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Home My WebLink About1/22/2000 - Special January 22-23, 2000 29 Roanoke County Administration Center 5204 Bernard Drive Roanoke, Virginia 24018 January 22-23, 2000 The Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, met this day at the Hotel Roanoke this being an adjourned meeting from January 11, 2000 for the purpose of a joint retreat with the School Board and County and School staff. INRE: CALL TO ORDER Chairman McNamara called the meeting to order at 9:11 a.m. The roll call was taken. MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Joseph McNamara, Vice Chairman H. Odell "Fuzzy" Minnix, Supervisors Joseph B. "Butch" Church, Bob L. Johnson, Harry C. Nickens MEMBERS ABSENT: None STAFF PRESENT: Elmer C. Hodge, County Administrator; Paul M. Mahoney, County Attorney; Mary H. Allen, Clerk to the Board; John M. Chambliss, Assistant County Administrator, Anne Marie Green, Community Relations; Brent Robertson, Budget Manager, Diane Hyatt, Finance Director, Joe Sgroi, Human Resources Director; David Porter, Economic Development Director; Pete Haislip, Parks and Recreation Director; Gary Robertson, Utility Director School Board Chairman Jerry Canada called the School Board meeting to order. 30 January 22-23, 2000 t){;HUULBOARD PRESENT: ~ Chairman Jerry Canada, Members Tom Leggette, Marion Roark, Mike Stovall ABSENT: William Irvin SCHOOL STAFF Linda Weber, School Superintendent; Rick Calhoun, Associate Director of Vocational and Adult Education; Michele Doudy, Coordinator of Elementary Guidance and Career Education; Richard Flora, Executive Assistant of Construction; Tom Hall, Director of Personnel, Penny Hodge, Director of Budget and Finance; Jane James, Director of Technology; Lorraine Lange, Associate Director of Instruction; Garland Life, Senior Director of Instruction; Carol Whitaker, Director of Pupil Personal Services; Brenda Chastain, School Board Clerk. INRE: INTRODUCTION OF AllAH REPRESENTATIVES Chairman McNamara introduced the Aliah representatives Donna Schwartz and Kim Simon. They explained how the program would develop values which would become prioritized strategic goals and objectives and that a mission will be developed from these priorities. Finally, initiatives would be identified to realize the County's mission. They offererd the following suggested goal: "To survive and thrive through the year 2005." The participants divided into five groups: (1) Partners (outside organizations, agencies, governments and individuals who work in partnership with Roanoke County) (2) Competitors (those agencies, organizations, etc. that compete with Roanoke County) (3) Customers (those individuals and groups that the County serves) (4) Roanoke County (those values that make Roanoke County unique) January 22-23, 2000 31 (5) Externalities (those external fòrces IhaI ImpaCI on me t;ounty's ability to thrive and survive) Each group was asked to develop four values that it wished to achieve. The groups developed the following values: Competitors Education Services Quality of Life Sense of Place Partners Resources Regional Alliances Channels of Communication Spirit of Cooperation External Forces Technology Global Economy Government Influence Demographic Shift Roanoke County Innovation Culture/People Brand Image Financial Health Customers Life long learning Economic Base Tax Structure Diversity 32 January 22-23, 2000 IN_: LpN' n "'... ..