REQUEST FOR DIRECTION
DATE: March 8, 2016 Report No. DEV-16-022
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Marlene Lagoa, Community Development Coordinator
SUBJECT:
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Community Vision Statement Review
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ESSENTIAL QUESTION:
Would the Committee of the Whole like to see any changes to Esquimalt's community vision statement?
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That the Committee of the Whole receive Staff Report No. DEV-16-022 for information, provide any additional direction to staff as the COTW considers advisable, and direct staff to prepare a report for Council's consideration.
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BACKGROUND:
The purpose of this report is to review the comments received from the Official Community Plan (OCP) Review kick off survey on how Esquimalt's community vision statement could be improved. Based on the review, the Committee of the Whole may wish to suggest changes to the community vision statement.
At the January 11, 2016 Committee of the Whole meeting the results of the OCP Review kick off survey were presented. There was a general consensus that the community vision statement, which was last adopted in 2003, be updated.
One survey question asked, "How well does the current community vision statement reflect your vision of Esquimalt?" Almost 60% of respondents were satisfied with the current community vision statement whereas 40% of respondents felt it needed improvement. In addition to the rating, 176 comments were received on how the vision statement could be improved.
Enclosed with this report are the following:
Appendix A: Township of Esquimalt Vision, Mission and Values
Appendix B: Summary of the OCP Review survey results and comments received on the community vision statement.
Appendix C: Survey comments on how to improve community vision statement.
Comments in Appendix B and C have been categorized and presented in the same order as the current community vision statement.
Appendix D: Vision Statements for Oak Bay, Saanich, Victoria ...
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