SWOT ANALYSIS RESULTS
CITY COMMISSION
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· Diane, Casey, Toni, Bryan – PEOPLE · Basic goodwill from citizens · Good staff and good services · Liberal status · Open minded · Progressive · Talent · People want to be here · New-old neighborhoods · Downtown · Good schools · Public services · Hospital to cemetery, lifelong services · Good place for the family · Involvement from neighborhoods – east Iowa not so much west of Iowa · East of town is the core – core neighbors are lower socio economic – threatened by new development · Access to cultural opportunities by KU – academically, cultural affluence, arts, theatre
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· Budget process – finance – accounting · Public Works – Kasold Drive rolled out without money identified. Make a specific recommendation. · Advisory Boards – too many entrenched appointees. Limit to two terms maximum service. Sister Cities – 990 to be filed · Police facilities – need to be dealt with · Library finances · Transit hub – location – Munchers Bakery 9th and Crestline · New development lacks character and public good · Allow the community to run the Commission. · Watered down decisions. · Parks or other public purposes – lack of strategy. · Police vs parks · Consistent direction and communications · Business unfriendly perception. · Budgeting process. · Inherent negative about a number of issues. Self-critical – tend to legislate toward minority vote instead of good of the whole |
· Affordable housing · Increased density livability sustainability · Strengthen neighborhoods · Retail opportunities. · Turn Wakarusa into linear park – same with wetlands · 6th/Wakarusa – city land. · Cultural facility for public especially for young people, library, kid’s activities · University of Kansas is not being used to full advantage - recognizing what the students want and need · Economic development – future development from the new highway system · Wakarusa made into a linear park · Arts and Culture potential · Downtown – big opportunity · Destiny location because of excellent transportation routes. Exploit our accessibility. Roads, airports, river-development opportunity.
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· Concerns over development and incentives · Dispute – between supporters/detractors over police facility · Reliance on non-profits – which are not well organized developed · Renewal of special sales taxes · State policies and laws · We are our biggest threat – over-regulation, not recognizing what opportunity looks like · Internal status quo – budgeting · Bedroom community. · Drift form basic core services.
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