tailieunhanh - COMMUNITY OF EXCELLENCE CORAL SPRINGS PROPOSED BUSINESS PLAN

The congresses (sometimes called general assemblies, conventions, conferences etc.) alternate between venues within their region or the world either on a fixed rotation or by invitation. They can be held annually, or every two, three, four or even five years and a whole industry has been built up around the association meetings segment as their economic attractiveness has become apparent to destinations globally. There are two methods of researching these congresses with a view to hosting their events in the UK: this is either done through the UK member contact or Chapter of an international association or by approaching the headquarters, usually located overseas, directly. . | PROPOSED l an Fiscal Year 2013 Community of Excellence Joj lSp ngs To The Honorable City Commission From Erdal Donmez City Manager Subject City Commission Business Planning Workshop Date July 24 2012 Copy John J. Hearn City Attorney Josephine Chavez City Clerk F KW7 Award Redpltnt National Award I am pleased to present to you the recommended Business Plan for Fiscal Year 2013 which is the final Business Plan supporting the 2012-2013 Strategic Plan. This Plan outlines numerous efforts and initiatives that will help position the City to meet our community s needs despite a slow but steady economic recovery. Despite the media s steady drumbeat of dire economic predictions there is positive news to report. For example in our community efforts to mitigate foreclosures have helped cut the total number of residences in some stage of the process to 1 941 as of June 2012 from a high of nearly 5 500 in May 2010. The City of Coral Springs unemployment rate has fallen to well below Florida s rate of as of May 2012. And in a positive comparison to surrounding communities in Broward County the City saw a increase in taxable values over the past year. This is the first increase in taxable assessed values since Fiscal Year 2008. Meeting our Community s Service Needs Even more importantly despite all the economic turmoil the City has maintained or increased service levels throughout our community. Our residents agree that we are succeeding. Our recent residential 2011 and business surveys 2012 show that the City of Coral Springs is setting the standard with regard to the overall quality of City services. The City of Coral Springs ranked at or above the . and Florida averages in all 47 areas that were assessed on the survey. Seventy-nine percent 79 of the residents surveyed in the City of Coral Springs were satisfied ratings of 4 or 5 on a 5-point scale with the overall quality of City services compared to a national average of just 56 and a Florida average of 60 . .