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STRATEGIC PLANNING <br />Since its inception, the Commission sought to think strategically with respect to <br />its work. While mindful that tactical efforts are clearly needed to accomplish goals and <br />objectives, the Commission's work must focus on achieving and sustaining systemic <br />change. Therefore, throughout 2007 the Commission held several strategic planning <br />workshops and one all-day retreat. The workshops focused on developing goals and <br />objectives and strengthening EPIC's mission and purpose. The all-day retreat focused <br />on a number of areas, including: <br />• Defining the Commission's vision <br />• Reviewing and analyzing the lessons learned from 2007 <br />• Developing the major focus areas for 2008 <br />• Defining what "success" will look like in five or ten years <br />• Discussing how to increase community involvement in EPIC <br />• Improving the effectiveness of commissioners <br />• Brainstorming on addressing Santa Ana's graffiti problem <br />The result of the strategic planning process has not only helped focus the <br />Commission's work, but has laid the groundwork for the assessment process. The <br />following diagram illustrates, in brief, the strategic planning model that commissioners <br />have used in their working groups. <br />• CC <br />• ~ ~' <br />• T1~n ,: <br />Resources <br />~(~bjectlves <br />Goals <br />EPIC Progress Report to City Council - 2008 Page 19 <br />19D-20 <br />