Town Council Work Session

Town of Vienna Charles A. Robinson Jr. Town Hall 127 Center Street South Vienna VA, 22180 Meeting Minutes Town Council Work Session Monday, August 31, 2020 7:30 PM Charles A. Robinson, Jr. Town Hall, 127 Center Street, South Work Session A. 20-1843 Resolution for Continuity of Government 1. Regular Business A. 20-1827 Strategic Plan Update Town Manager Mercury Payton opened the Work Session at 7:30 PM. He introduced Lynne Coan, Marketing and Communications Manager, to provide a Strategic Plan Status Update and also noted that future plans include creation of an annual report. Ms. Coan opened with a brief history of the adoption of a five-year Strategic Plan in April, 2019. She briefly discussed thirteen actions taken over the last year. Following the presentation Council Member Potter requested a hard copy to include a summary of all items accomplished. Council Member Springsteen, addressing the objective to reduce energy usage in Town facilities and operations, questioned whether consideration had been given to the purchase or lease of electrical vehicles rather that only hybrid. Ms. Coan pointed out that over next four years, the plan is to add two electric vehicles to the Town fleet. Council Member Springsteen also addressed the action item to increase officer visibility through full staffing and directed patrols, urging that police officer hiring must be considered a priority. Council Member Brill suggested that it might be useful to reduce some of the items identified in the Strategic Plan in order to focus on those with the greatest priority. He recommended a Work Session to review the entire Strategic Plan. In response to Council Member Sommers inquiry regarding life cycle costs, Director Serfass indicated that these costs were indeed included for some items although not all. Council Member Brill expressed concern that the document, as written, is not action oriented, and suggested that the items be ranked in order of importance. Town Manager Payton agreed that the top eight items could be quickly ranked and sent to Council. He also noted that a longer Work Session will be planned for the next annual update. The Work Session concluded at 7:55 PM. Town of Vienna Page 1 Printed on 9/17/2020 Town Council Work Session Meeting Minutes August 31, 2020 2. Meeting Adjournment THE TOWN OF VIENNA IS COMMITTED TO FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT STANDARDS. TRANSLATION SERVICES, ASSISTANCE OR ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS FROM PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE TO BE REQUESTED NOT LESS THAN 3 WORKING DAYS BEFORE THE DAY OF THE EVENT. PLEASE CALL (703) 255-6304, OR 711 VIRGINIA RELAY SERVICE FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED. Town of Vienna Page 2 Printed on 9/17/2020