29 March 2017

Sketchy Preliminary Draft Notes on Agenda for City Council Study Session

This study session will be held off-site.
Allotted time 1.5 hours to discuss and provide direction on:
COMMUNITY SAFETY, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENUERSHIP, SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY, STRONGER NEIGHBORHOODS, PLACEMAKING, AND DIVERSITY, WELL-MANAGED AND INNOVATIVE GOVERNMENT .....Huh?????
Are you serious? All these topics in an hour-and-a-half?

Mesa City Council Study Session
Thu 30 March 2017 07:30 - 09:00 am
Off-Site at the Mesa Arts Center
Mesa Contemporary Arts - Classroom
1 East Main Street Mesa, AZ 85201

Roll Call
(Members of the Mesa City Council will attend either in person or by telephone conference call)

1 Review items on the agenda for the April 3, 2017 regular Council meeting.

  [Has the agenda even been published or made available to the public yet?]

2 17-0358 (See preliminary draft of staff notes below)  
Here's the link provided:
http://mesa.legistar.com/gateway.aspx?m=l&id=/matter.aspx?key=10486

Discuss and provide direction on the City's Strategic Priorities and Goals, and on the related performance measures/supporting data

3 Adjournment.


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Mesa City Council Strategic Priorities
Staff Notes Preliminary Draft  with 4 pages (based on 2/23/17 study session)
Here's the YouTube upload for this study session:
Please note that very few members of the public attended this study session and only 7 persons have viewed this.
for an update on a pilot Love Your Neighborhood Program to see if the staff notes used in tomorrow's study session are grounded in this presentation and discussion with a duration of 28:30...only 24% of the neighborhood engaged with 400 door-to-door and one-on-one and both multi-family units and homeowners.
Lessons learned? Intensive work needed to get done ... a third party contractor needed
Questions asked by Mr.Winkle, Mr. Glover about an RFP getting used, Mr. Freeman about how much money goes back into neighborhood, Mr. Luna,
A presentation about a Tax Amnesty Program to bring down overdue receivables to bring in revenues.
 
 
Here is a very reliable all-purpose data source for the City of Mesa: You can find and locate probably more information here than in what might be presented at this study session by accessing this link >> http://www.city-data.com/city/Mesa-Arizona.html
 
Try it
COMMUNITY SAFETY
Not included in the performance indicators for this section is a good open data source shown in the image to the left.
Here's the link:
https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/az/mesa/crime 
 
Safest Mesa neighborhoods

Needs to be broader than public safety 
Crime reduction element 
Include transportation and transit 
Safe streets 
Health component
Description : Building communities that are safe, healthy, and welcoming. 
Taking care of Mesa’s well-being, health, and protecting residents. 
Building environments and providing services that keep Mesa safe and healthy. 
Build safe places and infrastructure and protect the safety, health and wellbeing of Mesa’s families, businesses and visitors.
Suggested Key Performance Indicators :
Part 1 crime per 1k population 

Pavement Condition Index 
Calls for service 
Call volume of medical/ems calls vs. fire calls  
Response times by priority 
Response times by Police or Fire district/station 
Crime location 
Police closed cases vs. calls for service 
Cost of sworn personnel 


WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENUERSHIP 
Discussion Notes:
Include entrepreneurship/small business element as well as a focus on a skilled workforce for larger employers

Create culture of entrepreneurship and promote small business ownership
Business incubators
Small business development 
Education to develop skills needed to have a successful career 
Higher education
Technical/vocational education
Early education

Description :
Encouraging continuous learning, the attainment of job related skills, and pursuit of business creation. 

Connect Mesa’s youth to quality education opportunities to develop a skilled and talented workforce that drives local entrepreneurship, small business ownership, startups and high-quality job creation.

Suggested Key Performance Indicators:
Higher education and vocational-based attainment rates for Mesa students 

Number of businesses located/started In Mesa 
Early education enrollment 
Number of students accessing Mesa Counts on College programs

SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY  
Discussion Notes:  
Focus on economic development/job creation/business attraction.   
Does transportation and transit belong here or in community safety?   
Diversity of business sectors.
Description:
Attract and retain a diverse mix of business sectors that bring high quality jobs to Mesa


Suggested Key Performance Indicators:
Diversity of business sectors in Mesa 

Diversity as an economic asset 
Number of high-quality jobs (wage 125% of county median average) 
Median income/per capita income
Unemployment rate 
Jobs-to-population ratio

STRONGER NEIGHBORHOODS, PLACEMAKING, AND DIVERSITY  
Discussion Notes:  
Placemaking and neighborhoods combined  

Arts and Culture, Libraries, Parks and Recreation included 
Diversity  

Description:
Cultivate connections between neighbors to build resilient, welcoming, unique neighborhoods and gathering places. 

Suggested Key Performance Indicators:
Downtown visitors 

Number of permits issued 
Code cases 
Housing vacancy rate






 
WELL-MANAGED AND INNOVATIVE GOVERNMENT  

Discussion Notes:  
Internally focused 

Customer-service driven organization 
Fiscally responsible   
Use of technology to effectively deliver services – smart city  
Community engagement 




Description:
Deliver outstanding government services to Mesa’s residents and businesses through a diverse, customer-driven organization that is responsive to City Council/community needs and priorities, and is responsible, innovative and efficient.

Creating an organization that engages the community, is responsive to their needs, leverages technology to operate more effectively, and is fiscally responsible.



Suggested Key Performance Indicators:
Community engagement results 
Customer satisfaction 
Cost of doing business in Mesa
Permits and fees 
Taxation  
Debt levels

 

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