, August 13, 2016, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Council Members Present: Jim Berrios, Bill Boyce, Tina Budell, Brenda Fincher, Dennis
Higgins, Dana Ralph; Les Thomas, absent
Mayor: Suzette Cooke
Mayor’s Leadership Team: Finance Director Aaron BeMiller, IT Director Mike
Carrington, HR Director Marty Fisher, Public Works Street Superintendent Bill Thomas,
Parks Interim Co-Director Merina Hansen, CAO Derek Matheson, Chief Ken Thomas,
Economic & Community Development Deputy Director Curt Hanson, Court Administrator
Margaret Yetter, and Communications/Public Affairs Manager Michelle Wilmot
Facilitator: Dr. Chris Gilbert, NobleEdge Consulting LLC
Consultant: Dr. Steven Thomson, Steven Thomson Consulting Group LLC
Council Administrative Assistant: Jennifer Hays
The meeting was called to order by Bill Boyce at 7:30 a.m.
1. ROLL CALL.
All participants introduced themselves.
Facilitator Dr. Chris Gilbert presented a review of the purpose of strategic
planning, ground rules and expectations, and reviewed accomplishments from
Retreat 1.
Over the course of the day, Dr. Gilbert introduced the distinctions among the
concepts of Critical Success Factors, Barriers, and Strategies to assist the process
of developing the Strategic Plan.
2. VISION AND MISSION.
The Vision and Mission statements developed by Dr. Gilbert based on Retreat 1
consultation were reviewed and adjusted.
3. GOAL STATEMENTS.
Table groups were formed to review the Goal statements developed by Dr.
Gilbert based on Retreat 1 consultation. Adjustments to statements were
proposed the table groups and ratified by the group as a whole.
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4. OBJECTIVES.
Table groups reviewed the draft SMART objectives prepared in Retreat 1 and
those submitted by department heads between Retreats. Their edited versions of
these objectives were presented and ratified by the group as a whole.
Dr. Gilbert led an exercise to assess the objectives from the current Strategic
Plan to categorize them as
o Objectives to be refined and reorganized under the new Goals.
o Strategies, Critical Success Factors, or Barriers that could be reorganized
under the new Goals.
o Discard: Completed, currently unachievable, irrelevant or inappropriate
Table groups took ideas from current strategic plan assigned to their Goal and
recast them as SMART objectives as they saw fit. The results of their work were
presented the group as a whole and edited or ratified.
5. RESULTS.
The group agreed to allow Dr. Gilbert and Dr. Thomson to take their work and
make additional adjustments to help separate objectives from strategies.
The content of the refreshed Strategic Plan will be brought before a future
Council meeting for formal adoption.
6. HOMELESSNESS.
Council and staff discussed a draft Strategy Framework for Kent’s approach to
homelessness and affordable housing within the regional system. The City of
Kent is committed to working toward collaborative solutions for homelessness by
working with All Home, the Sound Cities Association, and other jurisdictions in
South King County and the region. Strategies addressing homelessness should be
informed by local community needs, but also by national best practices, and
other local and regional policy documents. The continuing trend of low vacancy
rates and increasing rent costs will lead to ongoing challenges, both in Seattle
and the surrounding communities. Staff discussed the impact of these housing
challenges and the ongoing widespread discussions regarding how cities can
ensure long term affordability and quality housing. While rent control is expressly
prohibited in Washington State, Council discussed other tenant protection options
and directed staff to further research the cost and the pros and cons of those
strategies.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:00 p.m. by B. Boyce.