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2007 Office of the Mayor Objectives with Accomplishments

1. By May, review, revise and adopt updated budget policies to provide specific guidance for the administration’s 2008 preliminary budget. (Council Goal 1)

2. By October, clarify or establish level of service standards for the City’s major programs and publish a report that summarizes these standards. (Council Goals 1 and 9)

3. By December, review, revise and adopt performance measures to be used to monitor the performance of all departments. (Council Goal 1)

4. Provide an adequate operational funding plan for any new capital facility. (Council Goal 1)

5. Adopt plans and provide funding to ensure that internal City business systems (computers, phones, software programs, fleet, etc.) and existing capital facilities are properly maintained and updated. (Council Goal 1)

6. Ensure that the City develops, communicates and implements a specific action plan to protect and improve the quality of drinking water in the Lake Whatcom Reservoir. (Council Goals 2 and 9)

7. Help strengthen downtown organizational efforts by promoting continued coordination among City departments and non-profit and private entities with interests in downtown. (Council Goal 3)

8. Develop and implement a public involvement plan to guide the waterfront redevelopment effort. (Council Goals 4 and 9)

9. Refine the City waterfront redevelopment financial model to reflect the City’s investment in infrastructure and determine sustainable economic results. (Council Goal 4)

10. Complete an Environmental Impact Study (EIS) for the waterfront redevelopment. (Council Goal 4)

11. Identify and prioritize waterfront infrastructure projects, costs and funding mechanisms. (Council Goal 4)

12. Coordinate drafting of Waterfront Master Plan (Subarea Plan) and development regulations. (Council Goal 4)

13. Draft and consider a development agreement that clearly indicates responsibilities of the City and of the Port to implement the Waterfront Master Plan. (Council Goal 4)

14. Develop a viable organizational structure and business plan for the new Art and Children’s Museum. (Council Goal 6)

15. Conduct a survey of local businesses to identify City activities, programs and practices that enhance business success and those that inhibit it and identify appropriate policy or procedure changes. (Council Goal 8 and 9)

16. Direct an internal work group to analyze City programs and policies which support or inhibit the success of existing businesses, particularly small enterprises. (Council Goal 8)

17. Develop a strategic plan for Bellingham’s economic development. (Council Goal 8)

18. Improve communication between the City and its citizens about all goals, priorities, and challenges. (Council Goal 9)

19. By the end of 2007, along with ITSD, increase the usefulness of the City website by using industry best practices and citizen feedback to improve its organization, search functions and visual design. (Council Goal 9)

20. Increase the number of visitors to the City’s website. Post at least one new feature article per week on the City’s homepage. (Council Goal 9)

21. Increase the number of City-produced BTV10 programs that address City goals, priorities, and accomplishments. (Council Goal 9)

22. Ensure that communications plans are developed for City priorities, identifying action steps to ensure that timely, accurate information is available about City goals, how they will be achieved, and how people can become involved in key decisions, and accomplishments. (Council Goal 9)

23. Complete and evaluate the neighborhood services pilot project and recommend next steps to incorporate the most effective practices into on-going City operations. (Council Goal 9)

24. Develop an action plan to implement the recommendations of the 2006 Public Involvement Assessment Report. (Council Goal 9)

25. Complete space needs analysis to address facility and operations needs for library, parks and museum programs and administrative operations. (Council Goals 1, 6, and 10)

26. Continue to pursue County, State and federal funds for development of infrastructure in waterfront redevelopment areas and for other City projects and programs. (All Council Goals)

27. Advocate key issues before the State legislature and the U.S. Congress, including support for sensible transportation solutions, environmental protection and public safety, and opposition to unfunded mandates, initiatives and other measures that interfere with local government authority. (All Council Goals)

28. Pursue governmental partnerships that result in increased or more efficient service delivery. (All Council Goals)

29. Provide administrative support to the Bellingham-Whatcom Public Facilities District Board of Directors and help ensure continued implementation of the district’s regional center. (Council Goals 3, 5 and 6)

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