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REPORT TO: Finance and Corporate Services Committee
DATE OF MEETING: September 16, 2024
SUBMITTED BY: Margaret Love, Director of Strategy & Corporate Performance,
519-741-2200 ext. 7370
PREPARED BY: Justin Watkins, Manager of Corporate Planning, 519-741-2200 ext. 7203
WARD(S) INVOLVED: All
DATE OF REPORT: August 23, 2024
REPORT NO.: CAO-2024-412
SUBJECT: Strategic Plan Update August 2024 Implementation
RECOMMENDATION:
For information.
REPORT HIGHLIGHTS:
The purpose of this report is to highlight progress made on implementation of the strategic
plan, as of August 31, 2024 (Attachment A).
The key finding of this report is that all strategic actions planned for 2024 have now
commenced.
There are no financial implications associated with this report.
Community engagement included
in advance of the committee meeting.
This report supports implementation of the 2023-2026 City of Kitchener Strategic Plan.
BACKGROUND:
strategic plan sets priorities and actions to guide progress and resourcing over the
term of council towards our long-term community vision. Through extensive engagement with
the community and council, an initial set of 30 strategic actions were identified and approved
with the new strategic plan in August 2023. Progress on strategic plan implementation is reported
to council three times per year.
REPORT:
Since the April strategic plan update, all strategic actions planned for 2024 have now
commenced. Project details for these 23 strategic actions can be found in Attachment A.
*** This information is available in accessible formats upon request. ***
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Adjustments in Strategic Plan Implementation
The following adjustments have been made to the implementation of current strategic actions
since previously reported to council.
1. New project managers have been assigned to the following strategic actions:
Parkland Acquisition Strategy (DSD) Garett Stevenson
Creative Industries School (DSD) Lauren Chlumsky
2. Planned completion dates have changed for the following strategic actions:
District Energy Business Case (DSD) from October 2024 to December 2024
Community Grants Review (CSD) from March 2025 to August 2025
Municipal Newcomers Strategy (CSD) from June 2025 to October 2025
Despite the above noted changes to planned completion dates, all strategic actions remain
on track for completion within their planned completion year, outlined in Appendix A.
Update on Strategic Plan Indicators
The strategic plan indicators are a new feature of the 2023-2026 strategic plan, intended to
objectively measure our performance towards each strategic goal. The strategic indicators,
developed by the Compass Kitchener Advisory Committee and the City's corporate leadership
team, will be updated annually each spring on the City of Kitchener's website.
A new, dedicated webpage to the strategic plan indicators launched in early September and will
feature strategic plan project statuses in addition to strategic indicator metrics to track our
progress on the strategic plan.
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT:
This report supports implementation of the 2023-2026 City of Kitchener Strategic Plan.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Capital Budget The recommendation has no impact on the Capital Budget.
Operating Budget The recommendation has no impact on the Operating Budget.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
INFORM the agenda in advance of the
council / committee meeting.
PREVIOUS REPORTS/AUTHORITIES:
CAO-2024-055 Strategic Plan Implementation Update
CAO-2024-220 Strategic Plan Update April 2024 Implementation
APPROVED BY: Dan Chapman, CAO
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A Strategic Plan Implementation August 2024 Update
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