Burlington’s Vision to Focus Progress Report Shows Progress on Key Actions
"This report allows our residents to see if we’re doing what we said we would do when we built our four-year work plan. The good news is we are delivering on dozens of initiatives. Residents can check each action and see what stage it’s at, whether complete, in progress or delayed -- and why. This holds our feet to the fire and provides an important check-in that furthers our commitment to transparency and accountability." -- Burlington Mayor Marianne Meed Ward
*Please see below a news release issued by the City of Burlington.
Burlington, Ont. — February 16, 2022 — Measurable progress has been made on the key actions outlined in the City’s Vision to Focus document – the four-year work plan during this term of Council. A progress report was presented to Council to share what has been achieved to date on the projects and initiatives the City set out to do. This progress moves the city closer to achieving its aspirations and long-term vision for the future.Over the past two years, the following has been completed:
- 6 of the 12 key priorities;
- 15 of the 39 key actions; and
- 7 additional initiatives.
Examples of completed items include the Burlington Transit 5-Year Business Plan, review of snow clearing service levels for all mobility modes, completion of the community-wide survey, attraction and retention strategies for knowledge-based/technology-intensive industries, review and update of sustainable building and development guidelines, development of the Climate Action Plan, update of the Storm Water Management Plan and more.The Vision to Focus progress report outlining all completed items is available at burlington.ca/vision2focusThe COVID-19 pandemic did significantly alter timelines of actions in this work plan. Despite the impacts of the pandemic, key action work did continue in 2020 and 2021. Timeline updates are reflected in the progress report. The Vision to Focus plan is a living document and some initiatives identified in this plan may go beyond the 4-year Council term and carry over into future years for continued implementation.City resources are aligned to ensure progress is made in the 5 identified focus areas:
- Focus Area 1 – Increasing Economic Prosperity and Community Responsive Growth Management;
- Focus Area 2 – Improving Integrated City Mobility;
- Focus Area 3 – Supporting Sustainable Infrastructure and a Resilient Environment;
- Focus Area 4 – Building More Citizen Engagement, Community Health and Culture; and
- Focus Area 5 – Delivering Customer Centric Services with a Focus on Efficiency and Technology Transformation.
"The progress shared in the Vision to Focus Progress Report keeps our aspirational goals in sight and supports the needs of our city. The City has clear focus areas and key actions we will continue to work towards collectively with staff and Council. The pandemic has significantly altered timelines but important work continued over these past two years to move us forward and get us closer to our long-term vision for Burlington. Every focus area in this workplan has seen measurable progress and for the residents of our city, that progress is great news. As public servants, our commitment is to work hard to move us closer to our long-term vision for the future and make a positive contribution to the quality of life for residents and our changing city." -- Sheila Jones, Executive Director of Strategy, Risk & Accountability, City of Burlington
Quick Facts:
- A series of joint workshops and engagements were held with the 2018-2022 Burlington Council and the Burlington Leadership Team to reconfirm the specific focus areas and define goals and actions required to execute on the plan
- In May 2020, the Vision to Focus integrated reporting tool was introduced to Council. Access to the reporting tool was made available to Council, City management and staff in 2020. Public access to the reporting tool has been delayed due to work effort being redirected to pandemic response.
For more information, please visit burlington.ca/vision2focusLinks and Resources:
--*Posted by John Bkila, Mayor's Media and Digital Communications Specialist