Agenda Packet 11 19 2024 website

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ATHENS CITY COUNCIL 
REGULAR SESSION 
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 
Agenda Item 
XV. b. Preparation for the 2025 Strategic Summit
Summary 
Ever
y year, typically during February, the council conducts a strategic summit to discuss general 
future city-wide goals and specific departmental budget requests/needs for the upcoming budget. 
The 2024 summit was held on Friday, February 15, 2024 at the McMinn County Higher Education 
Center. During that summit, a facilitator took the group through a SWOT analysis, highlighted the 
previous year’s accomplishments, and various depart ment heads presented their upcoming 
departmental
 requests/needs. At the end of the summit, 11 opportunities were selected as priorities.  
To 
prepare for the 2025 Strategic Summit, staff has tentatively and subject to final council 
approval, acquired the same location as last year, the McMinn County Higher Education 
Center, tentatively set the date of the summit for Friday, February 21, 2025 from 9 a.m. to 4:00 
p.m., and acquired the services of a facilitator from SETD to facilitate the meeting once the date,
time, and location has been approved.
Possible discussion items include the following. If you want to add anything to 
the summit 
for discussion, just let me or Bridget know.   
• Review of Accomplishments Based
on 2024 Strategic Summit
• Succession Planning for Finance & Other
Departments
• Review/Update of 2022 Strategic Plan • Cook Park Improvements
• Review of Market Park Master Plan • Downtown Parking Garage
• Review of Main Street Master Plan • Firing Range
• Disposition of North City School • Creation of Storm Water Utility
• Police & Fire Memorial • Completion of Convention Center
• Christmas Lights at Regional Park • Skate Park Upgrades
• Improve/Stabilize/Realign N. Jackson
St. in Front of City Hall (construction)
• City Hall Renovations/New Construction/
Purchase Another Existing Building/Renovations
Action to Consider 
A motion, a second, and a vote are needed. A majority of all members of the council shall be 
required to pass this motion.  (City Charter Article V Section 13) 
Affected Departments 
All Departments 
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