HomeMy WebLinkAboutCAO-15-023 - Compass Kitchener Advisory Committee 2015-2016 Work Plan
REPORT TO: Council
DATE OF MEETING: October 5, 2015
SUBMITTED BY: Laurie Majcher, Manager Strategy & Business Planning, 519-741-2200
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PREPARED BY: Laurie Majcher, Manager Strategy & Business Planning, 519-741-2200
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WARD (S) INVOLVED: All
DATE OF REPORT: September 30, 2015
REPORT NO.: CAO-15-023
SUBJECT:Compass Kitchener Advisory Committee 2015-2016 Work Plan
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RECOMMENDATION:
That the Compass Kitchener Advisory Committee 2015-2016 Work Plan be approved, as
attached to Report CAO-15-023.
BACKGROUND:
Council Policy I-77 Compass Kitchener Terms of Reference identifies the goals, objectives and
responsibilities of this committee. It is the mandate of this committee to create and lead public
processes to determine community concerns, to identify priorities for action, and to monitor
progress toward achieving the community vision. The community priorities comprise an
integral component of the City of Kitchener Strategic Plan. Responsibilities include:
I. Designing and implementing public engagement processes to validate the community's
vision and major strategic priorities and determine critical community issues prior to
each municipal election.
II. Reporting to Council on critical community issues to assist in the establishment and
annual updating of Council' s four year strategic business plans.
III. Developing performance measures reflective of the community's goals and monitoring
the City' s performance against goals as included in the Strategic Plan for the City of
Kitchener.
IV. Reporting on performance to Council and the Community on an annual (Report Card)
and term-by-term basis.
V. Ensuring communication and collaboration among Advisory Committees of Council by
convening two yearly meetings, one for Chairs and Vice Chairs and the second for all
Committees' full membership.
VI. Developing a yearly work plan and submitting it to Council for feedback.
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REPORT:
The specifics of the 2015-2016 Work Plan for Compass Kitchener are provided in the
attachment to this report, with priority consideration to the following:
Citizen’s Report Card – developing appropriate measures to monitor the City’s
progress on the recently approved City of Kitchener Strategic Plan 2015-2018, and
exploring opportunities to engage the broader community in that process;
Actively Engaged Citizens – critique the City’s processes and approach to engaging
the community in decision-making and provide a citizen’s perspective on the strengths,
weaknesses and opportunities for improvement based on specific case studies;
Neighbourhood Strategy – participate in the Neighbourhood Strategy working group
and provide input on creating actively engaged neighbourhoods;
Youth Engagement – working collaboratively with the Kitchener Youth Action Council
(KYAC) and other partners to explore ways the City could communicate more
authentically with youth to engage them as citizens and stakeholders in municipal
decisions; and
Communication/Collaborationamong Advisory Committees – continue to build
connection between all of the City’s citizen advisory committees to promote
collaboration.
Where appropriate, sub-committees have been identified to move forward on action items
related to the above work plan priorities. Compass Kitchener will continue to serve an advisory
role to the City of Kitchener and Council on a variety of initiatives on an ad hoc basis.
ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN:
The recommendation of this report supports the achievement of the city’s strategic vision
through the delivery of core service.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
No new financial and staff resources are being requested for the above-noted initiatives at this
time.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
INFORM – This report has been posted to the City’s website with the agenda in advance of the
council / committee meeting.
ACKNOWLEDGED BY:
Dan Chapman,Deputy Chief Administrative Officer
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