Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 04-26-13--strategic plan — reading text

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Fort Walton Beach, F132548 850) 833 -9500 * Fax ( 850) 833 -9640 wow fohure Helen Spencer TDD (850) 833 -9925 TO DAILY NEWS CUMULUS BROADCASTING Fax# Fax 863 -7834 243 -6806 City Clerk 8504133 -9509 hsnencerta)fwb.ore 99 Rock WYZB Radio Country 105 WFTW Talk Radio 1260 STAR BROADCASTING Fax # 243 - 1471 98. 1 100. 3 1400 AM DESTIN LOG Fax # 654 -5982 W EAR CHANNEL 3 TV Fax # 862 -3001 CHANNEL 6 Fax # 862 - 1708 PRESS RELEASE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH NOTICE OF SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING -STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION The City Council of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida will hold a Special Meeting, Strategic Planning Session, on Friday, April 26, 2013 at 9: 00 am at the Fort Walton Beach Library located at 185 Miracle Strip Parkway SE. The purpose of the meeting is to develop a Strategic Plan that will outline the goals and objectives for the City over a 1 -, 3 -, and 5 - year period. The Plan will provide the direction of the City to continue to provide the high quality services that its citizens have become accustomed to. Any person who decides to appeal any decision made by Council with respect to any matter considered at such hearing will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based ( FS286.0105). The City of Fort Walton Beach adheres to the Americans with Disabilities Act and will make reasonable modifications for access to this meeting upon request. Please call the City Clerk, Helen Spencer at 850- 833 -9509 to make a request. For Hearing Impaired call the City Hall TDD ff 833 -9925, or 1- 800 -955 -8771 ( TDD), or 1- 800 -955 -8770 ( Voice). Requests must be received at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting in order to allow the City time to provide requested service. HELEN A. 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DOC Laraine Van Etten From: Michael Beedie Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 9'. 16 AM To: Helen Spencer Cc: Laraine Van Etten Subject: Strategic Planning Introduction Here are my notes for my introduction if you want to use them for the minutes Strategic Planning Introduction Good morning Mayor & City Council Members & Members of the Public We are here today to discuss the future of the City of FWB Staff and I have started the FY 2013 - 14 budget process, but with the pattern we have fallen into over the past five years, the outlook is grim Over the last five years, the City has taken a reactive approach to the economy and has forgotten about Strategic Planning This has resulted in the development of a fiscal budget that only addresses the upcoming year, with no comprehensive look into the future and the effects of today' s decisions on tomorrow Over the past year, I have had the opportunity to evaluate the livelihood of the City, and I can tell you, if we continue down the road of reactivity, the City will never prosper and grow; we cannot continue to cut, and in my professional opinion, I can' t stand up here and recommend cutting any services, as we would begin to lose our identity as a City The big theme for the FY 2013 - 14 budget and three to five years out is to be proactive, prepare for the future, and return the City to a sustainable budget City government has shrunk over 33& during the recession, but no services were cut; which results in the famous cliche, " We are doing more with less" The fact of the matter is, City Council has committed to keeping all services, including core services and quality of life services; to the public, there has been no reduction in the quality of service, but internally, we have struggled to stay competitive with other service providers The main reason people decide to move into FWB is because of the high quality services we provide; however, during the recession, other agencies have or are discussing making moves to expand services; we can' t sit back and wait, we need to make our move first There are many opportunities staring us right in the face to become THE service provider in this end of the County; however, we, as City leadership, need to make that commitment to return back to prominence and make people want to move or annex into the City Sustainable budgets is a term I have used ever since we began FY 2012 - 13; with the cuts each department has experienced over the last four to five years, it is nearing impossible to continue to provide the current service level We are committed to creating a sustainable budget that will insure the future of this great city. What we are asking for today is a commitment and direction from City Council to move forward with evaluating existing, enhanced, and new revenue sources; if Council is committed to pursuing the items we will discuss today, I am confident that we will not only continue to provide the level of service our residents are accustomed too, but we will become a leader in NW Florida. Thanks, Laraine Van Etten From: Helen Spencer Sent: Monday, April 29, 2013 7: 31 AM To: Laraine Van Etten Subject: FW- Strategic Planning Meeting More information you can use for the minutes. I also have some notes. Helen Spencer City Clerk -Fort Walton Beach 850 - 833 - 9509 850- 833 - 9640 - Fax hspencerofwb. org original Message---- - From: Tim Bolduc Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 12: 40 PM To: Department Heads Subject: Strategic Planning Meeting Strategic Planning Meeting Opening The meeting will result in a formalized document that will outline the decisions made and the direction provided. where are we now? Human Capital environment history military tourism Critical Choice Point Michael - "there are no minor cuts left" ... " people come to live here because of the services we provide." Mayor- " Today is the perfect time to make this type of decision with the economy moving in the direction it is" Post individual discussions Mayor " services have declined" Bull- We need to explain what each portion of the Tax bill goes to. Break down and make it obvious what each service costs. Herb- we are in the service business... lets show them what they pay for each service