~~ = The Chairman declared a lunch break from 12:10 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. INRE: RECONVEMENT Following lunch, each group was asked to rank the values they identified earlier in the day and to rank which set of values were the most important in relation to achieving the County's mission. They were ranked as follows: (1) Competitors, (2) Customers, (3) Roanoke County, (4) Partners, and (5) External Forces. IN RE: RECESS Chairman McNamara declared a recess at 5:35 p,m. until Sunday, January 23, 2000 at 9:00 a.m. INRE: RECONVENEMENT Board Chairman McNamara and School. Board Chairman Canada reconvened the retreat at 9:10 a,m. Each group was requested to develop two strong action initiatives for each value that had already been identified. At the conclusion of this exercise, each group had eight initiatives which would then be weighted. As synopsized by Aliah, Inc., the results of this exercise as well as all the exercises and the weights (LW - Local weight, GW - Global Weight) are listed below: January 22-23, 2000 33 How the County of Roanoke delivers value to its customers: Priority relative to: CUSTOMERS Priorities based on: Importance Element LIFE LONG LEARNING ECONOMIC BASE TAX STRUCTURE DIVERSITY Weight 0.432 0.353 0.150 0.064 - Element Descriptions: LIFE LONG LEARNING LIFE CYCLE, TRNG OPPS. CONTI EDUC, SUPPORT OF ARTS & CULTURAL OPPS. VOCATlONAL, PUBLIC LIBRARIES, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPEMNT COST EFFECTIVE TAX STRUCTURE RELATIVE TO MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREAS STRONG ECONOMIC BASE, EFFICIENT GOVERNMENT BUILD. STRENGTHEN & SUPPORT CULTURAL, ETHNIC, PEOPLE WIDISABILITIES, DEMOGRAPHIC, SOCIAL DIVERSrTY TAX STRUCTURE ECONOMIC BASE DIVERSITY Roanoke County Competitors: 1, Next county 2. Next state 3. Private schoois - charter schools 4. Vinton 5. Home schooling 6. New administration - can hire somebody else 7. World - our industries can go anywhere, Mexico, Canada, etc. 8. Privatization 9. Board based - internal competition, districts 10. Customers (competition) - with the environment 11. State and federal government The value the County of Roanoke delivers that allows it to outperform the competition: Priority relative to: COMPETITORS Priorities based on: Importance Element EDUCATION SERVICES QUALITY OF LIFE SENSE OF PLACE Weight 0.503 0.284 0.141 0.072 - Element Descriptions: QUALITY OF LIFE COMFORT, NATURAL RESOURCES, ENVIRON SENSITIVE. OPTIMISTIC OUTLO' HEALTHY COMMUNITY SUPPORT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. SUCCESS RATE OF K-12 & PUBLIC