There’s a special meeting of the Peoria City Council on Saturday, May 7. The “leadership and strategic planning” session will be facilitated by consultant Lyle Sumek, who has been meeting with individual council members during the weeks leading up to the planning session. Here’s the time, location, and agenda for the meeting:

SPECIAL MEETING
PEORIA CIVIC CENTER, 201 S.W. JEFFERSON, ROOM 135
10:00 A.M. TO 3:00 P.M.

ROLL CALL
INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES & COMMUNICATIONS

ITEM NO. 1 New Realities for Cities: Leadership During Turbulent Times
A. National Trends and Their Impacts on the City of Peoria
B. Realities for Peoria, Illinois

ITEM NO. 2 Strategic Planning for the City of Peoria
A. Document
B. Process

ITEM NO. 3 City of Peoria’s Successes for 2010 – 2011
A. City Achievements and the Values for Residents
B. Actions by the City to Reduce Costs/Respond to Service Demands and Requirements
C. Departmental Successes

ITEM NO. 4 Looking to Peoria’s Future
A. Mayor and City Council View: Success in 2016, Major Challenges, and Action 2011
B. Departmental Perspective

ITEM NO. 5 City of Peoria’s Mission

ITEM NO. 6 City of Peoria’s Core Beliefs

EXECUTIVE SESSION

CITIZEN’S OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL/TOWN BOARD

ADJOURNMENT

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UPDATE: All the council members were in attendance except Barbara Van Auken (who reportedly “didn’t feel well”), Gary Sandberg (who had a previous engagement), and for the most part Chuck Weaver (who also had a previous engagement, but was able to attend the last 45 minutes or so of the meeting). John Sharp of the Journal Star has some initial reports posted on his blog here and here.

If you’re interested in seeing the strategic plan from the last time Lyle Sumek and the Council did some strategic planning (about eight years ago), it’s still available on the City’s website here.