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McKinney council retreat narrows strategic priorities to infrastructure, financial health and parks
Summary
At a Feb. 20 retreat staff and council prioritized infrastructure, financial health and parks & trails after breakout exercises; staff will translate council direction into measurable objectives for May and flagged annexation, funding gaps and staffing as primary constraints.
City Manager Grimes and facilitator Andy Duke led council through a workshop-style retreat on Feb. 20 that ended with council consensus around four immediate priority areas and several cross-cutting fiscal concerns. "Prioritization is how we protect ourselves," Grimes said, framing the retreat as the start of a process that will produce SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and timebound) objectives for May.
Facilitator Andy Duke emphasized the difference between strategic and operational roles: "Our role is to think with the big game in mind," he said, urging council to set direction while staff develops implementation plans. Using rotating…
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