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Rural Municipality of Taché
STRATEGIC PLAN
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2020-2022
Rural Municipality of Taché
STRATEGIC PLAN
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INTRODUCTION
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KEY FACTORS SHAPING THIS PLAN
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VISION / VALUES
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GOALS / CORE STRATEGIES
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GOAL 1:
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Financial Responsibility
GOAL 2:
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Comprehensive Plan for Core Services
GOAL 3:
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Proactive, Targeted and Integrated Sustainable Growth
GOAL 4:
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Anticipate Future Needs in Housing and Services
GOAL 5:
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Centre of Canada
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APPENDIX A
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Strategic Plan Terms and Definitions
CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION
This strategic plan sets out clear
goals to help the RM of Taché
build on its strengths and success
to achieve its vision.
The plan includes strategies to maintain strong
community connections and support the wellbeing,
comfort and safety of residents, now and in the future.
In Fall 2019 Council and senior management came
together for a two-day strategic planning retreat
facilitated by Blueprint Inc.
On the first day Council worked together to arrive at
consensus on a clear vision, values and goals for the
municipality. Council was joined by senior managers
on the second day to focus on the details of how
to achieve them. The results of this collaborative
planning process are documented here.
Council Participants:
Mayor Justin Bohemier
Armand Poirier
Jacques Trudeau
Alison Fox
Bill Heather
George McGregor
Natashia Lapeire
Steven Stein
Administration Participants:
Christine Hutlet, CAO
Pete Skjaerlund, Utilities/Solid Waste Manager
Jeanette Laramee, Assistant CAO
Andy Brandt, Public Works Manager
Lisa Woods, Rec Manager
Allan Rau, Fire Chief
Ellen Enns, Planning Officer
The mandate of the RM of Taché is set out in
legislation per The Municipal Act of Manitoba.
The mandate of the RM is to provide good
government; provide services, facilities or other
things that, in the opinion of the council of the
municipality, are necessary or desirable for all
or a part of the municipality and to develop
and maintain a safe and viable community.
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KEY FACTORS SHAPING THIS PLAN
Feedback from residents received through previous consultations
and surveys were carefully considered and information was gathered
from both staff and council to ensure a thorough understanding
of the context for strategic planning. Key factors identified by members
of Council are identified below. These themes are central to the
strategies in this plan.
Balance residential development with small town feel.
Without serviced industrial land and with a limited number of businesses due to the RM's
proximity to Winnipeg, we aren't able to aggressively diversify our tax base, so strong diverse
residential development remains a priority to keep taxes reasonable for all. At the same time,
development must be balanced with maintaining the "small town feel" in our communities.
Recreational, social, commercial development.
Citizens have told us they want access to more social, lifestyle, business and medical
services. It's important for the RM to encourage and support opportunities for these
services to locate in our communities when possible.
Financial strength.
Fiscal prudence over a number of years has put the RM is a solid financial position.
Moving forward there's an opportunity to keep financials strong, balanced with investment.
Balance between taxes and service levels.
RM residents expect a high level of service, and the RM aims to deliver. (For example, the
RM of Tache's snow clearing service is one of the most comprehensive in the province.)
However, service levels must continue to be balanced with reasonable tax levels for residents.
Weather and climate unpredictability.
The RM of Taché is a large, successful agricultural community. Climate will continue
to have significant potential impacts on our success.
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VISION
The municipality is committed
to developing strong community
connections and supporting the
wellbeing, comfort and safety of our
residents, now and in the future.
INCLUSIVE
We consider the good of the RM as a whole in
our work and strive to ensure diverse residents
and communities in the RM co-exist harmoniously.
INNOVATIVE
We seek out and are open to new ideas
and put them in action.
COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY
AND WELLBEING
We care about the sustainability and wellbeing
of our residents and communities now and
in the future.
COMMUNICATION
AND OPENNESS
We value open, two-way communication
with residents, partners, other levels of
government to understand opportunities,
concerns and work together.
VALUES
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GOALS
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FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Balance an investment in services with
financial foresight and prudence.
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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
FOR CORE SERVICES
Establish and communicate priorities and a plan
for roads, emergency protection, drainage and
waste collection throughout the RM.
