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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJanuary 28, 2016 Agendatru�ltli �'� � k, Thursday, January 28, 2016 City of Denton Meeting Agenda City Council 8:00 AM City Hall 215 E. McKinney St. Denton, Texas 76201 www.cityofdenton.com Dallas /Fort Worth Mariott Solana After determining that a quorum is present, the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas will convene in a Planning Session at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 28, 2016 and at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, January 29, 2016 at the Dallas /Fort Worth Marriott Solana, 5 Village Circle, Westlake, Texas at which the following items will be considered: ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION A. ID 16 -087 Discuss and give direction concerning the long, mid, and short term accomplishments, goals, objectives, plans, vision, mission, values, and strategic plan of the City of Denton as it relates to city services and infrastructure, streets, parks, finances, budget, planning, zoning and development, environmental issues, technology, public utilities, taxes, engineering, economic development, codes enforcement, transportation, purchasing, management, intergovernmental relations, boards, commissions and committees, meetings, and, without limitation, any and all operations of the City of Denton city government. Attachments: Exhibit 1 Karen Walz Bio B. ID 16 -090 Under Section 551.042 of the Texas Open Meetings Act, respond to inquiries from the City Council or the public with specific factual information or recitation of policy, or accept a proposal to place the matter on the agenda for an upcoming meeting AND Under Section 551.0415 of the Texas Open Meetings Act, provide reports about items of community interest regarding which no action will be taken, to include: expressions of thanks, congratulations, or condolence; information regarding holiday schedules; an honorary or salutary recognition of a public official, public employee, or other citizen; a reminder about an upcoming event organized or sponsored by the governing body; information regarding a social, ceremonial, or community event organized or sponsored by an entity other than the governing body that was attended or is scheduled to be attended by a member of the governing body or an official or employee of the municipality; or an announcement involving an imminent threat to the public health and safety of people in the municipality that has arisen after the posting of the agenda. CERTIFICATE I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the bulletin board at the City Hall of the City of Denton, Texas, on the day of , 2016 at o'clock (a.m.) (p.m.) CITY SECRETARY City ofDenton Page I Printed on 112212016 City Council Meeting Agenda January 28, 2016 NOTE: THE DALLAS /FORT WORTH MARRIOTT SOLANA IS ACCESSIBLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. THE CITY WILL PROVIDE SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED IF REQUESTED AT LEAST 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE SCHEDULED MEETING. PLEASE CALL THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AT 349 -8309 OR USE TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICES FOR THE DEAF (TDD) BY CALLING 1- 800 - RELAY -TX SO THAT A SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER CAN BE SCHEDULED THROUGH THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE. City ofDenton Page 2 Printed on 112212016 City Hall City of Denton 215 E. McKinney St. Denton, Texas 76201 www.cityofdenton.com D EN'FON File #: ID 16 -087, Version: 1 Legislation Text Agenda Information Sheet DEPARTMENT: City Manager's Office CM/ ACM: Bryan Langley Date: January 28, 2016 SUBJECT Discuss and give direction concerning the long, mid, and short term accomplishments, goals, objectives, plans, vision, mission, values, and strategic plan of the City of Denton as it relates to city services and infrastructure, streets, parks, finances, budget, planning, zoning and development, environmental issues, technology, public utilities, taxes, engineering, economic development, codes enforcement, transportation, purchasing, management, intergovernmental relations, boards, commissions and committees, meetings, and, without limitation, any and all operations of the City of Denton city government. BACKGROUND The purpose of this item is to conduct an overnight planning retreat with the City Council on January 28 -29, 2016. The retreat will be held at the Marriott Solana Hotel in Westlake. We expect to begin the retreat at 8:00 am on Thursday, January 28th, and end no later than 11 am on Friday, January 29th The retreat discussion will be facilitated by Karen Walz with Strategic Community Solutions, and it will focus on a variety of strategic and operational issues for the City of Denton. As some of you may recall, Karen successfully facilitated previous retreats with the City Council in 2009 and 2014. For your review, I have attached a short biographical summary of Karen's work experience in Exhibit 1. The objectives of the retreat are as follows: • Provide an opportunity to focus on major issues, internal and external, that may not receive thorough discussion during regular meetings. • Determine key future