Nanaimo’s first Corporate
Strategic Plan, adopted by Council in July, has moved into the implementation
phase as reported to Council on Monday, September 10. The Strategic Plan sets a
policy framework to link all existing City plans, and establishes priorities for
municipal investments over the next few years.
The Plan includes a long-term
vision, mission, values and operating philosophy and identifies on-going
commitments to economic health, environmental responsibility, social equity and
cultural vitality. The Plan also outlines six strategic priorities for Council
over the next 3 – 5 years. In each priority area, there are suggested strategies
and initiatives, as well as desired outcomes.
The six priorities are: Asset
Management, Community Building Partnerships, Taking Responsibility,
Transportation & Mobility, Water, and Waterfront
Enhancement.
For each priority, a General
Manager has been appointed as ‘executive sponsor’ whose role is to facilitate
the execution of that priority. The strategies and initiatives associated with
the priorities have been categorized and a staff lead assigned to each one. In
most cases, cross-functioning staff teams have been formed to assist in
implementation. For the Transportation and Mobility priority, the existing
Transportation Advisory Committee will continue to provide oversight to
development of the Transportation Master Plan.
According to Mayor Ruttan “A
Strategic Plan doesn’t do us any good if it sits on the shelf. Council has
created a clear picture of where we want to go and now it is up to staff to
implement that direction. I am encouraged that the implementation plan takes
into account existing commitments while focusing on our
priorities.”
The Strategic Planning process
began in January and included extensive community consultation in addition to
internal staff workshops. Mayor and Council participated in a series of
Strategic Planning workshops to consider all of the community and staff input.
The process was completed on time and within its budget of $121,400.
A new web page for the Strategic Plan has been created which provides an overview of the Plan and a link to the full document. Work plans for each of the strategies and initiatives are posted there. Information on the web page will be regularly updated. Click on the City’s website at www.nanaimo.ca and follow the link under “Municipal Hall.”
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