E OWNERSHP IN COMMUNITY, SENSE OF BELONGING. ACCESSIBILITY WIDE RANGE OF COST EFFECTIVE SERVICES, QUALITY SERVICE, SMARTER. THAN EVERYONE ELSE EDUCATION SENSE OF PLACE SERVICES 34 January 22-23, 2000 Roanoke Partners: 1. Board of Supervisors 2. State and federal government 3. Recreation clubs 4. Business community 5. Chamber of Commerce 6. PTA 7. Other departments 8. Neighboring localities g. Regional organizations 10. Civic groups 11. Advisory councils 12. Citizens 13. Churches 14. Other education facilities- colleges, universities 15. Foundations 16. Media The value the County of Roanoke's strategic partners provide that enhance the County's capabilities: Priority reiatlve to: PARTNERS Priorities based on: Importance Element Weight RESOURCES 0.514 REGIONAL ALLIANCES 0.254 CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATID... SPIRIT OF COOP:RATION 0.065 - Element Descriptions: CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATI19blOW A WAY TO COMMUNICATE IDEAS, A BETTER WAY OF OOING THINGS. ACCESS & CLOUT. SPIRIT OF COOPERATION WILLINGNESS TO WORK TOGETHER TOWARDS COMMON GOALS (PARTNERS, PTA'S. CHAMBERS, REC CLUBS, FOUNDTNS. CHURCHSI $. LABOR. Joes, VOLUTEERISM. ECONOMIC OEVELOPMENT. TECHN & INFORMATION PRODUCTIVE, MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL. RESULTS ORIENTED. COLLABORATION WINEIGHBORING LOCALITIES & OTHER PARTNERSHIPS RESOURCES REGIONAL ALLIANCES The external forces that most impact the County of Roanoke's ability to survive and thrive: Priority relative to: EXTERNAL FORCES Priorities based on: Impact Element Weight TECHNOLOGY 0.527 GLOBAL ECONOMY 0.304 GOVERNMENT INFLUENCE 0.113 DEMOGRAPHIC SHIFT 0.056 - Element Descriptions: GOVERNMENT INFLUENCE NATIONAL. STATE. LOCAL- POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE INFLUENCES THAT RESULT FR' LEGISLATION. PUBLIC POLICY. ELECTIONS. REGULATIONS AGING POPULATlON. RE.D\STRIBUTION OF WEALTH, HEALTH. POPULATION SHIFTS THE NEED TO KEEP UP WITH CHANGE, WWW. DNA. BIOMEDICS, TRANSPORTATION. COMMUNICATION POSITIVE ECONOMV - LOCAL, NATIONAL & GLOBAL OEMOGRAPHIC SHIFT TECHNOLOGY GLOBAL ECONOMY January 22-23, 2000 35 - Roanoke County's Internal values: Priority relative to: ROANOKE COUNTY Element INNOVATION CULTURE ¡PEOPLE BRAND IMAGE FINANCIAL HEALTH Priorities based on: Importance Weight 0.407 0.308 0.170 0.116 Element Descriptions: FINANCIAL HEALTH TRIPLE A RATING, REDUCE DEPENDANCY ON RESIDENTIAL TAXES. FUND eA INNOVATION PREP FOR TECHN ADVANCES, ELECTR COMMUNITY. WEB-BASED SERVICES. & PROGRAMS DIVERSE. SKILLED, PASSIONATE, INVOLVED, STRONG COMMITMENTS, HIGH FAMILY FRIENDLY, TRAINABLE PEOPLE THE PLACE FOR YOUI CULTURE I PEOPLE BRAND IMAGE 2. The five groups of value statements were prioritized to determine which set of values is more important relative to achieving the County's mission. ROANOKE COUNTY 'RESOURCES. 