Council presses staff for a clear 'golden thread' linking projects to plan

Sep 3, 2026

Council members asked staff for a simple, verifiable way to show how specific projects map to the new high‑level goals — proposing icons, scoring and clearer reporting so the public and council can trace outcomes back to strategy.

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Several council members said the simplified plan must be matched by a clear way to show how projects and day‑to‑day work connect to the high‑level goals. One council member warned against a confusing dashboard: "I don't wanna do a 40 x dashboard and try to figure all that out. I think we need to make sure that whatever the 3 projects or 3 goals are doing, we need to have not some Rubik's cube's way of how you got Golden Thread connected, but a a direct, very clear, lineage to what you're doing is exactly this in here."

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