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PROACTIVE, TARGETED AND
INTEGRATED SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
Proactively plan to ensure residential and
commercial growth in the RM is sustainable and
integrated with transportation and servicing plans.
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ANTICIPATE FUTURE NEEDS IN
HOUSING AND SERVICES
Advance options for housing, social amenities
and lifestyle opportunities to prepare for the
future needs of our changing population.
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Increase tourism recognition and value of
"Centre of Canada" designation to the RM.
Communicate and
engage staff, residents
and partners to help
achieve our goals.
Enhance the
profile and service
capacity of Center
of Canada site.
Collaborate
regionally to share
the cost and benefit
of programs,
servicing, resources
and investment.
Proactive planning for
development and services to
enable sustainable growth,
increase in tax base and
prepare for future needs of
our changing population.
Steady, incremental
revenue and tax
increases to maintain
current levels of service
and investment.
Review and
assess core
services and
finances to find
efficiencies.
CORE STRATEGIES
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GOAL 1
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
The RM will balance an investment in services
with financial foresight and prudence.
Council must balance an investment in core
municipal services that respond to citizens' needs
with responsible spending that will ensure financial
sustainability of the RM's operations in the longer term.
This is a challenging task. Taché does not have a large
business or commercial tax base, which typically
generate more assessment than residential and
agricultural lands which dominate the RM. At the
same time, many of the provincial grants and supports
available to municipalities have been reduced, and
maintenance and operation costs for municipal and
community buildings continue to grow.
To address these issues the RM must continue to
act with financial prudence. In the short term, the RM
will review delivery of core services for efficiencies,
explore collaborative approaches to investment,
and ensure that annual property tax increases are
predictable and tied to important priorities, while
working on plans and investments that will enable
a larger, more diversified tax base in the future.
Proactive planning for development
and services to enable sustainable
growth, increase in tax base and
prepare for future needs of our
changing population.
Steady, incremental revenue and tax
increases to maintain current levels
of service and investment.
Review and assess core
services and finances to
find efficiencies.
HOW WE'LL MEASURE PROGRESS:
Maintain core services and ability to set aside surplus
within current revenues, measured annually.
STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL:
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GOAL 2
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR CORE SERVICES
The RM will establish and communicate priorities and a plan for roads,
emergency protection, drainage and waste collection throughout the RM.
The RM of Taché covers a large geographic area,
with different levels and types of traffic, drainage and
land use throughout. The needs and expectations
of residents for basic services also varies.
At the same time, costs for delivery basic services
like roads, emergency services, drainage and waste
collection are increasing. This is driven in part by
a need to update roads and ditches that were built
decades ago, when there was less traffic use and
when the impacts of changing climate on our
infrastructure needs wasn't as well understood.
In order to avoid large, unsustainable property tax
increases to meet residents' expectations for services,
we must examine and deliver core services differently,
communicating with residents through this process
to establish priorities, and seek out efficiencies and
collaborative approaches.
Review and assess core
services and finances to
find efficiencies.
HOW WE'LL MEASURE PROGRESS:
Overall decrease in reactive community requests.
Increase in proactive communication on core services.
STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL:
Communicate and engage staff,
residents and partners to help
achieve our goals.
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GOAL 3
PROACTIVE, TARGETED AND
INTEGRATED SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
The RM will establish a proactive plan to ensure residential and commercial
growth in the RM is sustainable and integrated with transportation and services.
As the metro region of Winnipeg is slated to grow
to 1 million people, the RM of Taché will continue to
experience growth pressure. When rapid growth isn't
pre-planned it becomes chaotic and unsustainable,
increasing costs to service new development now
and in the future.
The RM must harness growth in a way that benefits
our communities, the municipality and the region.
The RM of Taché needs coordinated and proactive
plans to attract the right kind of development, not just
any development, to our municipality, ensuring every
development proposal that is considered is integrated
into broader planning that looks at connections and
access, cohesion with area plans and servicing.
HOW WE'LL MEASURE PROGRESS:
Gaps in community economic development
are identified.
Decrease in the ratio of secondary plans
needed vs. complete.
Engagement with regional partners, province.
Proactive planning for development
and services to enable sustainable
growth, increase in tax base and
prepare for future needs of our
changing population.
STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL:
Communicate and engage staff,
residents and partners to help
achieve our goals.
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GOAL 4
ANTICIPATE FUTURE NEEDS IN
HOUSING AND SERVICES
The RM will advance options for housing, social amenities and lifestyle
opportunities to prepare for future needs of our changing population.
The municipality's core focus is on strong
community roots and supporting the wellbeing,
comfort and safety of our residents, now and in
the future. As our population evolves over time
to include more people of all ages and diverse
experiences and interests, the municipality wants
to ensure housing options, community amenities
and opportunities for wellbeing and connection
evolve and respond accordingly. This will be critical
to ensuring new and current residents continue
to establish deep roots in the RM of Taché.
HOW WE'LL MEASURE PROGRESS:
Increase in planned affordable housing units.
Gaps in services, recreation identified.
STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL:
Communicate and engage staff,
residents and partners to help
achieve our goals.
Enhance the profile and service
capacity of Center of Canada site.
Proactive planning for development
and services to enable sustainable
growth, increase in tax base and
prepare for future needs of our
changing population.
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GOAL 5
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Increase tourism recognition
and value of 'Center of Canada'
designation to RM.
The "Center of Canada" Park site is located along
Highway 1 - it is a unique designation and destination
for the RM of Taché, but it lacks the basic servicing
required for typical tourism destinations - water,
electricity, etc - and the site itself isn't immediately
adjacent to other amenities or services in the RM.
In the near term, the RM of Taché has an opportunity
to leverage this unique designation to increase
awareness of the RM, particularly capitalizing on peak
season traffic to pilot profile-building initiatives, while
exploring costs and feasibility of establishing basic
services on the site to further enhance its potential
as a tourism stop.
HOW WE'LL MEASURE PROGRESS:
Increase awareness and public interest in the site.
STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL:
Collaborate regionally to share the
cost and benefit of programs, servicing,
resources and investment.
Enhance the profile and service
capacity of Center of Canada site.
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PUTTING THIS DOCUMENT TO WORK
A commitment to the following implementation measures will ensure this
strategic plan is an effective and responsive guide for the municipality's
decision-making and actions.
Embracing these best practices will support awareness, understanding and buy-in of the plan's
strategies and goals, in turn increasing the likelihood that the RM of Taché will successfully achieve
the objectives set out in this document.
The RM of Taché is committed to these best practices for implementation of the strategic plan:
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Communicating the plan internally:
Presenting the plan to staff, conveying a commitment to report on ongoing progress, and discussing
the practical ways that staff can play a meaningful role in helping the municipality meet its goals.
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Establishing internal benchmarks and responsibilities:
For each strategy identified in the plan, a set of internal steps will need to be identified and assigned as part
of annual planning to ensure progress is achieved. Departments and staff will be engaged in action planning
and have a clear understanding about what their role is with respect to implementation, accountability for
achieving targets, and the development of internal timelines.
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Reporting on progress and documenting outcomes:
The management team, through the CAO, will keep Council apprised of implementation progress
at regular intervals, including progress made against the goals and targets identified in the plan.
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Ongoing resident, partner and stakeholder engagement:
Residents, stakeholders and partners will also be kept apprised of progress on implementation.
The municipality will also ensure that stakeholders are given an opportunity to continue to offer
input and feedback for the municipality's future consideration.
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Annual review:
The municipality will undertake a structured annual review of its progress, the outcome of which will help
inform the development of the following year's action plan, and any shifts in strategy that may be required.
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APPENDIX A
STRATEGIC PLAN TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
This document is structured according to the following components:
VISION
The "preferred future" for the municipality.
MANDATE
The purpose, or mission of the RM, as determined by legislation.
VALUES
Guiding principles for how the municipality functions.
GOALS
Broad aims that define accomplishment over Council's term related to the vision.
SMART OBJECTIVES
Meaningful measures of desired outcomes for each goal that are specific, measurable, agreed upon, realistic
and time-bound. Progress against these measures help gauge the effectiveness of strategies in the plan.
STRATEGIES
Areas of focus that, over time, will help the municipality achieve its goals, control factors critical to success,
and overcome key barriers.
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