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SUMMARY OF DECATUR CITY COUNCIL 2019 STRATEGIC PLANNING <br /> RETREAT AND NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION INITIATIVES <br /> Results from the City Council's May 13th and June 24th Neighborhood Revitalization <br /> study sessions, and its June 21 strategic planning retreat, are combined here into <br /> one summary document.The 1Veighborhood Revitalization meetings are <br /> summarized by Priority Goal #1,beginning on the next page. The following six <br /> priority goals were developed during the strategic planning retreat. Taken together, <br /> these seven priority goals reflect the Decatur City Council's overall strategic <br /> direction for the 2019-2021 period.While the services of municipal government are <br /> diverse and complicated,and include many more activities than those covered here, <br /> by articulating these seven priority goals,the governing body of the city announces <br /> where and how it will focus its greatest attention and effort during the next two <br /> years—when the document will be updated for the next two-year period.To the <br /> greatest e�ent possible,the proposed FY 2020 city budget has been prepared using <br /> this document as a guide. <br /> PRIORITY GOAL #1: NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION <br /> PRIORITY GOAL #2: GROW, ENHANCE AND BETTER PREPARE THE <br /> LOCAL WORKFORCE TO MEET CURRENT &FUTURE DEMANDS <br /> PRIORITY GOAL #3: TAKE DOWNTOWN DECATUR TO THE NEXT <br /> LEVEL BECAUSE A HEALTHY CORE BENEFITS THE WHOLE CITY <br /> PRIORITY GOAL #4: IMPLEMENT SELECTED NEW TECHNOLOGIES <br /> THAT WILL IMPROVE MUNICIPAL SERVICE DELIVERY AND CREATE <br /> OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES <br /> PRIORITY GOAL #5: IMPLEMENT NEW REVENUE INITIATIVES AND <br /> COST REDUCTION MEASURES DESIGNED TO MAKE DECATUR MORE <br /> FINANCIALLY SECURE AND ITS OPERATION MORE SUSTAINABLE <br /> PRIORITY GOAL #6: COLLABORATE WITH OTHER STAKEHOLDERS <br /> SO THAT THE MANAGEMENT OF LAKE DECATUR, AND ADjOINING <br /> PUBLIC OPEN SPACES, IS INTEGRATED INTO A COORDINATED PLAN <br /> PRIORITY GOAL #7: CREATE A BOLD AND ASPIRATIONAL VISION <br /> FOR THE FUTURE OF DECATUR AND LINK SHORTER TERM GOALS <br /> TO THAT VISION TO ENSURE IT IS UNTIMATELY REALIZED <br /> Exhibit A <br />