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COUNTY OF SAN MATEO
Inter-Departmental Correspondence
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County Manager’s Office
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DATE:
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July 28, 2008
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BOARD MEETING DATE:
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August 5, 2008
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SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING:
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None
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VOTE REQUIRED:
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Majority
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TO:
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Honorable Board of Supervisors
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FROM:
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Mary McMillan
Deputy County Manager (650) 363-4129
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SUBJECT:
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Shared Vision 2025 Report
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RECOMMENDATION
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Accept the report on Shared Vision 2025.
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VISION ALINGMENT
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Commitment: Responsive, effective and collaborative government
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Goal: Government decisions are based on careful consideration of future impact, rather than temporary relief or immediate gain.
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BACKGROUND
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The County of San Mateo has made broad and inclusive civic engagement a standard of doing business. Regularly, we learn from the public in order to gain a more complete understanding of our community and better provide for its needs. This public knowledge builds greater authenticity, authority, and accountability within the broad and diverse communities the County serves.
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In 2001, the Board of Supervisors approved Shared Vision 2010, a report on the values and vision of the people of San Mateo County. The report, developed after a series of community forums, set 10 commitments and 25 measurable goals. Over the past eight years, policy and spending has been aligned to the commitments and goals with regular reporting on progress and accomplishments.
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Last year, your Board determined it was time to update the Shared Vision 2010. A Community Steering Committee was established and an “Issues Briefing Book,” was prepared to initiate the process and frame the discussion with these questions: Where are we now? Where are we going? Where do we want to be? A total of ten community forums were conducted across the county, including two in Spanish and a Youth Town Hall meeting. Additionally, over a three-month period the on-line survey generated 680 completed questionnaires. More than 1,000 individuals participated in the Shared Vision 2025 process answering the question: What are the most important goals that San Mateo County should set for the year 2025?
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On February 26, 2008 your Board reviewed the results of that process with the project consultant, John Melville of Collaborative Economics. Collectively, your direction was to both clarify and simplify the recommendations. On April 4, 2008 a subsequent, revised vision was provided to the Board for additional comment. It was also shared with County department heads for comment.
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Discussion
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On July 8, 2008 the Board’s Shared Vision Subcommittee (Supervisors Gibson and Hill) met, discussed and approved the revised shared vision statement below. The Shared Vision Subcommittee also directed staff to:
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(2) together with the Community Steering Committee, identify gaps as well as the priority area(s) that need immediate work;
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(3) develop an action plan for those priorities;
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(5) work with County departments to “build-out” the vision aligning two or three goals to each vision statement, reflective of the community forum priorities;
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The revised Shared Vision 2025 reflects your Board’s direction and feedback to streamline the vision statements. The Shared Vision 2010 ten commitments and 25 goals are eliminated and replaced with these five vision statements. Reducing the number of vision statements and discrete goal silos, places a new emphasis on the interconnectedness of county policies and programs. The five vision statements capture and reflect the top outcomes identified through the community process. Together, they express a desired future for our community that is healthy, livable, prosperous, collaborative and sustainable.
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Our Shared Vision 2025 is for a healthy, livable,
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prosperous, collaborative, and sustainable community.
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Healthy
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Our neighborhoods are safe and provide residents with access to
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quality health care and seamless services.
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Livable
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Our growth occurs near transit, promotes
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affordable, livable connected communities.
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Prosperous
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Our economic strategy fosters innovation in all sectors,
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creates jobs and educational opportunities for all residents.
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Collaborative
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Our leaders forge partnerships, promote regional solutions, with informed and engaged residents, and approach issues with fiscal accountability and concern for future impacts.
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Sustainable
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Our natural resources are preserved through environmental stewardship,
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reducing our carbon emissions, and using energy, water and land more efficiently.
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Fiscal Impact
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Funding for the Shared Vision 2025 Project is included in the FY 2008-09 County Budget, including the $75,000 consulting contract with Collaborative Economics.
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