Resolution No. 2023-46:
Consider Adoption of the
FY 2023-2027 Strategic Plan
Presented by City Manager’s Office & Baker Tilly, LLP
October 3, 2023
Strategic Planning Process (2023)
1-on-1 interviews
with each Council
Member, Charter
officer, City Manager
April - May
April
City staff
conducts
environmental
scan
Focus group
with
Department
Heads
May
May
Department
Heads complete
gap analysis
questionnaire
Strategic Plan
workshop with
City Council
June 8
June – August
City staff drafts
Strategic Plan &
Implementation
Action Plan (IAP)
Staff reviews
Strategic Plan
and IAP with
Council
Members
September
October 3
City Council
considers
Strategic Plan
& IAP
Why Strategic Planning?
Provides direction to the
organization
Aligns everyone to a
common purpose
Align resources with goals
and objectives
Engages the City team in
setting goals
Big Rock Theory
How Management Allocates Time
85%
5%
5% 5%
Management’s Time
Day-to-day municipal
services (85%)
Unforeseen challenges (5%)
New initiatives (5%)
Strategic improvements
and training (5%)
Strategic Planning Workshop
• Gather info from City Council, elected Charter officers, and Executive Leadership Team • Develop themes and ideas for City Council to consider • Learn about one another and get to know each other better • Identify key accomplishments
• Understand the City’s strengths, challenges and opportunities
Strategic Plan
Framework & Goals
8 Overarching Goals
City Council established 8 Goals to achieve over the next 4 years.
Implementation Action Plan
A detailed road map that lays out the 23 major Strategies and steps required to methodically implement each Goal over the next 4 years. Example below:
Transparency and Accountability
• Bi-annual progress reports to City Council:
January (at the start of the annual budgeting process) July (following the end of a fiscal year)
• Strategic Plan and IAP progress reports to be posted
on: www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/strategicplan
• Additional Strategic Plan workshops to be scheduled in 1-2 years to formally revisit the Plan and make any necessary adjustments.
Recommendation
• Consider Resolution No. 2023-46 – Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Adopting the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2027 Strategic Plan