priorities for the City Council, and discuss how best to advance towards these goals. • Strengthen communication and collaboration among Council members, and between the Council and staff. • Create a forum to discuss strategic issues and direction among City Council members and key staff. • Agree on a set of next steps following this retreat. To assist with facilitating a discussion of the above objectives, Karen conducted an electronic survey of the City Council to assess a wide range of issues. Karen has summarized the results of the survey, and she will City of Denton Page 1 of 2 Printed on 1/22/2016 File #: ID 16 -087, Version: 1 review the survey results at the retreat and facilitate discussion on how the City Council wishes to proceed on key items over the coming year. STRATEGIC PLAN RELATIONSHIP The City of Denton's Strategic Plan is an action - oriented road map that will help the City achieve its vision. The foundation for the plan is the five long -term Key Focus Areas (KFA): Organizational Excellence; Public Infrastructure; Economic Development; Safe, Livable, and Family - Friendly Community; and Sustainability and Environmental Stewardship. While individual items may support multiple KFAs, this specific City Council agenda item contributes most directly to the following KFA and goal: Related Key Focus Area: Organizational Excellence Related Goal: 1.1 Manage financial resources in a responsible manner EXHIBITS Exhibit l: Karen Walz Biographical Summary Respectfully submitted: Bryan Langley Assistant City Manager City of Denton Page 2 of 2 Printed on 1/22/2016 Karen S. Walz FAICP Karen S. Walz FAICP is the Principal in Strategic Community Solutions LLC, a professional consulting firm that provides strategic planning, public engagement, comprehensive planning and plan implementation services. The firm works with clients to help them create and clarify their own visions for the future and to then agree on strategic plans, mission statements, goals and other priority actions to achieve that vision. Ms. Walz brings over 35 years of professional analysis, strategic planning, community involvement and policy recommendation expertise to her projects. Her work experience includes East and West coast communities, as well as Texas, the Midwest and Western U.S.; client communities range from towns of a few thousand population to cities with over one million residents and counties covering 13,000 square miles. Ms. Walz works with elected and appointed leaders of local governments and non - profit organizations to build consensus on strategic direction, develop action - oriented strategic plans, and create clear implementation programs to achieve these goals. From 2004 through 2011, Ms. Walz served as the Project Manager for "Vision North Texas ", a coalition of private, public and non - profit organizations carrying out a regional visioning initiative for the Dallas -Fort Worth Metroplex. Other current or previous clients include the cities of Addison, Allen, Benbrook, Dallas, Denton, Fairview, Farmers Branch, Fredericksburg, Frisco, Garland, Irving, Lancaster, Lewisville, Prosper, Richardson, Roanoke, Rowlett, San Antonio, Trophy Club and Weatherford, Texas, Collin County, Texas, the Indian Nations (OK) and North Central Texas Councils of Governments and the non - profit organizations APA Texas, Dallas City Plan, Inc., the Texas Horse Park, Inc., Trinity Commons Foundation and The Trinity Trust Foundation. Ms. Walz chaired the American Planning Association's Green Infrastructure team for its "Rebuilding America" national infrastructure initiative; she also served as a member of APA's working group developing standards and best practices for comprehensive plans that support sustaining places. Ms. Walz wrote the "North Texas: Returning to the Trinity" case study in the Planning Advisory Services Report "Green Infrastructure: A Landscape Approach" (PAS #571). Among her other publications are "A Step -by -Step Guide to Sustain ability" in the July 2007 issue of Planning magazine and "Metroplex Dallas Inner -Ring Suburbs" (co- authored with Dennis Wilson) in the book Regenerating Older Suburbs published by ULI Press. She has authored articles in Urban Land and Planning magazines, and is a frequent speaker in Texas and nationally. Karen Walz was inducted as a Fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners in 2006. She served as President of the Texas Chapter of the American Planning Association from 2001 to 2003 and as President of the Greater Dallas Planning Council in 2004 and 2005. Ms. Walz' work has been recognized by numerous awards and commendations, including Dallas' highest urban design recognition (The Kessler Award), selection as an Honorary Member of the Texas Society of Architects, an Honorary Member of AIA Dallas and an Honorary Member of AIA Fort Worth. In 2011, North Texas 2050, the vision and action package produced by the Vision North Texas partnership, gained national recognition with the receipt of the American Planning Association's Innovation in Sustaining Places award. Karen S. Walz received a Bachelor of Science degree with distinction in Environmental Earth Sciences from Stanford University and a Master of City and Regional Planning from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.