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Council updates strategic goals and schedules December retreat to scope 2040 comprehensive plan
Summary
Staff reviewed progress on council strategic goals and proposed a retreat on Dec. 5 to update priorities and begin scoping a 2040 comprehensive-plan update; council offered no changes to the proposed agenda and directed staff to finalize facilitator and materials.
Jessica Clark, assistant to the city manager, briefed the council on progress against the city’s strategic goals and previewed the agenda for the annual council retreat, proposing Friday, Dec. 5 as the retreat date and an outside facilitator for the session.
The nut graf: The council’s strategic plan (adopted previously) contains six priority areas — growth, economy, downtown, governance and transparency, housing, and risk management — and staff asked the council to confirm the retreat date and agenda that will include facilitated discussion of council-staff roles, selection of goals for the coming year, and an introductory discussion about scoping a 2040 comprehensive-plan update.
Clark summarized recent progress (examples: launch of an Ask GTX service-requests portal and monday.com for enterprise work plans, continued downtown master-plan implementation projects such as Austin Avenue and historic square enhancements, and ongoing water-resiliency efforts). She said the city has multiple ongoing projects to align with council priorities and will provide a final strategic‑plan update at the December retreat.
Council members did not object to the Dec. 5 date and supported bringing an external facilitator and background materials. Staff said they would confirm facilitator availability, finalize retreat materials and return with the retreat agenda and supporting documents.
Ending: Staff will prepare retreat materials, confirm the facilitator, and report back to council with a final retreat agenda; council flagged long-range planning as an agenda topic, including initial scoping for a 2040 comprehensive-plan update.
