09-6692 Shared Vision Statement & Strategic Plan1
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RESOLUTION NUMBER 09-6692
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE CITY OF SALINA SHARED VISION
STATEMENT AND STRATEGIC PLAN.
WHEREAS, strategic planning is a process that allows community leaders and stakeholders
an opportunity to determine what the future of their community will be; and
WHEREAS, this tool is commonly used in America's best managed and most forward
thinking communities; and
WHEREAS, the Salina City Commission believes that using a Strategic Plan will provide
long-term direction and direct benefit both to our municipal government and the community; and
WHEREAS, the Strategic Plan is a dynamic document that is reviewed annually both to
ensure performance, and to respond to ever-changing community and regional conditions
WHEREAS, the Vision Statement is the vision of the future of the city of Salina for the next
seven to ten years;
WHEREAS, all organizational policy action shall be reviewed to determine conformance
with the intent of the Strategic Plan. SO NOW THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED by the Governing Body of the City of Salina, Kansas:
Section 1. The City of Salina's Mission Statement is hereby adopted as follows:
Our mission is to be a leader among Kansas cities by leveraging partnerships and economic
opportunity to ensure a safe, progressive and healthy community that respects its natural
resources, offers excellent municipal services, and provides a' high quality of life for its
citizens.
Section 2. The City of Salina's Shared Vision Statement is hereby adopted as follows:
(a) Salina will be a city that is exciting to live in and thriving both economically and
socially. The city will be clean, attractive and inviting. Local residents will
demonstrate their community pride by sharing Salina's attributes with others. As
a result, Salina will be a place .with a quality of life that not only appeals to
residents, but also to visitors.
(b) Salina will be a city that encourages quality, market-driven, mixed-use
development that compliments community cohesiveness. This includes an
emphasis on affordable housing that appeals to different lifestyles.
(c) Salina will become a city with "connectivity". This means that bicycle and
walking trails along roadways, the flood control levee and the Smoky Hill River
will be used to connect residential neighborhoods, commercial areas, schools and
parks. These connections will eventually intersect with public transit pick-
up/drop-off points. In addition, connectivity will also include community -wide
information sharing through the latest electronic wireless technology.
(d) The city of Salina will be attractive and well maintained, both within the City and
along the adjacent interstate highways. It will be evident that good housekeeping
and high community standards are valued. Salina will be environmentally
conscious, balancing the expectations of a growing community with the necessity
to preserve nature's assets and our future quality of life.
(e) The city of Salina will have master planned its assets in the Kenwood/Oakdale
Park area west to the downtown business district in order to utilize them to their
fullest potential. This will include the development of a uniformly managed,
core destination complex for both residents and visitors. This complex will be
surrounded by high quality, mixed-use development with an evident connection
to downtown that complements existing commercial and residential assets.
(f) The City Commission of Salina will have committed to providing the highest
quality City services possible within available resources. The City Commission
recognizes their role and responsibility to provide the needed policy direction and
resources to its administration. At the same time, the City's administrative
personnel are committed daily to transforming this direction and resources into
W the highest possible quality of municipal services, consistent with the
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expectations of both the City Commission and the citizens of Salina.
(g) Downtown Salina will be a thriving and vibrant place. It will include an artistic
flair that complements diverse and successful business development, including:
entertainment, professional services, restaurants and retail development. In
addition, the downtown will include residential uses and places to congregate
consistent with the desired, mixed-use activity.
(h) Salina will be supportive of life-long learning through all forms of education,
including elementary and secondary education, higher education and
vocational/technical training.
(i) Salina will be a city that is respectful of its heritage. Throughout Salina the
adaptive re -use of historic and architecturally significant buildings will be
encouraged, along with the potential rehabilitation of brick streets in locations
such as the downtown. In addition, Saline will begin making efforts to be an
environmentally friendly "green" community.
(j) Salina will encourage and be supportive of industrial development, economic
expansion, market-driven tax base growth, and home grown entrepreneurialism.
Special emphasis shall be placed on redeveloping the Airport and South
Industrial Area and the reclamation of environmentally disadvantaged properties
for higher and better use.
Section 3. The Strategic Plan for the City of Salina is hereby adopted as follows:
STRATEGIC GOALS FOR CITY OF SALINA
GOAL: THE CITY WILL CREATE A COMMUNITY OF MIXED-USE, QUALITY
DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT.
Action Items
• Determine the City's specific role regarding property development and aggregation
• Establish sound mixed-use criteria and inventory geographical areas of the city where
market-driven, mixed-use development can be supported
• Determine the most effective zoning and other land -use tools to encourage and support
desired mixed-use development
• Research best practices in other cities
• Revise existing ordinances and policies to accommodate growth and development objectives
• Research options for development financing and determine the most equitable and cost-
effective development financing strategies
• Develop an inventory of land ownership in areas designated for future development or
redevelopment
• Utilize designated geographical master planning as a tool to integrate desired mixed-use
development
- • Educate the development community about mixed-use development
• Commence staff review of property -related code options, with options to include
property maintenance codes (with local amendments), possible occupancy inspections,
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mobile home park code revisions and policy decisions related to code enforcement.
The purpose of the review and any changes are to improve the safety of residents,
quality of housing stock and neighborhoods, as well as the overall community
appearance.
In addition, review options for a voluntary source of revenue to assist qualifying
owners without the financial means to comply with certain minimum housing and
property maintenance codes.
• Encourage the placement of art in public places to improve the aesthetic and thematic
quality of the community, with consideration for widespread public appeal.