'EDUCATION L",O.51' G","'53 Lw. ;,503 Gw,0,187 'REGIONAL ALLIANCES' SERVICES Lw,0.2" Gw,0.026 Lw.O.'" Gw,O.loe 'CHANNELS OF COMMUNICAQUALITY OF LIFE Lw,O.1G' Gw'0.017 Lw,O.l41 Gw'0.OS2 'S?IRIT OF COOPERATION' SENSE OF PLACE Lw,0.065 Gw, 0.007 Lw, 0.072 Gw,O.O27 'INNoVArlDN Lw; 0,,07. ,¡,w, 0.07" 'CULTURE/PEOPLE Lw,0.3" Gw,0.060 'BRANO IMAGE Lw,O.I" Gw,O.O" 'FINANCIAL HEAlTH Lw,0.116 Gw,0.022 'GLOBAL ECONOMY Lw, 0.30' Gw, 0.022 'GOVERNMENT INFLUENCE Lw.O.l13 Gw,O.OOB 'DEMOGRAPHIC SHIFT Lw,0.056 Gw,O.OO' Priority relative to: The Goal Element COMPETITORS CUSTOMERS ROANOKE COUNTY PARTNERS EXTERNAL FORCES Priorities based on: Importance Weight 0.372 0.258 0.194 0.103 0.073 Element Descriptions: PARTNERS RESOURCES; REGIONAL ALLIANCES: CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION: SPIRIT COOPERATION EDUCATION: SERVICES: QUALITY OF LIFE: SENSE OF PLACE INNOVATION: CULTURE ¡PEOPLE; BRAND IMAGE; FINANCIAL HEALTlH LIFE LONG LEARNING: ECONOMIC BASE; TAX STRUCTURE: DIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY: GLOBAL ECONOMY: GOVERNMENT INFLUENCE; DEMOGRAPHI' COMPETITORS ROANOKE COUNTY CUSTOMERS EXTERNAL FORCES 36 January 22-23, 2000 3. The value statements were synthesized to reflect their reiative importance toward achieving the County of Roanoke's mission. Synthesis relative to: Goal 1 ,. EDUCATION 0.187 SUPPORT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, SUCCESS RATE OF K-12 & PUBLIC EDUCATION 2. l""lONGlEARNING 0.112 lIFE CYCLE, TRNG OPPS. CONn EOUC. SUPPORT OF ARTS & CULTURAl OPPS. VOCAnONAl, PUBLIC LIBRARIES. lEAD,RS"" DEVElOPEMNT 3. SERVICES 0.106 WIDE RANGE OF COST EFFECTIVE SERVICES, QUALITY SERVICE, SMARTER & HAROER THAN EVERYONE E 4. ECONOMIC BASE 0.091 STRONG ECONOMIC BASE. EFFICIENT GOVERNMENT 5. INNOVATION 0.079 PREP FOR TECHN ADVANCES, ELECTR COMMUNITY, WEB-BASED SERVICES, PROCESSES & PROGRAMS 6. CULTURE/PEOPLE 0.060 DiVERSE. SKILLED. PASSIONATE, INVOLVED. STRONG COMMITMENTS. HIGH VALUES, FAMILY FRIENDLY. TRAINAB PEOPLE 7. RESOURCES 0.053 $. LABOR. JOBS, VOLUTEERISM, ECONOMIC OEVELOPMENT, TECHN & INFORMATION 5. OUAUTY OF LIFE 0.052 COMFORT. NATURAL RESOURCES. ENVIRQN SENSITIVE, OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK, SAFE & HEALTHY COMMUI 9. TAX STRUCTURE 0.039 - COST EFFECTIVE TAX STRUCTURE RELATIVE TO MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREAS 80%.> 10. TECHNOLOGY 0.039 - THE NEED TO KEEP UP WITH CHANGE: WWW, DNA. BIOMEDICS, TRANSPORTATION. COMMUNICATION 11. 8RAND IMAGE THE PLACE FOR YOUI 0.033 - 12. SENSE OF PLACE 0.027- OWNERSHP IN COMMUNITY. SENSE OF eELONGING. ACCESSlelLiTY 13. REGIONAL ALLIANCES 0.026- PRODUCTIVE. MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL. RESULTS ORIENTED. COLLABORATION W/NEIGHBORING LOCALITIES & on PARTNERSHIPS 14. FINANCIAL HEALTH 0.022- TRIPLE A RATING, REDUCE OEPENOANCY ON RESIDENTIAL TAXES, FUND BALANCE 6.25% 15. GLOBAL ECONOMY 0.022- POSITIVE ECONOMY - LOCAL. NATIONAL & GLOBAL 16. CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION 0,017 - ALLOW A WAY TO COMMUNICATE IDEAS, A BETTER WAY OF DOING THINGS, ACCESS & CLOUT, 11. DIVERSITY 0.011 - BUILO, STRENGTHEN & SUPPORTCUL TURAL, ffilNIC. PEOPLE