City of Saline
Community Vision Tour 2024
Overview
The Mayor, City Council, City Manager and Senior Staff of the City of Saline met to review and update the goals and objectives currently part of the City of Saline Community Vision Tour 2024. The Mayor, City Council, City Manager and Senior Staff embarked on a three step process in 2014-2015, designed to identify the future direction of the City. In step one the Leadership Group identified their shared Five Year Vision for the Community. In step two the Mayor and Members of the City Council with the assistance of the City Manager and Senior Staff facilitated breakout groups of citizens and stakeholders focusing on their shared Vision(s) for the community.
The following reflects the culmination of the third step above in which the Leadership of the City outlined the major goals, key objectives’ and one year tasks for moving the community forward and the recent review and update conducted in 2017 by the Mayor, City Council, City Manager and Senior Staff. The City Council, going forward, will discuss their agreed upon goals in full or in part at a frequency of once per month at one of the two regular monthly business meetings. Once six months has passed, the City Council will review the current goals and objectives in the strategic plan to determine if they believe any changes need to be made.
City of Saline
Vision Tour 2024
Overview
The Mayor, City Council, City Manager and Senior Staff of the City of Saline embarked on a three-step process designed to identify the future direction of the City.
- Step One - The Leadership Group identified their shared Five Year Vision for the Community.
- Step Two - The Mayor and Members of the City Council with the assistance of the Manager and Senior Staff facilitated breakout groups of citizens and stakeholders focusing on their shared Vision(s) for the community.
- Step Three - The Leadership of the City outlined the major goals, key objectives and first-year tasks for moving the community forward.
Goal One Community Livability
Key Objectives:
- Farmer’s Market Structure
- Enhanced Recreational Facilities
- Diversify Opportunities in the Community
One Year Tasks
- 1) Farmer’s Market Structure
- a) Find a location
- b) Identify costs and plans
- 2) Enhanced Recreational Facilities
- a) Identify specific facilities
- b) Identify costs
- 3) Diversify Opportunities in the Community
- a) Conduct business inventory to identify what we need and determine where we might go
- b) Actively recruit from various groups and colleges and schools; jobs and entertainment
Goal Two Strong Municipal Services
Key Objectives:
1) Optimal organizational structure
2) Safe Community
3) Connected, physically and virtually to the community
4) Strengthen accessibility to government services
One Year Tasks
1) Review, assess, begin implementation of the organizational review
2) Review of legal services completed; new/same firm under contract (completed/need to negotiate)
3) Begin accreditation of Police Department
4) Define and implement policies for marijuana
5) Two quadrants of city sidewalks completed
6) Pilot program for downtown Wi-Fi
7) Study and assess interactive technology for communication with citizens
Goal Three Infrastructure
Key Objectives:
1) Transportation
Connectivity, green, motorized, non-motorized, parking
2) Growth
Density, environment, intentional, open space preservation, residential engagement, green
3) Waste Water Treatment Plant
4) Maintenance Parking lots, sidewalks, pipes and buildings
One Year Tasks
1) Transportation
a) Implement parking study
b) Feasibility of Wood Creek Trail without grant
c) Pursue more grants – water pathways and trails
d) Complete roundabout Note: project to begin late FY20 and be completed in FY21
e) Implement the street millage planning stage
f) Autonomous vehicle long-term planning
g) Mitigate Impact of Milan Road bridge construction
2) Growth
a) The Layher property, Lot 20A Planning – best practices
b) Analyze current park space
c) Analyze public space – engage residents (Merchant Park)
3) Waste Water Treatment Plant
a) Implement a computerized management system
b) Odor control
c) SAW grant
d) Nova filter decision
4) Maintenance
a) SAW Grant – sanitary sewer collection system and storm sewer
b) Plan and fund parking maintenance
c) Sidewalk program, Phase II, Year II
d) Inventory municipal building conditions
Goal 4 Community Based Need
Key Objectives:
1) Access to healthcare
2) Affordable housing
3) Recruit and retain youth
One Year Tasks
1) Access to healthcare
- Identify locations and buildings for access to 24-hour care or urgent care
2) Affordable housing
- Identifying federal funding options for affordable housing projects (example Mill Pond Manor)
3) Recruit and retain youth
- Job fairs
- Include youth in job fairs and city events
b. Develop a program to work with Saline High School and/or local
colleges to develop awareness of municipal jobs