GOAL: THE CITY WILL CREATE A UNIFORMLY MANAGED AND MASTER
PLANNED KENWOOD PARK / OAKDALE PARK DESTINATION AREA
FEATURING RECREATION, TOURISM, ENTERTAINMENT, HOTEL
LODGING, SURROUNDING MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT, GREEN
SPACE AND A DIRECT LINKAGE TO DOWNTOWN
Action Items
• Through research and negotiation, determine current ownership status and finalize future
ownership designation
• Develop an area -wide master plan
• Finalize direction and an agreement regarding the current Expo Center facility property lease
• Identify and overcome river channel challenges
• Finalize plan for community -wide, outdoor aquatics facility with a detailed funding plan and
timeline
• Research financing alternatives and develop an acceptable financial plan to support future area
development
GOAL: THE CITY WILL PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF SERVICES,
CONSISTENT WITH GOVERNING BODY DIRECTION, AVAILABLE
RESOURCES AND STAFF COMMITMENT TO QUALITY.
Action Items
• Determine methods to measure the quality and performance of services that are currently
provided, and establish related "benchmarks"
• Consider the development of citizen advisory committees to provide integrated input for
capital improvement project planning and planning activities
• Establish a reporting framework for the City Commission and the public regarding the
measurement and attainment of service performance levels
• The City Commission will maintain its commitment to the municipal organization by
providing direction and resources that will allow them to meet established expectations
• Honor commitment to local League of Women Voters chapter to review the comprehensive
consolidation with Saline County of government services
• Complete restructuring of Arts & Humanities Department/Commission and Foundation
relationship to ensure long-term continuity of operations
• Complete resolution of North Ohio Overpass project
• Develop methods for achieving greater accountability for the final quality of public
infrastructure projects
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• Continue to enhance partnering and improve relationships with Saline County
• Maintain a stable operating budget for the delivery of core public services, while
investing as many financial resources as practically possible into maintaining and
developing the public infrastructure.
GOAL: THE CITY WILL MAINTAIN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
THAT ARE UPDATED TO REFLECT CURRENT CONDITIONS AND
DESIRED GROWTH DIRECTION.
Action Items
• Update the current Comprehensive Plan
• Review the City's utility extension policies
• Review the City's annexation policies
• Review and negotiate with Saline County officials a new interlocal agreement which deals
with fringe development land -use, platting and building construction; and negotiate a long-
term roadway ownership and transition agreement
• Review all related interlocal agreements
• Investigate the potential for joint City -County area planning
• Identify and review areas for redevelopment and new development
• Develop a comprehensive economic development financing policy, including an
inventory of all available "incentive tools" and related guidelines for their application.
• Continue to assist the Salina Airport Authority with their efforts to recruit aviation -
related businesses and complete the implementation of their Aviation Service Center
vision.
GOAL: THE CITY WILL MAINTAIN A COMMITMENT TO MAKING
DOWNTOWN SALINA A THRIVING AND VIBRANT CENTER OF THE
COMMUNITY.
Action Items
• Encourage the ongoing development of new leadership
• Encourage SDI/BID, City and Chamber of Commerce leadership to work collaboratively for
the successful development of downtown
• Encourage the development of the arts, entertainment, professional services, residential
living, restaurants and retail in the downtown
• Explore economic development strategies to: stabilize commercial office occupancy rates,
create an incentive for downtown development/redevelopment, to compliment assets and
future river development in Kenwood / Oakdale parks
GOAL: THE CITY WILL WORK TO MAKE SALINA A CITY THAT HAS
CONNECTIVITY PHYSICALLY AND SOCIALLY.
Action Items
• Update the transportation master plan to include bicycle lanes and trails that are integrated
with other parts of the transportation system
• Conduct a feasibility study of downtown for possible wireless, broad -band service
availability
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• Plan for the physical connection of the Smoky Hill River with adjacent linear parks through
development of riverway trail plan, working in coordination with the Friends of the River
• Promote public and private partnerships for community projects and service endeavors
• Fully support public access to information
• Encourage the participation of youth on municipal boards and committees (two members per
applicable board), to include full participation and non-binding voting responsibilities.
GOAL: THE CITY WILL RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF A HEALTHY
COMMUNITY AND ITS NATURAL RESOURCES, AND WILL MAKE
PRACTICAL EFFORTS TO PRESERVE THEM
Action Items
• Finalize a comprehensive approach to water use and conservation, including the creation of
a long-range raw water plan, updating of current water conservation practices, review and
possible amendment of existing water pricing, and community education. This action item
shall include input from water professionals, local stakeholders and the citizens at -large.
• Comprehensive review of community -wide, curbside recycling program
• Review of practical strategies to make Salina an environmentally friendly "green"
community
• Work with the Friends of the River to review options for Smoky Hill River water, quality
restoration in coordination with the community trail project
• Finalize efforts with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and related federal agencies to
ensure full and accountable groundwater remediation associated with the former Schilling
Air Force Base
• Institute a city-wide clean indoor air ordinance
6 Work diligently with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to insure
that Salina obtains full flood control levee certification and an accurate determination
of base flood elevations within the levee system.
Section 4. The Strategic Plan contents will be reviewed annually to ensure its applicability
and determine if additions, deletions or other modifications are necessary.
Section 5. An Annual Strategic Plan progress report shall be compiled by staff and
provided to the City Commission and public.
Section 6. The Strategic Plan shall be shared throughout the municipal organization and
community.
Section 7. the Strategic Plan shall be utilized for all policy decision making, including but
not limited to: community planning; capital improvement project planning and programming;
annual budgeting; organizational service review; initiatives, changes and priority setting; all policy
actions taken by the City Commission; and organizational departmental operations planning.
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners and signed by the Mayor this 21 S` day of
December, ,2009.
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ATTEST:
Lieu Ann Elsey, CMC, CiVy Clerk