WIDISA6ILITIES. DEMOGRAPHIC. SOCIAL DIVERSITY 1a. GOVERNMENT INFlUENCE 0.008- NATIONAL. STATE. lOCAL. POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE INFLUENCES THAT RESULT FROM LEGISLATION. PUBLIC POliCY, elECTIONS. REGUlATIONS 19. SPIRIT OF COOPERATION 0.001. WILLINGNESS TO WORK TOGETHER TOWAROS COMMON GOALS (PARTNERS. PTA'S. CHAMBERS. REC CLUBS. FOUNDTNS. CHURCHS) 20. DEMOGRAPHIC SHIFT 0.004. AGING POPULATION. RE.DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH. HEALTH, POPULATION SHIFTS January 22-23, 2000 37 4. A powerful mission statement for Roanoke County may be formulated from the values that lie at and above the 80% indicator. 5. Next, the team identified and prioritized two initiatives to support each value statement identified in the model. The initiatives pertaining to each group of values are listed below. Partner Initiatives: , JT MTG OF 8 . S '¡"TERiINTRA COMMIJ Lw, 0.600 Gw, 0.010 ,W: 0,500 Gw, 0,00. 'PROMO MTR' ECON . EOPUBUCIZE 80S. SB 'w,O.400 Gw,O,O07 LW'.0.500 G""M03' Competitive initiatives: . LAND USE 'I"CRS TEACflEREÆecrMtelÍERÁGe "00", ReSOURŒxPAND ReG "FfOR,. ,w,MOO Ow, 0.031 '",-0,000 G';"O,1\' lw,O.600 $wi",,'" . Lw,O,1OO'o",o.o1< 'FOCUS"USI ON eNVIRON 'WKFORCEoev 'COMMU SHOWCASE 'DBJec:t1v£ EASED MGMT Lw,MOO Gw,o.o21 '",,0.400 GW'.0.O7S ""°'0400 "",,0.0" L"'1>3OO' Ow, 0,°" Roanoke County Initiatives: 'INCREASÉ FI..di>MMITMerexPD INTERNEl'iÂ€CÉSS 'MORe EOUC.q¡1PS 'CREATE UMFlE""""GE Lw,Ö,700G'i¡¡([ö!,.,,: ,W'. O,600Gw:,Oi....;"'i 'w, 0,100 ,.""'-.Ö,04"'. "",0.000 law,0,020;,'/ 'REQueST REVIEW 'EVA4 pRoceSS' PROCE' exPAND'NvO,VEMeNT 'DEV'COMMUNITY PLAN ,,",0'"00 Gw,0.007 Lw,O;400Gwo'O.03' ,w'O,300 Gw,O."" Lw'0;4oo0w,"O.013 38 January 22-23, 2000 1= Customer Initiatives: '~~~'&"\~~~o~%a~' 'C~,uo'4ii'-j~~~: 'r~~~~~&RI~~~.:~~NE~;',~~D5~~~'fo~IC 'DETERM CURR DFFERGSWRKG WIECON DEV 'FEEoBACK PROCESS 'DETERMiNE CURRT OFFE Cw, 0.200 Gw, 0.022 Lw, 0.200 Gw, 0.008 Lw' 0.400 Gw-. 0,036 Lw, 0.400 Gw-. 0.007 ~. External Force Initiatives: . HIRE FU,," TIMECÓ61i'1iST'INVOCVE SENIORS';'NGOVŒxPANO SCdP.ÒFiTTEAI.wOR\<IWIREGNL PARTNER' Lo,G.15G GwIÒ.OÓ6 '. Cw'G.7oo Go,".OG' , Cw-.0.7GO GWIM21 c.wlO.500 Gw,0,011 'MEETWISTATE LEGISLATOBLe DIVERSE COMMUNITY'CREATE REGNC iT COMMn"MAAKËrVA1.LEY . LoIO.250 Gw'0.002 LwIO.3DO Gw,O.ool LwIO.30G GWIO.O" Cw,G.500 Gw,O.Ol1 6. All of the initiatives were synthesized in order to determine their importance relative to making the mission statement a reality. 7. To obtain a commitment for the implementation of these initiatives the initiatives were grouped relative to strategic objective. Any initiatives that were identical were combined in order to avoid duplication of efforts and to provide focused results. The weights of the initiatives were combined as well, giving the initiative added importance. The resulting cluster synthesis of these initiatives identifies the new strategic goals and objectives that the team must accomplish in order for the County of Roanoke to survive and thrive through the year 2005. January 