Help Envision St. Cloud's Future: Join the City's Community Visioning Session Tonight at 5:30pm

The City of St. Cloud is inviting its residents to play a pivotal role in shaping the city’s future as it updates its 5-year stategic plan through a Community Visioning Session that will take place tonight, Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 5:30pm at the Cannery Building, located at 901 Virginia Avenue in St. Cloud.

“The Community Visioning Session is part of our update of the City’s Strategic Plan,” said Abismael Abreu, Strategic Initiatives Administrator for the City. “This will be an interactive exercise where the community will have the opportunity to help design how the city should look in 30 years. There will be a graphic artist live sketching as the community provides feedback.”

Participants also can join via Zoom. Additional details and the Zoom link can be found on the City’s website at www.stcloudfl.gov/2279/Strategic-Plan-Update

Virtual Option: If you prefer to participate virtually, you can join the Zoom Meeting.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87151161521?pwd=WmNXRjY0OUdLYXBvV2UvZEdxSXd4Zz09
Meeting ID: 871 5116 1521
Passcode: 229946

There is also a community survey available here: Community Survey which will be open until March 11.

Community Review Meeting: You can attend a Community Review Meeting on Wednesday, April 24, at the Community Center, 3101 17^th St., starting at 5:30 p.m. In this meeting, you will have the opportunity to review the first draft of the proposed Strategic Plan.

What is the process?

Here are the major steps:

Phase 1 –Logistics: City staff works with the consultant to secure venues, create surveys, and schedule internal and public meetings.
Phase 2 – Research and Review: Our consultants will review documents, research information, and collaborate with our boards and committees to build on our history.
Phase 3 – Engagement and Outreach: This includes the Community Visioning session, a community survey, a staff survey, focus group meetings, one-on-one interviews, presentations, and other feedback from the community.
Phase 4 – Strategic Planning Sessions: The framework will be created based on the information gathered in Phase 3. Several meetings will be held, including a strategic plan retreat, an implementation meeting, another community session, and several work sessions.
Phase 5 – Strategic and Implementation Plan Documents: This is the final phase where the Strategic Plan and Implementation Plan are developed, approved, and shared with the community.