MUNICIPALITY OF MEAFORD STRATEGY SESSION 2 JUNE 22, 2015 – Meaford Hall

PURPOSE TO ENSURE ALIGNMENT AROUND STRATEGY AND MAJOR AREAS OF FOCUS; – GROWING OUR ECONOMY – INFRASTRUCTURE – LEADING IN MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT – STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITY – ENSURING SUSTAINABILITY SET THE STAGE FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION/BUDGET PROCESS DETERMINE ANY MAJOR AREAS OF ACTION THAT NEED TO BE UNDERTAKEN

AGENDA 9:00OPENING REMARKSBARB/DENYSE 9:05 REVIEW AGENDA & STRATEGIC OVERVIEWSUE 9:15INFORMATION SHARING (15 MINS EACH) - ECONOMIC GROWTHROB A - PRODUCTIVITYDENYSE - INFRASTRUCTUREDARCY - COMMUNITYDAN - GOVERNMENTROB T - SUSTAINABILITYROB A ALL 10:45WHAT ATTRACTS PEOPLE/BUSINESSESSMALL GROUPS TO MEAFORD? 11:45GROUP REPORTSALL 12:30WHAT HAPPENS IF LOW/NO GROWTH?SMALL GROUPS 1:00GROUP REPORTSALL 1:30GENERAL ASSUMPTIONS/ALL MAJOR AREAS OF ACTION 2:15NEXT STEPSALL 2:30CLOSE

CORE IDEOLOGY MISSION Provide leadership & effective governance in the delivery of quality, sustainable services VISION THE place to be on Southern Georgian Bay (15 years) VALUES Respect – Inclusive, Open & Empathetic Integrity – Honest, Ethical & Accountable Community – Common Good, Resilient & Authentic FUTURE DESCRIPTION Meaford Is a welcoming and authentic community; safe, accessible, active, vibrant, and green. It’s a place we proudly call home where we celebrate our culture, heritage and natural beauty. We are a “community of communities” with sustainable and progressive development in the residential, agricultural, commercial and tourism sectors and a bustling downtown.

VISION THE place to be on Southern Georgian Bay PRODUCTIVITYGROWTH STRATEGIC FOCUS INFRASTRUCTUREGOVERNMENTCOMMUNITY

STRATEGY - GROWTH INCREASE REVENUE – METHODS TAXES INCREASED USE OF SERVICES &/OR PROGRAMS OTHER MAJOR AREA OF FOCUS: GROWING OUR ECONOMY 1.POSITION FOR RESPONSIBLE GROWTH 2.BUILD A WELCOMING COMMUNITY 3.BUSINESS READY 4.TOURISM EXPERIENCES 5.STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

STRATEGY - PRODUCTIVITY INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY – METHODS IMPROVE COST STRUCTURE INCREASE UTILIZATION OF ASSETS MAJOR AREA OF FOCUS: CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT 1.CORE SERVICES REVIEW 2.PROCESS IMPROVEMENT 3.STAFFING LEVELS 4.OTHER

STRATEGIC FOCUS - INFRASTRUCTURE 1.PLAN AND DESIGN 2.FUND AND INVEST 3.FIX, REPAIR AND MAINTAIN

STRATEGIC FOCUS – STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITY 1.FOSTER IDENTITY AND UNITY 2.CELEBRATE HERITAGE 3.PROMOTE ARTS AND CULTURE 4.ENHANCE PARKS AND RECREATION

STRATEGIC FOCUS – LEADING IN MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT 1.STRENGTHENED ACCOUNTABILITY AND COMPLIANCE 2.RESPONSIBLE FINANCIAL AND RISK MANAGEMENT 3.PROGRESSIVE SERVICE DELIVERY 4.EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE 5.INCLUSIVE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION 6.PROACTIVE COMMUNICATION

STRATEGIC FOCUS – SUSTAINABILITY 1.NATURAL HERITAGE/NATURAL ENVIRONMENT (COMM, INFRST) 2.SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (ECON GROWTH, INFRST) 3.TRANSPORTATION (INFRST) 4.COMMUNITY DESIGN & HERITAGE (ECON GROWTH, INFRST, COMM 5.ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (ECON GROWTH, COMM) 6.AGRICULTURE (ECON GROWTH, COMM) 7.COMMUNICATION (GVMT, COMM) 8.MUNICIPAL INITIATIVES – MODEL (ECON GROWTH)

GROUP WORK – INSTRUCTIONS #1 1.WHAT WILL ATTRACT AND/OR RETAIN PEOPLE TO LIVE IN MEAFORD? 2.WHEN WE SPEAK OF PEOPLE – WHAT TYPE OF PEOPLE DO WE MEAN (I.E. RETIREES). PLEASE LIST WORKSHEET PROVIDED 3.BASED ON YOUR LIST, PLEASE RATE EACH ITEM ACCORDINGLY; 1. IN PLACE (MAINTAIN/IMPROVE), 2. IN DEVELOPMENT (TIMING), 3. MISSING 4.WHY WOULD A PERSON CHOOSE TO LIVE IN MEAFORD INSTEAD OF ANOTHER MUNICIPALITY (I.E. COLLINGWOOD, OWEN SOUND, THORNBURY, WASAGA BEACH, HANOVER, ETC). LIST SPECIFIC REASONS. CATEGORY OF PEOPLE ATTRACTRETAINSTATUS (1,2,3)

GROUP WORK – INSTRUCTIONS #2 1.WHAT HAPPENS IF WE DO NOT REACH OUR GROWTH GOALS?