ITEM:		DISCUSSION ITEM
16.	DISCUSS PREFERRED APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT OF DISTRICT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR 2023
Meeting Date:			January 23, 2023	Budgeted:	N/A
From:			David J. Stoldt,	Program/	N/A
			General Manager	Line Item No.:
Prepared By:			David J. Stoldt	Cost Estimate:	N/A
General Counsel Review: N/A
Committee Recommendation: N/A
CEQA Compliance: This action does not constitute a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378.

DISCUSSION: The District has taken several different approaches to establishing strategic planning goals. From 1996 through 2013, there were fourteen strategic planning efforts, eleven facilitated by an outside consultant and three facilitated by the District General Manager. From 2015 through 2020, the Board opted for an every-other-year process whereby the General Manager met with Directors individually and then complied a set of 1-year and 3-year goals to bring to the Board for discussion, modification, and adoption - typically in April prior to budget discussion. In 2021, the Board elected to go back to a facilitator and adopt goals and specific actionable objectives, on a calendar year basis. Due to COVID, those facilitated sessions were held via Zoom. In 2022, the Board met in Special Session in January, facilitated by the General Manager, to establish goals and objectives for the calendar year. A summary of previous strategic planning efforts is included as Exhibit 16-A.

In 2021, the Board also revisited its Mission, Vision, and Values which are also included in Exhibit 16-A for reference. Examples of facilitators are included as Exhibit 16-B.

RECOMMENDATION: At this time, the Board should provide staff general direction on the process it would like to use for establishing strategic goals and objectives. Specifically, the Board should discuss the following:

· Annual v. Biennial v. Longer?

· If annual, should this year be facilitated or done internally?

· If facilitated, develop a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) or is there a “short list” in mind?

· What is the timeline?

EXHIBITS

16-A Summary of MPWMD Strategic Planning Sessions, Mission, Vision, and Values

16-B Sample List of Facilitators

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