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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: MAY 20, 2014 TITLE: APPROVAL OF FUNDS FOR THE FIVE -YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: r-Wif nowel ❑ As Recommended ❑ As Amended ❑ Ordinance on 1" Reading ❑ Ordinance on 2n6 Reading ❑ Implementing Resolution ❑ Set Public Hearing For CONTINUED TO !� FILE NUMBER CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing revenue for the fiscal year 2014 -15 budget in the amount of $2,280,000 unchanged from the original staff recommendation and an additional $734,500 in new Santa Ana Jail revenue for a total of $3,014,500 in various General Fund revenue accounts and appropriate funds to various departmental expenditure accounts for the implementation of the five -year Strategic Plan. DISCUSSION On March 18, 2014, the Mayor and City Council adopted the five -year Strategic Plan following an 11 -month strategic planning process and extensive community engagement efforts. The City's outreach efforts included a total of nine events with more than 2,100 participants and recorded over 1,300 comments from various community stakeholders such as residents, businesses, non- profit organizations, students, faith -based community, property owners, educators, employees, and others. The City's strategic planning process and community engagement efforts resulted in a Strategic Plan that includes a total of 7 goals, 33 objectives and 147 strategies. Of the 147 strategies, 108 are funded within the budget and 39 are currently unfunded. In order to prioritize and allocate funding to the remaining 39 unfunded strategies, staff prepared a matrix which was presented at the March 18th City Council meeting. The matrix identifies funding priorities in three categories; consensus (6 to 7 stars), general consensus (5 stars) and all others (1 to 4 stars) in descending priority. It is important to emphasize that the unfunded consensus strategies are equivalent to the $2M included in the revised five -year forecast approved by the Mayor and Council. General consensus and all other remaining unfunded strategies add up to $3.5M. The recommended action to allocated $2,280,000 in funding for consensus unfunded strategies as well as a youth sports scholarship program remains unchanged from previous City Council meetings. Given the recent renegotiated Santa Ana Jail per diem rates, the City is expected to 65A -1