22-23, 2000 39 ~ PARTNERS EXTERNAL FORCES 'WORKFORCE OEVELOP","T 'PUBUCIF'RIVATE PARTNER 'WORK WIREGNLPARf"",o."TERNET ACCESS 'CREATE REONL If COMMITTEE 'PUBLICIZE BO..SB 'PROMOTEROANOKE 'PROMO MTAL ECON' 'INTER/INTRA COMMU 'OBJECTIVE BASED MCLANO USE 'COMMU SHOWCASE 'PROVIOE INCENTIVES 'LEVCOMMU FACIL 'EXPO INTERNET ACC<SSOUESTREVIEW 'LEV COMMU FACIL 'CREATE UNIFIED lMAI 'COMMU SHOWCASE '""NITOROEMOGRAP'.OEtERM CURR OFFE,"OUC &OEV STRAT COMPETITORS 'INCRS TEACHER EFFCWO..fDRCE OEVELCEXPANO REG EFFORTS ROANOKE COUNTY 'MOREEOUCOPPS 'EVAL PROCESS &PROCE CUSTOMERS 'INVOLVE SENIORS IN :uJro!ALLEY EXTER'" 'BLO DIVERSE COMMU:'OLITICAL LEVERAGE 8. The final synthesis of initiatives is listed below. The relative weight of each initiative reflects the "Gain" of the initiative, indicating the contribution of the initiative to achieving the mission. The next step will be to analyze the "Pain", or costs associated with implementing each initiative, and the "Risk", or probability of success associated with the accomplishment of each initiative. Sy""",¡" ,.,"""," Goo] 1 , WORKFORC"""LOP","T 0'" OEY A ,"'"''O PROCESS W' FEEDBACK WHICH PROVIDES T1U<G FOR TARGETED 'NOUSTRY 2. INCRS TEACHER EFFECTIVENE 0.1\2 INCREASED T"-,CHER EFFECTIVENESS BY OBTAJNING DESIRABLE STUDENT I TEACHER RATIOS & HIRING & RETAINING EFFECT]VE TEACHERS J. exPOINTERNETACCE" 0.07' exPAND OUR CUSTOM"" ABILITY TO INTERACT WITH us THROUGH INTERNET ACCE" (PAY"", WATER. AUTOMATED RSPORT CARDS. STC..] ,. EXPAND REG EFFORTS 0.07' FACTOR REGIONAL PERSRECTIVES INTO SERVICES OEUVERY. MUST EXPAND OUR REG PERSPECTIVE OF "RE. POLICE. EDUO WASTE. ECON OEV EFFORTS. SEWER & WATER ETC . PUaUCPRlVATEPARTNER 0."" """"'N ""aU,,,,"IVA", PARTnER,"P "'" SU,"OR" ECON OEV S"'-'T (TO" REA",O] 6. EVAL PROCESS & PROCE O."'T EVALUATE ECONOMIC OEV PROCESS & PROCEOURES TO OPTIMIZE NON.RESIOENTIAL SASE' GET MOST BANG FOR THE aUCK(5%1 T. MOREEDUCOPPS 0.0<2 - OFFER MORE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES VIA INTERNET. CHANNEL 3. OTHER a. RECRUITBU""," 0.0<0 - RECRUIT INNOVATIVE, eMRONMENTALY F"'ENOLY BUS< W/AMAIORITY OF HICHER PAID EMPLOYEE" PRIMARY JOBS S. OBJECTIVE BASED MGMT 0.032- INCLUDE OBJECTIVE BASED MANAGEMENT THAT IDENTIFY SERVICE LEVEL EVALUATION. BASED 0" STRATEGIC OIRECnON 10. LAND USE 0.031 - DEVELOP EFFECTIVE LAND USE PROGRM TO ENSURE PRESERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES " EOUC.CEYSTRAT 0."'- EOUCATE & CEV ""-'T TO eDUCATE BUSU"""MOUALS RELAnVE TO THEIR RETURN ON TAlI INVESTMENT 12. LEVCOMMUFACIL 0.029- LEVERAGe CO"",, FAClLlnES. HAVE SCHQOI.S. FACIUTIES FOCUS ON COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES " OETERM CURR OFFEROS 0.029- c""",,lNe C_NT OFFER]NGS ~ THe ARTS COM",,' DOCUMENT GAPB IN VÞU.EY. N&£OS. EST"""" "'^" TO "LLGAPS 14. CDMMU SHOWCASE 0.029- INCR SPECIAL EVENTS THAT SHOWCASE OR CELEBRATE COMMUNITY ASSETS (CULTURE, EDUC) EXPAND ROANOKE COUNTY INVOLVEMENT IN COMMUNITY ACTIV1T1ES 15. PROVIOEINCENTIVES ,"21- RAJSE BAR OF exPECTATIONS FOR eNVIRONMENTAL ISSUES & PROVIDE INCENTIVES TO BU"NESSES 40 January 22-23, 2000 § 16. CREATE UNIFIED IMAGE 0.020- CREATE UNIFIED IMAGE CAMPAIGN TO BE USED THROUGHOUT ROANOKE COUNTY GOV. & SCHOOLS 17. CONNECTING COUNTERPARTS 0.01&- EACH ELECTED OFFICIAL WIll. CONTACT A COUNTERPART IN A NEIGHBORING LOCALITY TO PROOUCE A SPECIFIC RESULT 18. PUBlICIZEaoS&SB 0.01'- PUBLICIZE BOS & SB. SEEK WAYS TO PUBUCIZE COOPERATION AS well. AS COOPERATION AMONG 5 DISTRICTS 18. PROMOTERCANO"" 0013- PROMOTE ROANOKE COUNTY AS A PLACE FOR YOUNG PEOF'.E TO SETTLE VIA CORPORATIONS. JOB FAIRS, COL"GE PUBeICAnONS. .-re. 20. CREATE REGNL IT COMMITTEE 0.012- CREATE REGIONAL IT COMMITreE (INDC BUBI) TO MONITOR ,",WWTECHNOLOGY AND FIND WAYS TO APPLY THAT TECHN iN THE VALLEY ". MKTVALLEYEXTERNAL 0.011- IoIARKET THE VALLEY ON GLOBAL SeA" AS A PLACE TO DO BUSINESS & TO VISIT 22. WORK WIREGNL PARTNERSHP 0.011- WORK WÆCON DEV PARTNERSHIP IN STATE & FED GOVTO SUPP LOCAL BUSIIN PROVIDING PROD ON GLOBAL SCALE 23. IDENTIFY DUPLICATED SERV 0.010- IDENnFY AREAS WHERE COMBINING DUPLICATED SERVICES COULD PROV,"E MORE EFFiClENT.IMPRVED DEUVERY OF SERVICES 24. MONITOR DEMOGRAPHICS 0.010- MONITOR CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS TO CREATE PROACTIVE so,"nONS TO FOSTER POSITIVE OUTCOMES TO COMPLEX CULTURAL & SOCIAL ISSUEB 25. PounCAL LEVERAGE DOOB. BRING STATE LEGISLATORS & BOS & SCHOOL BOARD TOGETHER ON A MORE REGUI.M BASIS THAN 1 IVRIRE FUll. TIME LOBBYIST TO REPRESENT THE COUNTY & SCHOOLS IN RICHMOND & WASHINGTON 26. PROMO MTRL ECON & EDU o.oOT. iNCORPORATE MORE EDUCAnON INFO INTO ECON DEV PROMO MATERIALS 27. REOUEST REVIEW 0.007. REOUEST REVIEW WI RATING AGENCIES TO OErERMINE WHAT IT TAKES TO ACCOMPLISH AM RATING 2B. INTERIINTRA CDMMU 0.003. ENCOURAGE/SPONSOR JT MTG INTER/INTRA COMMUNICATION AMONG CO-COUNCIL PTA & CIVIC LEAGUES 29. INVOLVE SENIORSIN GOVERN 0.003 I INVOLVE THE OLOER POPULATION IN SCHOOLS, PARKS & REOR. & LIBRARIES THRU FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGR. LIFE LONG LEARNING & VOLUNTEER OPPS 30. BLO DlVERBE COMMUNITY 0.001 I DEV PROGRAM ENCOURAGING DEVELOPERS TO BUILD OR RE-BUILD DIVERSE COMMUN (INCLUDES HOUSING FOR DIVERSE & SPECIAL NEEDS POPULAnONSI IN RE: CONCLUSION At the conclusion, the initiatives were grouped according to their strategic objectives, and goals and objectives were developed that the team must accomplish to meet their goal to survive and thrive through the year 2005, These were: (1) Education (2) Economic Development (3) Regional Alliance (4) Technology (5) Management (6) Quality of Life (7) Image January 22-23, 2000 41 - Chairman McNamara reported that teams including school and County staff and officials would be established for each of these initiatives to develop the specific actions to attain the County's goal. IN RE: ADJOURNMENT At 12:22 p.m. Chairman McNamara adjourned the retreat. Submitted by, Approved by, '--r)'(~.7.J - ~ Mary H. Allen, CMC/AAE Clerk to the Board ~;~.- eph McNamara airman' 42 January 22-23, 2000 = This page left intentionally blank