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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-03-07 City Council Work Session AgendaPUBLIC NOTICE WORK SESSION On Monday, March 7, 2022, at 5 P. M. the Aiken City Council will hold a work session to receive a summary report from Irene Tyson, the Facilitator of Council’s New Horizons Retreat, with recommendations. The meeting will be held in the Council Chambers. Executive Session Notice On Monday, March 7, 2022, an executive session will be held after the 5 P.M. Work Session in Room 204 of the Municipal Building at 214 Park Avenue SW. City Council will go into Executive Session pursuant to Section 30-4-70(a)(2) to discuss negotiations incident to a proposed contractual arrangement with a third party. Specifically, City Council will discuss a proposed contractual arrangement with a third party. Page 1 of 5 Aiken City Council Work Session Agenda March 7, 2022 5:00 P.M. City Council Work Session – Executive Session After Work Session Page 2 of 5 THE CITY OF AIKEN CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION AGENDA MARCH 7, 2022 5 P.M. I. CALL TO ORDER II. PRESENTATIONS: (1) New Horizons Path Forward. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Page 3 of 5 THE CITY OF AIKEN Memorandum Date: 07 Mar 2022 To: City Council From: Stuart T. Bedenbaugh, City Manager Subject: New Horizons Path Forward. On January 27, we held our New Horizons Planning retreat as we prepare to finish out FY 2021- 22 and prepare for FY 2022-23. Irene Tyson of the Boudreaux Group facilitated our session and is back this afternoon with a summary and recommended steps forward and will seek to close out this exercise seeking some additional comments and feedback from you. Once the work session is completed, we will go into Executive Session to discuss several elements of our downtown project. Stuart T. Bedenbaugh City Manager AGENDA ITEM #(1) New Horizons Path Forward.Page 4 of 5 AIKEN CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLANNING RETREAT: SUMMARY STRATEGIES January 26 , 2022 2021 Strategic Economic Development Action Plan: Key Issues • Attract and Retain Diverse Residents • Identify Target Areas for Investment (Growth and Deve lopment) • Leverage Catalytic Investments and Burgeoning Industry Clusters w ithin the Reg ion • Create Room to Grow • Leverage Aiken 's Equestrian Heritage • Enhance Aiken 's Gateways To Dos • Defi ne what "cultu re" mean s in Ai ken and who be nefi t s, the n commun icate t hi s to bu il d support for the pen ny sales tax fo r arts and cultu re . • Define what it means to be a "prem iere city" Aiken style , then pu rs ue th is status . • Identify Council Champ ions and Staff Shepherds fo r each Big, Bold Idea . • Establi sh St rateg ic Plan Updates as a pe rmanent City Council Meetings agenda item . • Establ ish t i meframe and benchmarks fo r imp lementation. Big, Bold Ideas • With partners, build and support homeless shelter that is a one-stop, welcoming place to begin new lives . • Penny sales tax for arts and culture . • Downtown is a fun inviting, safe place for youth and students. • Entire City, its places and assets , are connected by dedicated and protected multi-use greenways . "Get everywhere from anywhere ." • Develop 2,500-acre reservoir into nature-based park that will become regional/southeastern destination . ■ Create and host an annual two-week Celebration of the Horse event. ■ City invests in comprehensive, city-wide master plan that incorporates all big, bold ideas: illustrate the big, bold vision of the future. ■ Build a Performing Arts venue with seating for 800- 1,500. • Expand Generations Park with more diverse uses and connect with greenway to Shaw Creek (with botanical gardens) and Brunswick tract to the Reservoir. Purpose of the Big, Bold Ideas • Promote growth and economic vitality ■ Inspire a better quality of life ■ Increase tax revenues • Capitalize and leverage these strategic planning efforts • Make Aiken a first-choice town . • Ensure Aiken is a creative and innovative city. ■ Create excitement for residents, not just fixing potholes. ■ Create community where children stay because there are jobs, culture and quality of life. • Creates a continuum of life . • Provide bold, achievable pathways for implementing the 2021 Strategic Economic Development Action Plan Recommendations . AG E N D A I T E M # ( 1 ) Ne w H o r i z o n s P a t h F o r w a r d . Pa g e 5 o f 5