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Danville City reviews strategic-plan wins, unveils tracking spreadsheet
Summary
City staff reviewed three years of strategic-plan work, highlighted completed parks and infrastructure projects, and said a color-coded OneDrive spreadsheet will let commissioners track progress and costs.
Melanie [last name not specified], the city’s community liaison, reviewed the Danville City strategic work plan during a special-call commission meeting and urged commissioners to recognize projects completed over the past three years. She said staff compiled a color-coded tracking spreadsheet that will be placed on the commission’s OneDrive so commissioners can see status, leads and basic cost or date information.
The review focused on the plan’s three priority areas — economic development and infrastructure, quality of life and workforce development and housing — and the seven short-term strategic goals the commission adopted. “I think I'm just here to be your hype man,” Melanie said as she opened the presentation and walked commissioners through projects staff marked as complete, in progress or planned.
Why it matters: the spreadsheet is meant to create a single reference for elected officials to monitor delivery of capital projects, program starts and department responsibilities instead of relying on separate slide decks or verbal updates.
Staff flagged completed items that commissioners could celebrate, including wayfinding signage on major roads, completion of wastewater treatment plant phase 1, new playgrounds at Jackson and Cowen parks, the art center of the bluegrass expansion, and initial work on the Central Fire Station communications tower. Melanie said parks work also included Michael Smith Park improvements, the Stanford Road trail crossing and neighborhood-park upgrades; she noted a recent ramp installation to improve lake access.
Commissioners and staff described ongoing infrastructure projects that will remain on the tracking list: Parable Road water line phase 3, sanitary-sewer rehabilitation, SCADA upgrades for wastewater pumps, the 2168 trail extension, Lexington Avenue sidewalk sections, and a proposed North Stewart’s Lane extension. Melanie said staff are coordinating formation of a US 150 water commission and continued collaboration with Boyle County, local employers and Bluegrass Community and Technical College (BCTC) on workforce training.
Melanie said the tracking file will use color codes: green for complete, yellow for in progress, red for delayed, blue for not started and a separate color for ongoing programs. Each row will list the project, the staff contact, costs to date (when available), anticipated start/end dates and notes with links to supporting documents. “You can pull it up at any time,” she told the commission, noting the spreadsheet is not yet final and staff will add additional items and references.
Commissioner questions and staff responses focused on how the list was compiled and who reviewed it. Melanie said staff across departments — including Josh (planning and zoning), Marshall (utilities), Randy and others — reviewed the strategic-plan checklist and reported which items were done and which remain active. City Manager Coffey framed the review as a way to “celebrate the wins” and to have a durable record of both small and large accomplishments.
The liaison encouraged commissioners to keep their printed “bingo” cards and mark items throughout the year to note progress. She said staff would distribute the finalized spreadsheet once they’re satisfied with the details.
Ending: commissioners did not take formal action on the tracking tool at the meeting; staff said they will upload the spreadsheet to the commission’s OneDrive and accept follow-up questions and feedback from commissioners before the file is finalized.
